2007 Whitney and Go For Wand Handicaps

Winning trainer Todd Pletcher (far right) said, "He's been kind of unlucky not to win his last two starts. Yet, his figures were very impressive. I was worried about the outside post: my main concern was getting to the first turn and being pretty wide, but when he got there, he was running pretty easily. The Whitney, historically, is such a great race. We were fortunate enough to win it with Left Bank. It certainly is one of the highlights of the meet. To have a horse win it the way he did today makes it extra special. I really felt like this horse should be undefeated this year. Did I expect him to break Left Bank's track record? Nah, I thought that would stand for a little while." Pletcher said Lawyer Ron would use the Woodward as his prep for the Breeders' Cup Classic. Previous record-holder Left Bank, like Lawyer Ron, was trained by Pletcher and ridden by Velazquez.