Jim Dandy Stakes, Sovereignty and Travers
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As much as the fields for the both the Travers Stakes (G1) and the Pacific Classic (G1) came into a sharper focus July 26, the connections of Journalism say it will be "a few more weeks" before plans for the 3-year-old are finalized.
With a successful prep race in the books, the Kentucky Derby and Belmont winner will continue to train at Saratoga toward the August 23 'Mid-Summer Derby' with his trainer hoping for breakthrough vict
Sovereignty remains the only horse to have defeated Preakness winner Journalism and brought his record to five wins from eight starts, with his sole defeat this year coming when second to Tappan Street in March's Florida Derby.
Trainer Michael McCarthy remained noncommittal Sunday as to the next move with GI NYRA Bets Haskell victor Journalism (Curlin). Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bridlewood Farm, Robert LaPenta, Elayne Stables Five,
The Travers, with a generous purse of $1.25 million, has attracted a high-quality field of eight runners. It is set to be Race 12 on a jam-packed card that features multiple stakes races.
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Belmont Stakes hero Arcangelo, who will be ridden by six-time Travers Stakes winner Javier Castellano, is 5-2 in the seven-horse 2023 Travers Stakes field. Post time for the 1¼-mile Travers ...
This year’s $1.25 million Travers Stakes may lack a stand-out equine superstar, but a full field of 14 horses and a 3-1 morning line favorite make for the best betting race in recent memory.
The $135,000 Curlin Stakes at Saratoga is not a time-honored path to the Travers Stakes (G1). Yet the Curlin serves a purpose as one last chance to swim in a shallow pond before heading over to much deeper waters in the Aug.
Now Goldberg has studied the 2019 Travers Stakes lineup and released his picks, predictions and exotic bets only at SportsLine. We can tell you that Goldberg is fading Tax, one of the three horses ...