The Travers

Travers S. Presented by Shadwell Farm (G1) 

August 23, $1,000,000, 3yo, 11⁄4m, Saratoga Race Course, 5:45 PM ET 

1. Tale of Ekati 

2. Colonel John 

3. Da’ Tara  

4. Tizbig  

5. Macho Again 

6. Cool Coal Man  

7. Amped 

8. Harlem Rocker 

9. Mambo in Seattle  

10. Tres Borrachos 

11. Pyro  

12. Court Vision 

Quote Of The Day

 

“‘We’re all in, babe.’” 

Trainer Barclay Tagg doing his impersonation of trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. while touting Tale of Ekati’s readiness for today’s Travers.

Quote of the Day

“Street Sense was getting a little racy after
the Preakness. We backed off and set our
goals up here. Right now, there’s not any
wear and tear on him. He’s as good as he
can be. The trainer—he may have a little
wear and tear on him.”
Trainer Carl Nafzger after Street Sense
won the $1-million Travers Stakes (G1) by
a half-length on Saturday at Saratoga Race
Course.

Street Sense Heavy Favorite

The Travers Stakes is Saturday, August 25th, and will be televised as a two hour special on ESPN from 4-6 PM. Street Sense is the overwhelming favorite. The field is as follows:

1. Helsinki (Distorted Humor) Julien Leparoux, 126, Nick Zito,
2. C P West (Came Home), Cornelio Velasquez, 126, Nick Zito,

3. For You Reppo (El Corredor), Garrett Gomez, 126, Helen Pitts
4. Street Sense (Street Cry [Ire]), Calvin Borel, 126, Carl Nafzger
5. Grasshopper (Dixie Union) Robby Albarado, 126, Neil Howard,

6. Loose Leaf (Notebook) Kent Desormeaux, 126, Ken McPeek, and
7. Sightseeing (Pulpit), Edgar Prado, 126, Shug McGaughey

The Haskell

The Haskell will run this weekend at Monmouth Park, featuring Derby/ Preakness starters Curlin, Hard Spun, Any Given Saturday, and Xchanger. This will be a great rematch against a few of these horses after some rest. I hope to see a great horse race, and the key players aim towards The Travers Stake on August 25th at Saratoga along with Street Sense. The Travers and The Breeders Cup will probably be the last two chances for these horses to run against each other. I hope we get our moneys worth this year!