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Catalina Cruiser 4-5 favorite in 7-horse field for Pat OBrien at Del Mar
By Margaret Ransom A new rider will be aboard Catalina Cruiser in Saturdays $200,000 Pat OBrien Stakes (G2), but the way hes been running it may not matter whos aboard. However, with regul...
Tacitus, Code of Honor Headline Diverse 12-Horse Field for 150th Travers Stakes
By Richard Rosenblatt After a crazy first half of the season, a dozen 3-year-olds will be looking to make a name for themselves in Saturdays $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga R...
Best Bet: Handicapping the Travers Day All-Stakes Pick 4
The only question that arose in selecting this weeks Best Bet is whether or not it would be the Pick 4 or Pick 5 ending with the Travers on Saturday at Saratoga. With Shancelot looming a heav...
New Jock on the Block: Q&A with Peruvian Rider Martin Chuan
By US Racing Team Martin Chuan, a top jockey in Peru, makes his first North American Grade 1 start aboard 30-1 long shot Everfast in Saturdays $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga...
Asmussen: Special Horses Bring Out Special Feelings
By Richard Rosenblatt The revelation for trainer Steve Asmussen came 11 years ago in California, just after his soon-to-be two-time Horse of the Year Curlin finished fourth in the Breeders Cup Clas...
Tweets of the Week!
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1982 Travers: Spectacular Upset by Runaway Groom
By John Furgele Its time for the Travers, also known as the Mid-Summer Derby. It was first run in 1864 and this year, will be run for the 150th time. Run at the classic distance of 1 miles, many...
Top Travers Finishes of the Last Decade
By Ray Wallin Peas and carrots. Franks and beans. Peanut butter and jelly. Travers and amazing finishes. The Mid-Summer Derby at Saratoga, the Travers Stakes, has produced some commanding wins and som...
Diverse Dozen Down for Travers: Tacitus the morning-line favorite at 5-2
By Richard Rosenblatt A field of 12 has been entered for Saturdays $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, with Belmont Stakes (G1) and Jim Dandy (G2) runner-up Tacitus ...
Peruvian Jockey Martin Chuan Taking Big Step in Travers
By Richard Rosenblatt When the call goes out for Riders Up! before the 150th edition of the $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Stakes on Saturday, a young man named Martin Chuan will get a leg up on...