Jockey Junior Alvarado may have said it best after Sovereignty stormed to victory in the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. “This is the horse of a lifetime,’’ he said after Sovereignty overpowered four rivals in a 10-length tour de force performance in one ...
Travers Day is upon us. For those who bet horse racing, it’s time to put your money where your handicapping has led you. The $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1), the showcase race of the summer at Saratoga Race Course, takes place as the grand finale of five Grade 1 stakes on Saturday’s blockbuste...
It's the Midsummer Derby, a 1 1/4-mile test over ancient Saratoga's dirt. It's named for attorney William Travers (1819-1887), a Wall Street financier and the track's first president. His colt Kentucky won the race's inaugural running in 1864, and on Saturday it will be staged for the 156th time. Th...
In the days leading up to the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, the team at usracing.com is publishing profiles of the 3-year-olds in the field. What to make of Bracket Breaker’s chances in the 1 ¼-mile Travers? Not much from this seat. He’s 0-for-3 in gra...
Can Book’em Danno complete a rare Saratoga sweep Saturday in the $500,000 Forego Stakes (G1)? It takes a special horse to win three consecutive graded stakes at Saratoga. Book’em Danno is on the verge of that feat. The pride of the New Jersey breeding industry, Book’em Danno is the 8-5 favorit...
In the days leading up to the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, the team at usracing.com is publishing profiles of the 3-year-olds in the field. His regal pedigree and striking appearance turned Strategic Focus into a $500,000 yearling...
In the days leading up to the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, the team at usracing.com is publishing profiles of the 3-year-olds in the field. Can an underachieving 3-year-old rise up and pull off a shocker in the Travers? The theory ‘�...
In the days leading up to the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, the team at usracing.com is publishing profiles of the 3-year-olds in the field. An uncontested leader is always dangerous, and Magnitude shapes up as the lone speed in Saturday's 156th Tra...
In the days leading up to the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, the team at usracing.com is publishing profiles of the 3-year-olds in the field. He swept the Kentucky Derby (G1) and the Belmont Stakes (G1), then managed to look even more impressive in his next ra...
The 156th running of the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) is next Saturday (Aug. 23) at Saratoga Race Course. It should be a dandy, featuring Kentucky Derby (G1), Belmont Stakes (G1), and Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) winner Sovereignty. The showcase event of the summer racing season has delivered some of...
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