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Approx. Post Time: 02 54 PM (Aug 7)
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A tradition stretching back to the mid-19th century will continue at historic Saratoga Race Course with the 151st running of the Grade 1, $1 million Runhappy Travers on Saturday, August 8. The country’s top 3-year-olds will compete in the 1 1/4-mile “Mid-Summer Derby” that will, for the first time in its history, offer qualifying points to the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby, with 100-40-20-10 points available to the top-four finishers for the “Run for the Roses” on September 5.
The Travers has featured a slew of Hall of Famers, champion horses and divisional winners since its first running in 1864. In total, 21 Travers winners have been named champion 3-year-old colt or gelding. Nine winners went on to be named Horse of the Year as a sophomore, including Triple Crown-winner Whirlaway in 1941 and fellow Hall of Famers Granville, Sword Dancer, Buckpasser, Damascus, Arts and Letters, Holy Bull and Point Given. The list of all-time greats who ran in the Travers but did not win is equally as lofty, featuring Triple Crown-winners Affirmed in 1978 [who crossed the wire first but was disqualified for interfering with declared-winner Alydar] and American Pharoah in 2015, who each finished second.
1 - First Line
M/L - 30-1
Jockey - David Cohen | Trainer - Orlando Noda | Owner - Noda Brothers | Breeder - Sather Family LLC
Earnings - $64,960 | Starts - 4 | Firsts - 1 | Seconds - 1 | Thirds - 1
2 - Country Grammer
M/L - 6-1
Jockey - Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Trainer - Chad Brown | Owner - Paul P. Pompa, Jr. | Breeder - Scott and Debbie Pierce (Kentucky)
Earnings - $117,320 | Starts - 5 | Firsts - 2 | Seconds - 0 | Thirds - 1
3 - Uncle Chuck
M/L - 5-2
Jockey - Luiz Saez | Trainer - Bob Baffert | Owner - Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram, Paul Weitman | Breeder - Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings (Kentucky)
Earnings - $120,000 | Starts - 2 | Firsts - 2 | Seconds - 0 | Thirds - 0
4 - Max Player
M/L - 6-1
Jockey - Joel Rosario | Trainer - Linda Rice | Owner - George E. Hall and SportBLX Thoroughbreds | Breeder - K&G Stables (Kentucky)
Earnings - $273,500 | Starts - 4 | Firsts - 2 | Seconds - 1 | Thirds - 1
5 - Shivaree
M/L - 30-1
Jockey - Junior Alvarado | Trainer - Ralph Nicks | Owner - Jacks or Better Farm | Breeder - Jacks or Better Farm (Florida)
Earnings - $345,505 | Starts - 12 | Firsts - 3 | Seconds - 2 | Thirds - 2
6 - Tiz the Law
M/L - 1-1
Jockey - Manny Franco | Trainer - Barclay Tagg | Owner - Sackatoga Stable | Breeder - Twin Creeks Farm (New York)
Earnings - $1,480,300 | Starts - 6 | Firsts - 5 | Seconds - 0 | Thirds - 1
7 - Caracaro
M/L - 10-1
Jockey - Javier Castellano | Trainer - Gustavo Delgado | Owner - Global Thoroughbred and Top Racing | Breeder - SF Bloodstock (Kentucky)
Earnings - $53,800 | Starts - 3 | Firsts - 1 | Seconds - 2 | Thirds - 0
8 - South Bend
M/L - 15-1
Jockey - Jose Ortiz | Trainer - Bill Mott | Owner - Gary Barber, Wachtel Stable, Peter Deutsch and Pantofel Stable, LLC | Breeder - Highclere, Inc.
Earnings - $325,114 | Starts - 11 | Firsts - 3 | Seconds - 2 | Thirds - 2
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