The Travers Stakes

Dateline: 08/23/01

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The Travers Stakes at Saratoga, also known as the Mid-Summer Derby, run at 1 1/4 miles with a purse of $1 million will hold its 132nd running Saturday afternoon August 25th. This year's running has attracted a field of 9 three year olds, dominated by the Bob Baffert trained Point Given.

Point Given winner of the Preakness, Belmont, and Haskell will be the heavy favorite in the Travers

Point Given followed up his impressive wins in the Preakness and Belmont with a gritty win in the Haskell Invitational last out when not at 100% due to missed training from a foot abcess. He looks to be in top form this time and should be an overwhelming favorite. Trainer Bob Baffert said: "He was blowing hard after the Haskell. That was the first time he's gotten tired. He wasn't tired in the Belmont. I expect him to run so much better in the Travers than he did in the Haskell." Point Given will still race in a bar shoe as a precaution and extra protection for the foot that had the abcess.

Among those trying to defeat Point Given will be A P Valentine who finished second behind him in the Preakness and Belmont before finishing fourth to Scorpion in the Jim Dandy. Scorpion will be back again trying to complete the Jim Dandy - Travers double while Godolphin has entered Dwyer Stakes winner E. Dubai. You can view the full field below and link to a profile with full info about each.

Post time for the Travers is 5:45pm EDT and the race will be telecast, along with the King's Bishop Stakes, on ESPN from 4:30 to 6:00pm EDT. You can also catch the audio live online. Past performances will be available free from Daily Racing Form and Glenners will have his selections available late Friday.

The Travers Stakes

Conditions: Grade 1, purse $1,000,000, distance 1 1/4 miles on the dirt. Click on the name of each horse to view a profile from NYRA.

Number	Horse	Weight	Jockey	Trainer	M/L Odds
1	A P Valentine	126	Velazquez	Zito	8-1
2	Volponi	126	Migliore	Johnson	15-1
3	Free of Love	126	Day	Violette Jr.	12-1
4	Harrisand	126	Prado	Frankel	15-1
5	Scorpion	126	Guidry	Lukas	6-1
6	E. Dubai	126	Bailey	bin Suroor	7-2
7	Point Given	126	Stevens	Baffert	Even
8	Dollar Bill	126	Chavez	Stewart	10-1
9	Hadrian's Wall	126	Davis	Hennig	30-1

A P Valentine who defeated Point Given in the Champagne last year will try to catch him once again after finishing second to Point Given in the Preakness and Belmont.

More Travers articles and info:

• Saratoga - official site
• Travers Stakes - official page from NYRA
• DRF Saratoga coverage
• Barn Notes - from NYRA
• Past performances and Thoro-Graph sheets from DRF
• Glenners' Picks (available Friday)
• Saratoga essentials - entries, results, charts, etc.
• Current weather
• Track changes and late scratches
• Results Chart from Equibase (available late Saturday)
• News Index Search to find Travers articles
• Travers History - all kinds of stats and info plus video archives from NYRA
• Past Travers Winners - from Thoroughbred Champions
• Saratoga Preview an overview of the meet with lots of links to Saratoga info
• Albany - local info from About

Graphic courtesy of NYRA, photos ©2001 by Cindy Pierson Dulay, licensed to About.

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