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United States of America
Saratoga · 06.09.26
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Hopeful Stakes
1stThe Good Life2yo by Life Is Good × First Hour€ 166,100
2ndMystrix2yo by Good Magic × Meta Mu€ 52,700
3rdBooked2yo by Yaupon × Fingerprint€ 26,400
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The Good Life
TrainerBrad H Cox
Purse€ 263,600
To the winner€ 145,000
Distance1408 metres
Winning time1m 24.08s
SurfaceDirt · Fast
Conditions2-year-olds
Runners7

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Result

8 runners · prize money to 4th place
PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stThe Good Life2yo colt by Life Is Good × First HourManuel FrancoBrad H Cox€ 166,100
2ndMystrix2yo colt by Good Magic × Meta MuKendrick CarmoucheDanny Gargan€ 52,700
3rdBooked2yo colt by Yaupon × FingerprintRicardo Santana JrSteve Asmussen€ 26,400
4thLifesong2yo colt by Life Is Good × Hard LegacyAxel ConcepcionWilliam Walden€ 18,500
5thMidnight Still2yo colt by Curlin × More MoonshineJunior AlvaradoKinnon Larose
6thFlight Command2yo colt by Flightline × StonetonicJohn R VelazquezRudy Rodriguez
7thHigh Official2yo colt by Not This Time × Sweet MelaniaJavier CastellanoTodd Pletcher
–Constant Force2yo colt by Mckinzie × Buy Me A RoseDylan DavisJuan AvilaWithdrawn

Pedigree of the winner

As of race day 06.09.26
The Good Life
Life Is GoodSire
First HourDamby Speightstown
DamFirst Hour

The Good Life is out of First Hour (Speightstown), making him a half-brother to the multiple graded stakes-placed Hereforagoodtime (Justify). First Hour is a half-sister to Justwhistledixie (Dixie Union), a multiple graded winner and Grade 1-placed, whose own produce includes New Year's Day (Street Cry), winner of the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Enforceable (Tapit), winner of the Gr.1 Clasico Jockey Club del Peru, and the graded winners Mohaymen (Tapit) and Kingly (Tapit).

Second damGeneral Jeanne

Second dam General Jeanne (Honour and Glory).

Third damAhpo Hel

Third dam Ahpo Hel (Mr. Leader).

Connections
JockeyManuel Franco
TrainerBrad H Cox
OwnerWinStar Farm LLC, First Go Racing, CHC & others
BreederWinStar Farm LLC

All winners since 2020

YearWinnerTrainer / JockeyOwner / BreederVideo
2025Ted NoffeyInto Mischief × Streak Of LuckTodd PletcherJohn R VelazquezSpendthrift Farm LLCAaron & Marie Jones LLC
2024Chancer McpatrickMckinzie × BernadreamyChad C BrownFlavien PratFlanagan RacingRigney Racing, LLC
2023Nutella FellaRunhappy × Krissy's CandyGary ContessaJunior AlvaradoBell Gable StableAshview Farm
2022ForteViolence × Queen CarolineTodd PletcherIrad Ortiz JrRepole Stable & St. Elias StableSouth Gate Farm
2021GuniteGun Runner × Simple SurpriseSteve AsmussenRicardo Santana JrWinchell ThoroughbredsWinchell Thoroughbreds
2020Jackie's WarriorMaclean's Music × Unicorn GirlSteve AsmussenJoel RosarioJ. Kirk & Judy RobisonJ & J Stables

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