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Royal Ship, trained by Richard Mandella, came from off the pace in the San Diego to score a 2 ¼-length win over 2-1 favorite Country Grammer.

Life Is Good and Olympiad are set to battle for sovereignty amongst the older horse division in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Whitney

Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher will have three chances to win his fourth Whitney (G1) Saturday when he saddles Life Is Good, Americanrevolution, and Happy Saver the $1 million nine-furlong test for older horses.

Pletcher said he was more than pleased with the work from Life Is Good, who registered a career-best 112 Beyer Speed Figure in the Grade 2 John A. Nerud on July 2 at Belmont last out.

Following the third week of voting, Flightline remains at No. 1 in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings

Dynamic One capitalized on a patient approach from the outset that left enough in reserve to fend off a game First Captain in the final jumps for a victory by a nose in Saturday’s Grade 2, $400,000 Suburban for 4-year-olds and up going 1 1/4 miles on the Belmont Park main track.

Olympiad (Speightstown) wins the Stephen Fosters (G2) at Churchill Downs on 7.2.22. Junior Alvarado up, Bill Mott trainer

Annapolis improved from a runner-up effort last time out when he labored over soft turf in the Grade 2 Penn Mile on June 3

Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher celebrated a four-win day on Saturday at Belmont Park, led by graded scores with Life Is Good in the John A. Nerud  (G2) and Charge It in the Dwyer (G3). The $2 million yearling purchase Capensis and the New York-bred Liam’s Map gelding Jerry the Nipper also visited the winner’s circle in races 5 and 10, respectively.

CHC Inc. and WinStar Farm’s multiple Grade 1 winner Life Is Good proved to be much the best Saturday in a showdown with Grade 1 winner Speaker’s Corner in the $250,000 John A. Nerud, (G2) for older horses at Belmont Park.