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6:12 p.m.: Wow.

In a race that lived up to all the billing as a showdown for supremacy in the East, Blame caught Quality Road in the final strides to win a thrilling edition of the Whitney.

Absolutely phenomenal result. And take nothing away from Quality Road - someone else was simply better on the day. My hat is off to both.

More coming later.

4:40 p.m.: Okay, folks. About to head downstairs to the paddock and rail for today's stakes events - the Hattie Mosley, Test and of course, the Whitney. For obvious reasons, I can't bring the laptop with me. Keep watching our Twitter stream for live results from the races, and I'll check back in with color commentary after the fact.

4:31 p.m.: This is an interesting field of 3-year-old fillies coming up in the Hattie Mosley overnight stakes, which immediately precedes our main events. Ailalea is taking a drop in class after facing the likes of Blind Luck and Devil May Care in some of the year's biggest Grade I events for her division. Barracks Road and Snow Top Mountain are entering this off stakes wins or placings. Shug McGaughey sends out Protesting, a half-sister to graded winner Parading. Both are out of On Parade, out of the champion My Flag, making her a granddaughter of the great Personal Ensign.

4:27 p.m.: Congratulations to Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott on his 4,000th career victory! The milestone was achieved with his victory in the seventh race with Mystic, ridden by Kent Desormeaux.

An extremely eventful day at the Spa - and we're not even up to the features yet.

4:03 p.m.: Saturday's only race for 2-year-olds, the sixth, was a classic example of the mayhem that can occur when young horses face the sometimes-frightening experience of going to the post for the first time. During the post parade, Tiz Blessed, trained by Chad Brown, acted up and dropped rider Javier Castellano. The jockey landed on his feet and was quickly back aboard. However, as the field was just rounding the clubhouse turn to begin their warm-ups, Justin Phillip, who had been nervous in the post parade, tossed rider Garrett Gomez. When an outrider came near him, the colt wheeled and took off, galloping back by the stands and all the way around the far turn to the backside, where he briefly escaped through the gap into the backside before eventually being apprehended.

When the gates opened for the 6 1/2 furlong sprint, the promising Thatcatismine made a tremendous leap into the air, leaving Johnny Velazquez sitting in the gate while he took off after the field. The colt was quickly caught by an outrider before he could catch up with the race. All the prerace drama overshadowed a terrific finish by Tiz Blessed who, despite his early antics and despite altering course in the stretch, closed determinedly to nail pacesetter Punster on the wire.

3:24 p.m.: Bank Heist was run down in the lane in the fourth, and longshot Montana Knight just took the fifth. Favorites not faring well today.

2:37 p.m.: Coming up in the fourth race, a maiden for 3-year-olds and up, is Bank Heist, a half brother to two time Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Midnight Lute. The colt was last seen gate schooling with Quality Road and West Virginia Derby entrant Exhi on Monday - and was actually the most nervous of the trio. Loading now, we'll see what he does.

2:30 p.m.: Scary incident just now in the paddock, and about the last thing you want to see. Jermaine Bridgmohan, the younger brother to Shaun, was preparing to get aboard Cincinnati Kid when the colt kicked out, catching Bridgmohan in the ribs - thankfully in the flak jacket. There was a delay getting the rest of the horses to post as Bridgmohan lay to the side of the walking ring being attended by the EMTs for several moments. Although he appeared groggy, he was responsive and talking to the EMTs during this time. He was taken out of the paddock by stretcher - receiving a hearty round of applause from a subdued crowd - and according to Charlie Hayward, who was on hand, he's headed by ambulance to Albany Med as a precaution.

You hate to be reminded how dangerous this sport is - even when not actively running the race. Best wishes to Bridgmohan for a safe trip to Albany, an uneventful evening and a speedy recovery.

1:11 p.m.: Brother Bird makes it back-to-back wins, coming from a stalking spot to take the first race for Todd Pletcher and Johnny V.

12:46 p.m.: Coming up in the first race of the day is Brother Bird, a 3-year-old half brother to last year's Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird - who of course runs in the Whitney later. The colt has never been off the board in five lifetime starts - including a third in his debut at Saratoga a year ago - and moved up to allowance company today after breaking his maiden at Belmont last time out.

12:28 p.m.: Standings race - entering a big weekend, Todd Pletcher holds a 10-9 lead over Mechanicville's Chad Brown in the trainer standings. Pletcher is poised to extend that advantage today, as he starts six horses - including Quality Road - to just one for Brown. In the jockey race, Johnny Velazquez, Pletcher's go-to rider, and Javier Castellano, who has been teaming up with Brown frequently, are deadlocked at 18 wins apiece.

11:48 a.m.: Good morning, and welcome to today's live blog for Saturday, Whitney Day. The stage is set - Quality Road versus Blame to determine who the top handicap horse on the East Coast is, at least at this point in time. Most (including yours truly) are of the opinion that this is Quality Road's race to lose - however, that being said, Blame is an extremely talented horse who loves this course and is flying under the radar. And the rest of the field aren't slouches - when the Derby winner opens at 12-1 on the morning line, you know it's a deep field. The six entrants have combined to win over a dozen graded or group events and have earned over $6.6 million.

It's a beautiful day for a showdown - sunny and breezy, absolutely no humidity, and not a rain cloud in sight.

For more thoughts on the Whitney - and today's other Grade I, the Test - check out today's episode of Pink Sheet Insider, which colleague Jeff Reynolds was kind enough to sit in on.