Horse Racing - The Travers Stakes - Saturday August 29 - Post Time: 5:46 EDT Live On ESPN

[oldmanTED]

This Saturday Saratoga presents The Travers Stakes, commonly referred to as the mid-summer classic for 3 year old colts running the Derby distance of 1 & 1/4 miles on the dirt for a purse of $1,000,000. Included in this year's field is Quality Road, the Florida Derby winner and favorite to win the Kentucky Derby until he was injured. He is once again fully healthy. Also, running is Summer Bird, winner of the Belmont Stakes, Charitable Man, winner of the Peter Pan Stakes and Kensei, winner of the Dwyer Stakes. Seven horses are entered with post time being 5:46 EDT. This is the jewel of the Saratoga meeting. Our Horse Racing Forum will have many of our respected handicappers providing opinions on this important race. Below are the entries, post positions, and morning line odds for the race. Good luck everyone!

SARATOGA

Saturday, August 29, 2009

12th (5:46)

Shadwell Travers S. (G1)
1 1/4 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $1,000,000

<TABLE class=tjctable summary=Results><TBODY><TR><TH scope=col>Prg. #</TH><TH scope=col>PP</TH><TH scope=col>Horse</TH><TH scope=col>Jockey</TH><TH scope=col>Trainer</TH><TH scope=col>Wt.</TH><TH scope=col>Claim $</TH><TH scope=col>Equip.</TH><TH scope=col>Med.</TH><TH style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" scope=col>ML</TH></TR><TR><TD>1 </TD><TD>1</TD><TD>Hold Me Back</TD><TD>Leparoux J R</TD><TD>Mott William I</TD><TD>126</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>L</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">15-1</TD></TR><TR class=altrow><TD>2 </TD><TD>2</TD><TD>Charitable Man</TD><TD>Dominguez R A</TD><TD>McLaughlin Kiaran P</TD><TD>126</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>L</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">6-1</TD></TR><TR><TD>3 </TD><TD>3</TD><TD>Warrior's Reward</TD><TD>Borel C H</TD><TD>Wilkes Ian R</TD><TD>126</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>L</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">8-1</TD></TR><TR class=altrow><TD>4 </TD><TD>4</TD><TD>Quality Road</TD><TD>Velazquez J R</TD><TD>Pletcher Todd A</TD><TD>126</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>L</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">8-5</TD></TR><TR><TD>5 </TD><TD>5</TD><TD>Our Edge</TD><TD>Garcia Alan</TD><TD>Zito Nicholas P</TD><TD>126</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>L</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">15-1</TD></TR><TR class=altrow><TD>6 </TD><TD>6</TD><TD>Summer Bird</TD><TD>Desormeaux K J</TD><TD>Ice Tim A</TD><TD>126</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>L</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">3-1</TD></TR><TR><TD>7 </TD><TD>7</TD><TD>Kensei</TD><TD>Prado E S</TD><TD>Asmussen Steven M</TD><TD>126</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>L</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">7-2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Daily Double Wagers

 

[trytrytry]

4 Quality Road Velazquez J R Pletcher Todd A 126 L 8-5

will win this race.

 

[bucsfan67]

should be a good one..

 

[DarkStar]

Great little field here.Can make a case for everybody.

Unfortunately it will be a typical Adirondack/Travers day-very wet.Gate speed will be even more important tomorrow.(not that it hasn't been the whole meet.)GL boys

 

[steaktartar]

summer bird win

 

[oldmanTED]

The race is scheduled to go off in approximately 1/2 hour. Check out our Horse Racing Forum for our cappers picks and get your bets down. This should be a great race. Best of luck!

 

[JakeT.]

King's Bishop Stakes going in a second on ESPN. 1, 2, 3 trifecta box for me. Just a random bet. I know nothing. Wish me luck.

 

[JakeT.]

King's Bishop Stakes going in a second on ESPN. 1, 2, 3 trifecta box for me. Just a random bet. I know nothing. Wish me luck.

Winner if no one gets DQ'd. Booyah. Gotta love dumb luck.

 

[JakeT.]

Grr. And of course it looks like a DQ.

 

[cocktailsnlongshots+]

he's coming down....u just can't do that....garcia got2 take a hold of that horse....he prolly wins anyway w/o the bump....he came back hard in the last 30 yards

 

[JakeT.]

3, 1, 2 final. It actually helped the payout.

 

[JakeT.]

Or wait. I don't know if it helps or not. Either way I'm happy to win.

 

[JakeT.]

4, 2, 6 trifecta for the last race. Just a few bucks. Figure I have money to burn... Once again I don't know much other than the Triple Crown horses. This Kensei feller scares me.

 

[TheRightSide]

win on the 2


2 w/67,67

 

[cocktailsnlongshots+]

2-6-7 exacta box

 

[JakeT.]

Good luck fellas. Kensei is likely to mess my tri up.

 

[JakeT.]

Threw in a 1,4,6 tri box on another whim. No clue why.

 

[JakeT.]

Quality Road bucked his rider but they got him in the gate.

 

[JakeT.]

Threw in a 1,4,6 tri box on another whim. No clue why.

I might be the smartest man alive. :toast:

 

[cocktailsnlongshots+]

go down to the race forum