Saratoga Maidens, presented by KeenelandShe was bred to do well, and so she did–to the tune of 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' honors at America's Summer Playground. Life Changing (Life Is Good) dominated the fifth race at Saratoga and scored the Repole/Pletcher combo their third winner on the card in the process.Breaking well to set the tempo through :22.19 and :45.47, the 2-1 favorite was well in hand as they turned for home and had even built up a commanding margin that Judy's Rockette (Constitution) was trying to cut into late. The pair distanced themselves from the rest of the field and Life Changing hit the wire with air to spare on her pursuer.The final time was 1:10.51, almost a second faster than her Repole-owned stablemate Pinpoint (Not This Time) ran the race prior.A $1.025-million purchase from the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling sale, the daughter of Life Is Good is a half-sister to MGISW Seize the Grey (Arrogate).Sales history: $1,025,000 Ylg '25 FTSAUG. O-Repole Stable; B-Jamm, LTD (KY); T-Todd Pletcher. Three wins in a row for the team of @PletcherRacing and @RepoleStable as LIFE CHANGING, the half-sister to Preakness winner SEIZE THE GREY, breaks her maiden impressively in the fifth race under Luis Saez. pic.twitter.com/cjwkyIfF6o— NYRA () (@TheNYRA) August 1, 2026 The post Life Is Good’s Life Changing Newest ‘Rising Star’ for Sire at Saratoga appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.