Chad Brown Scores First Whitney Win with 'Sierra Leone'

Whitney Day generates record handle

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced Saturday’s blockbuster 13-race Whitney Day program at Saratoga Race Course, highlighted by Sierra Leone’s victory in the 98th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney, generated record wagering handle of $49,651,341. The Whitney Day handle figure represents a 22.7 percent increase over the prior Whitney Day record of $40,461,888, which was established in 2022…

Chad Brown scores first Whitney win with 'Sierra Leone'

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Chad Brown has won a lot of races at the Saratoga Race Course. The Mechanicville native has won seven trainer titles at his hometown track. But entering the summer meet, Brown had yet to win either the Whitney Stakes or the Travers Stakes - the two biggest races at the Saratoga Race Course. Saturday, that changed. Download our WTEN+ streaming app on Roku, Fire TV and Apple TV! Brown's "Sierra Leone" made …

Sierra Leone gives Mechanicville native Brown his first Whitney win

Sierra Leone won the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes at Saratoga, defeating a deep field that included Fierceness and White Abarrio. It was trainer Chad Brown's first win in the prestigious $1 million race.

Whitney Day Results: Sierra Leone Rules Whitney Stakes

No bumping, no jostling, no issues, no problem for Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone. NYRA Photo. Seizing the lead from a game Highland Falls in the stretch with his patented closing style, Sierra Leone won the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) in front of packed house at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, with favorite Fierceness fading and finishing fifth. After so many runner-up finishes and issues with running a straight path, Sierra Leone ($5.90 on a…

Record Handle for Whitney Day at Saratoga

Saturday's 13-race Whitney Day program at Saratoga Race Course generated record wagering handle of $49,651,341, officials at the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) reported at the close of business. The figure represents a 22.7% increase over the prior Whitney Day record of $40,461,888, which was established in 2022. Five graded races worth $3.2 million in purses, including the GI Whitney Stakes–a 'Win and You're In' qualifier for the GI B…