Highlighting another banner day at Saratoga, meet-leading jockey Manny Franco guided 5-2 favorite The Good Life (c, 2, Life Is Good–First Hour, by Speightstown) in Sunday's GI Hopeful Stakes during Saratoga's closing weekend.Going to the front soon after the start, 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' The Good Life led Mystrix (Good Magic) through an opening quarter in :22.71. The Good Life was still confidently in charge turning for home, and while Mystrix did his best to close the gap on the loose-on-the lead frontrunner, the favorite was not to be caught late, crossing the wire well clear of the 6-1 chance. Booked (Yaupon), winner of this summer's GIII Sanford, was caught flat-footed at the start, and despite spotting the field several lengths, ran on gamely to take third.The Good Life also went wire-to-wire in his unveiling, winning by 3 1/2 lengths in a 6-furlong Saratoga test on July 18.Sunday, SaratogaSPENDTHRIFT FARM HOPEFUL S.-GI, $300,000, Saratoga, 9-6, 2yo, 7f, 1:24.08, ft.1–THE GOOD LIFE, 122, c, 2, by Life Is Good 1st Dam: First Hour, by Speightstown 2nd Dam: General Jeanne, by Honour and Glory 3rd Dam: Ahpo Hel, by Mr. Leader 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN, 1ST GRADE I WIN. O-WinStar Farm LLC, First Go Racing and CHC, Inc.;B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Brad H. Cox; J-Manuel Franco.$165,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $228,250. *Second stakeswinner for freshman sire (by Into Mischief). **1/2 toHereforagoodtime (Justify), MGSP, $481,711. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus.* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Mystrix, 122, c, 2, Good Magic–Meta Mu, by Street Sense.1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE, 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. ($170,000 Ylg '25 FTDMAR; $600,000 Ylg '25 KEESEP).O-Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Pine Racing Stables,Legendary Thoroughbreds and Belmar Racing and Breeding,LLC; B-Bloom Racing Stable LLC (KY); T-Danny Gargan. $60,000.3–Booked, 122, c, 2, Yaupon–Fingerprint, by Competitive Edge.1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. ($325,000 Ylg '25 KEESEP). O-JackpotFarm, Fults, Alvin, Itkin, Jason and Smith, Michael D.; B-PeaceOf Heaven Thoroughbreds (IN); T-Steven M. Asmussen.$36,000.Margins: 4, 1 1/4, 6. Odds: 2.57, 6.51, 3.29.Also Ran: Lifesong, Midnight Still, Flight Command, High Official. Scratched: Constant Force. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel Racing. The post ‘Rising Star’ The Good Life Takes Saratoga’s Hopeful appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.