Saratoga: Soverenignty the Travers Pick; Full Card Selections

By Rick Francis —-

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Thoroughbred racing’s 156th edition of the “Midsummer Derby”, the Grade 1 Travers Stakes, once again features a classic winner in Soverenignty, champion of the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. However, historic Saratoga Race Course also carries an ominous nickname that has befalled such legends as Man o’ War, Secretariat and American Pharoah and that is “The Graveyard of Champions”. Will, this strapping son of Into Mischief fall victim to the hex, nope! He wins like the champion he is.

Race 13) Grade 1 Draft Kings Travers 1 1/4 Miles Dirt. Purse $1,250,000 FOR THREE YEAR OLDS
4) Soverenignty
3) Strategic Focus
1) Magnitude

Race 1) MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT. 1 1/16 Miles Inner turf. Purse $100,000. INNER TURF FOR MAIDENS, TWO YEARS OLD
5) Feral
1) Remember Mamba
6) Bottas
8) Conquering Force

Race 2) ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING. 1 3/16 Miles Turf. Purse $115,000.
8) Vesting
3) Then
1) Early Adapter, 1a) Activist Investing
7) Crystal Quest

Race 3) MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT. 6 1/2 Furlongs Dirt. Purse $100,000. FOR MAIDENS, FILLIES TWO YEARS OLD
8) Tam Tam
2) Glamorize
1) Celebrity Quest
5) Icecreamforevryone

Race 4) MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT. 6 Furlongs Dirt. Purse $90,000. FOR MAIDENS
7) Keepinitreal
10) Merica’s Back
8) Call Bob
1) Speightful Storm
2) Eighty Gold

Race 5) ALLOWANCE. 5 1/2 Furlongs Turf. Purse $95,000. FOR FILLIES AND MARES
6) Anna’s Call
4) Marvelous Madison
7) Olivia’s Grace
10) Silsbee

Race 6) MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT. 6 Furlongs Dirt. Purse $100,000. FOR MAIDENS, TWO YEARS OLD
6) Vino Vici
5) Big Dom
3) Dr. Kaypur
1) My World

Race 7) Grade 2 Lake Placid Stakes Mile Inner turf. Purse $400,000. INNER TURF FOR FILLIES THREE YEARS OLD
1) Play With Fire
6) Reigning Flowers
3) May Day Ready
5) Scarlet Sands

Race 8) ALLOWANCE. 1 1/16 Miles Turf. Purse $95,000. FOR FILLIES AND MARES
10) Summer Whirl
12) Tongue Twister
2) Gallant Greta
9) Tralee Girl

Race 9) Grade 1 Personal Ensign S. 1 1/8 Miles Dirt. Purse $500,000. FOR FILLIES AND MARES
7) Thorpedo Anna
3) Raging Sea
1) Randomized

Race 10) Grade 1 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial S.7 Furlongs Dirt. Purse $500,000. FOR THREE YEAR OLDS.
10) Smoken Wicked
1) Patch Adams
5) Verifire
8) Madaket Road

Race 11) Grade 1 Resorts World Casino Ballerina S 7 Furlongs Dirt. Purse $500,000. FILLIES AND MARES
2) Brightwork
9) Hope Road
5) Claret Beret
1) Mystic Lake
7) Scylla

Race 12) Grade 1 Forego S 7 Furlongs Dirt. Purse $500,000. FOR FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD.
4) Book’em Danno
2) Bishops Bay
7) Mulliken

Race 14) MAIDEN CLAIMING. 1 Mile Inner turf. Purse $50,000. INNER TURF FOR MAIDENS, FILLIES AND MARES
1) Dancin Jane
6) Professor Grace
4) Fire Agate
9) Catholic Edition