Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA, will be the site for this year?s Whitney Invitational 2012, also known as the Whitney Handicap. All the horse racing action gets under way tonight, beginning at 5:45 PM ET and it?ll be broadcasted live on TVG. Now that official post positions have been announced and odds have been released, it?s time to take a look at my Whitney Invitational 2012 predictions!
For starters, we will have a 9-horse field competing for a first-place prize of $750,000, but more importantly, the winner will automatically qualify for the running of the 2012 Breeders? Cup Classic this coming fall.
At the present time, Ron the Greek is listed as the betting favorite to win this very coveted race. The Whitney Invitational 2012 odds morning line lists the son of Full Mandate as a 3/1 favorite over the rest of the field. Ron the Greek will be racing out of 2012 Whitney Invitational post position number 6 with jockey Jose Lexcano running the show.
Under the direct supervision of Hall of Famer trainer William Mott, Ron the Greek has been nearly unstoppable in his last 7 races. With 4 victories and three second-place finishes, this 5-year-old horse is ready to take his talents to the Breeders? Cup!
Ron the Greek?s most notable wins this year came at Stephen Foster Handicap-G1 and at Santa Anita Handicap-G1. His success has caught many experts by surprise including his own trainer, who has pretty much seen it all before in the world of horse racing.
?I don?t think anybody really expected him to do what he?s done now,? Mott said earlier this week. ?I think maybe the thoughts were that ? he would improve and be running in good company. But I?m not sure anybody thought he would be running in the Whitney ? we just had no idea.?
So, who will be in line to try and upset Ron the Greek tonight? Check out a complete list of Whitney Invitational 2012 odds, post positions and finally my predictions for this race (horse name -- jockey ? trainer -- odds):
- Rule -- Joe Bravo -- Todd Pletcher: +400
- Hunters Bay -- Emma-Jayne Wilson -- Reade Baker: +2000
- Caixa Eletronica -- Javier Castellano -- Todd Pletcher: +1500
- Endorsement -- Joel Rosario -- Eoin Harty: +2000
- Trickmeister -- Ramon Dominguez -- Rick Dutrow Jr: +1500
- Ron the Greek -- Jose Lexcano -- Bill Mott: +300
- Flat Out -- Rosie Napravnik -- Bill Mott: +400
- Hymm Book -- John Velazquez -- Shug McGaughey: +400
- Fort Larned -- Brian Hernandez -- Ian Wilkes: +350
OSH?Whitney Invitational predictions: Ron the Greek!
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Submitted by Blake Stevens on Sat, 08/04/2012 - 6:52am.
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