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Saratoga · 02.08.25
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Whitney Stakes
Sierra Leone4yo
PurseUS$1,000,000
To the winnerUS$630,000
Distance1811 metres
Winning time1m 48.92s
SurfaceDirt
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners9

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Result

9 runners · prize money to 4th place
PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stSierra Leone4yo · colt · by Gun Runner × Heavenly LoveFlavien PratChad C BrownUS$630,000
2ndHighland Falls5yo · horse · by Curlin × Round PondLuis SaezBrad H CoxUS$200,000
3rdDisarm5yo · horse · by Gun Runner × Easy TapJoel RosarioSteve AsmussenUS$100,000
4thWhite Abarrio6yo · horse · by Race Day × Catching DiamondsIrad Ortiz JrSaffie A Joseph JrUS$70,000
5thFierceness4yo · colt · by City Of Light × Nonna BellaJohn R VelazquezTodd Pletcher
6thPost Time5yo · horse · by Frosted × VielsalmSheldon RussellBrittany Russell
7thSkippylongstocking6yo · horse · by Exaggerator × TwinklingJose L OrtizSaffie A Joseph Jr
8thMama's Gold5yo · horse · by Bolt D'oro × In Spite Of MamaRomero MaraghJames Ferraro
9thContrary Thinking5yo · gelding · by Into Mischief × ValadornaDylan DavisChad C Brown
Pedigree of the winner
SireGun Runner
DamHeavenly Love
DamsireMalibu Moon
Connections
JockeyFlavien Prat
TrainerChad C Brown
OwnerBrant, Peter M , Magnier, Mrs John, Tabor, Michael, Smith, Derrick, Westerberg And Smith, Brook T

Sierra Leone in 2025

3 places
DateRacePosJockey
01.11.25Del MarBreeders' Cup Classic2012 metres · US$7,000,0002ndFlavien Prat WatchRace details →
31.08.25SaratogaJockey Club Gold Cup Stakes2012 metres · US$1,000,0002ndFlavien Prat WatchRace details →
28.06.25Churchill DownsStephen Foster Stakes1811 metres · US$1,000,0002ndFlavien Prat WatchRace details →
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