Todd Pletcher
Todd Pletcher also saddled Happy Saver (second) in this edition. With this win, the stable moved to 6 Group 1 wins this season, two wins behind leader Chad C Brown in the trainers' table.
United States of America
Saratoga · 06.08.22
Watch the raceWhitney Stakes
PurseUS$1,000,000
Distance1810 metres
Winning time1m 48.97s
SurfaceDirt
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Stories of this Result
Irad Ortiz Jr
Irad Ortiz Jr had already won this race aboard Improbable (2020). With this win, the jockey and trainer Todd Pletcher combined for 6 Group 1 successes this season. The jockey leads the jockeys' table on 9 Group 1 wins.
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Breeders' Cup World Championships · English commentaryResult
5 runnersPosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 06.08.22Life Is Good
Into MischiefSire
Beach WalkDamby Distorted Humor
DamBeach Walk
Life Is Good is out of Beach Walk (Distorted Humor), who was placed four times from five starts without winning. He is the second of her foals to race and her second winner.
Second damBonnie Blue Flag
The second dam Bonnie Blue Flag (Mineshaft) was a Listed winner and twice placed at Grade 1 level, including second in the Grade 1 Test Stakes in 2010. From four runners she has produced the nine-time winner Tony Small (Distorted Humor) and the seven-time winner Will Did It (Medaglia D'Oro).
Third damTap Your Feet
The third dam Tap Your Feet (Dixieland Band) was a Listed winner and produced four further winners, among them Diamondrella (Rock of Gibraltar), a multiple Grade 1 winner whose successes include the Grade 1 Just A Game Stakes and the Grade 1 First Lady Stakes, and Highest Honors (Tapit), winner of the Listed Curlin Stakes. Diamondrella is the dam of Spectroscope, a Group 3 winner in Australia.
Wider family
Tap Your Feet also produced the unraced Polish A Diamond (The Factor), dam of the US stakes winner Lemieux and of Brilliant Cut, second in the Grade 1 La Brea Stakes, and the unraced Scarlet Slipper (Red Ransom), dam of Nikkis Smartypants, a Grade 3 winner in Canada.
Next generation
Beach Walk has a 2-year-old filly by Blame named Living Good, a yearling colt by Candy Ride and a colt foal who is a full brother to Life Is Good. She was covered again by Into Mischief.
Connections
Life Is Good in 2022
1 other winTrainer / Jockey / Track
Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes1811 metres · US$3,000,0001stTodd PletcherIrad Ortiz Jr29.01.2022Gulfstream ParkPrize money €1,660,706Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Knicks GoPaynter × Kosmo's Buddy | Brad H CoxJoel Rosario | KRA Stud FarmAngie Moore | ||
| 2020 | ImprobableCity Zip × Rare Event | Bob BaffertIrad Ortiz Jr | WinStar Farm, China Horse Club & SF Racing LLCSt. George Farm LLC & G. Watts Humphrey Jr. |
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