“Leading Change” Flies to a Brilliant Grade 1 Victory at Saratoga
Mdmar – USA
#Leading_Change (Gun Runner – Starship Warpspeed), carrying the colors of Wathnan Racing, produced a brilliant performance to capture the DraftKings Travers Stakes (G1) at #Saratoga_Race_Course today.
Making his first appearance in Grade 1 company, the Wathnan Racing-owned colt maintained his unbeaten record with another impressive victory.
The race carried total prize money of $1.25 million.
With this success, “Leading Change” has now won three races from three starts, remaining undefeated. He was ridden to victory by Manuel Franco and trained by Brad Cox
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Leading Change is a 3 year old colt and has raced in 2026. He was sired by Gun Runner out of the Congrats mare Starship Warpspeed. He was trained by Brad H. Cox and has raced for Wathnan Racing, and was bred in Kentucky, United States by WinStar Farm, LLC. Leading Change has raced at Churchill Downs, Horseshoe Indianapolis, Saratoga with wins at Churchill Downs, Horseshoe Indianapolis, Saratoga. His stakes wins include wins in the 2026 Travers Stakes (G1), and the 2026 Indiana Derby (G3).
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