Winning trainer Angel Penna said, "Everything went right, and he responded. I think he is the first horse to go wire to wire this meet on the grass. Today, I wanted to see if this horse belonged here. He proved it to me. We're going to keep him at a mile." Garrett Gomez aboard beaten favorite Artie Schiller said, "He left the gate in good shape. When it came time to answer the questions, he just didn't answer any. He was empty at the 1/4 pole."
2006 Whitney Handicap Weekend at Saratoga
By Cindy Pierson Dulay, About.com
Remarkable News winner of the Fourstardave Handicap
Remarkable News winner of the 2006 Fourstardave Handicap at Saratoga
© Vanessa Ng
On Sunday, the feature race was the $150,000 Fourstardave Handicap (G2) for older horses at 1 1/16 miles on the inner turf course. Breeders' Cup Mile winner Artie Schiller, the 3-5 favorite, scared away competition leaving a field of just 5. However, 9-2 second choice Remarkable News got to the front first, slowed the field through easy fractions of 24.54 and 48.22, and easily powered away in the lane to win by 2 1/2 lengths in 1:40.81. Artie Schiller sat back too far early and could not rally into the slow pace, finishing fourth.
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- Invasor wins the 2006 Whitney Handicap
- Invasor in the winner's circle
- Marylou Whitney at the trophy presentation
- Invasor returns after the race
- Swap Fliparoo wins the Test Stakes
- Swap Fliparoo in the winner's circle
- Stormy Kiss wins the Honorable Miss Stakes
- Remarkable News winner of the Fourstardave Handicap
- Carnera wins the A in Sociology Stakes
- Cherokee Jewel wins the Capote Belle Stakes
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