Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}) drew the six hole in a field of seven when posts were assigned Tuesday evening in Saratoga for Saturday's 90th running of the prestigious $1.2-million GI Whitney S., the headline race of the Spa's Fasig-Tipton Festival of Racing and a “Win and You're In” qualifier for the GI Breeders' Cup Classic. A seven-length winner of Churchill's GI Stephen Foster H. when last seen June 17, the 4-year-old has earned more than $4.6 million and will likely be odds-on in the wagering Saturday. Keen Ice (Curlin), whose signature win came in the 2015 GI Travers S. here when he upset Triple Crown winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile), will break from stall five. He snapped a 10-race losing streak following the “Midsummer Derby” last time in Belmont's GII Suburban H. July 8. The remainder of the field from rail out is: War Story (Northern Afleet), Breaking Lucky (Lookin At Lucky), Cautious Giant (Giant's Causeway), Tu Brutus (Chi) (Scat Daddy) and Discreet Lover (Repent).
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