While trainer Chad Brown’s most likely chance at an elusive Travers conquest may lie with Sierra Leone, he’ll have two chances this year as he also saddles undefeated Unmatched Wisdom. The lightly-raced son of Cairo Prince is 3-for-3, including a last-out victory in the nine-furlong restricted Curlin on July 19 here at Saratoga.
The Curlin saw Unmatched Wisdom make his stakes debut with a strong wire-to-wire performance, leading comfortably at each point of call to post the tidy one-length score over returning rival Corporate Power. The effort was awarded a lifetime best 99 Beyer.
Brown expressed confidence in the colt’s versatility after winning his first two starts with a stalking trip ahead of the pacesetting Curlin win.
“He's got very good positional speed. If nobody goes, he can go,” Brown said. “If he has a target, he's fine – maybe better. Hopefully, he breaks clean and can be very forward in this race.”
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