Finishing first in the Whitney: Bonus points X $5,000
Second in the Whitney: Bonus points X $2,000
Third in the Whitney: Bonus points X $1,000

The bonus point structure for all "NTRA Champions" series races is as follows:

Grade I: 10 points for finishing first, 6 points for finishing second, 4 points for third.
Grade II: 6, 4, 2
Grade III: 4, 2, 1

Other races that qualify for "NTRA Champions" series bonus points:

Jan. 13 $250,000 San Fernando Breeders' Cup Handicap (Gr. II), Santa Anita Park
Result: 1) Tiznow, 2) Walkslikeaduck, 3) Wooden Phone

Feb. 3 $500,000 Donn Handicap (Gr. I), Gulfstream Park
Result: 1) Captain Steve, 2) Albert the Great, 3) Gander

Feb. 3 $500,000 Strub Stakes (Gr. II), Santa Anita Park
Result: 1) Wooden Phone, 2) Tiznow, 3) Jimmy Z

Feb. 4 $300,000 San Antonio Handicap (Gr. II), Santa Anita Park
Result: 1) Guided Tour, 2) Lethal Instrument, 3) Moonlight Charger

Mar. 3 $1,000,000 Santa Anita Handicap (Gr. I), Santa Anita Park
Result: 1) Tiznow, 2) Wooden Phone, 3) Tribunal

Mar. 4 $500,000 New Orleans Handicap (Gr. II), Fair Grounds
Result: 1) Include, 2) Nite Dreamer, 3) Valhol

Apr. 7 $600,000 Oaklawn Handicap (Gr. I), Oaklawn Park
Result: 1) Traditionally, 2) Mr. Ross, 3) Wooden Phone

Apr. 28 $300,000 Texas Mile Stakes (Gr. III), Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie
Result: 1) Dixie Dot Com, 2) Mr. Ross, 3) Five Straight

May 12 $750,000 Pimlico Special (Gr. I), Pimlico
Result: 1) Include, 2) Albert the Great, 3) Pleasant Breeze

May 19 $500,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup (Gr. II), Hawthorne
Result: 1) Duckhorn, 2) Lido Palace, 3) Guided Tour

May 28 $300,000 Lone Star Park Handicap (Gr. III), Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie
Result: 1) Dixie Dot Com, 2) Fan the Flame, 3) Big Numbers

May 28 $750,000 Metropolitan Handicap (Gr. I), Belmont Park
Result: 1) Exciting Story, 2) Peeping Tom, 3) Alannan

June 2 $500,000 Massachusetts Handicap (Gr. II), Suffolk Downs

July 7 $400,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Breeders' Cup H'cap (Gr. III), Prairie Meadows

July 21` $400,000 Washington Park Handicap (Gr. II), Arlington Park

Current "NTRA Champions" series points standings (as of 5/29/01)
Tiznow - 20
Wooden Phone - 18
Include - 16
Albert the Great - 12
Captain Steve - 10
Exciting Story - 10
Traditionally - 10
Dixie Dot Com - 8
Guided Tour - 8
Mr. Ross - 8
Duckhorn - 6
Peeping Tom - 6
Eight tied with: 4

Last year's running of the Whitney Stakes featured a memorable two-length victory by Lemon Drop Kid over such top horses as Cat Thief, Behrens, Running Stag and Golden Missile. Lemon Drop Kid would go on to win a 2000 Eclipse Award as Champion Older Male. In 1999, Victory Gallop also used a victory in the Whitney as a springboard to an Eclipse Award as Champion Older Male. In 1998, Awesome Again took the Whitney in a campaign that ended with a win in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

CBS Sports broadcast the Arlington Citation Challenge in 1996 and the Grade I Go For Wand Handicap, the Grade I Caesars International Handicap and the Grade II Reeve Schley Jr. Stakes in 1994. CBS Sports has also broadcast the Belmont Stakes, the Travers Stakes, the Woodward Stakes, the Jockey Club Gold Cup and the Marlboro Cup.