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Saratoga · 06.09.26
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Hopeful Stakes
The Good Life2yo
The last three winners
2025Ted Noffey
2024Chancer McPatrick
2023Nutella Fella
TrainerBrad H Cox
PurseUS$300,000
To the winnerUS$165,000
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 CoxUS$189,000
2ndMystrix2yo · colt · by Good Magic × Meta MuKendrick CarmoucheDanny GarganUS$60,000
3rdBooked2yo · colt · by Yaupon × FingerprintRicardo Santana JrSteve AsmussenUS$30,000
4thLifesong2yo · colt · by Life Is Good × Hard LegacyAxel ConcepcionWilliam WaldenUS$21,000
5thMidnight Still2yo · colt · by Curlin × More MoonshineJunior AlvaradoKinnon Larose
6thFlight Command2yo · colt · by Flightline × StonetonicJohn R VelazquezR 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
SireLife Is Good
DamFirst Hour
DamsireSpeightstown
Connections
JockeyManuel Franco
TrainerBrad H Cox
OwnerWinStar Farm LLC, First Go Racing and CHC, Inc.
BreederWinStar Farm LLC

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