2008 Travers and King's Bishop Stakes

William Casner, chairman of owner-breeder WinStar Farm LLC said, "The Travers, at least in my opinion, is certainly the second most prestigious three-year-old race, next to the Kentucky Derby. It is a race for the ages. I never doubted that this horse could run on dirt. Eoin had the utmost confidence on him and he did a tremendous job of training this horse. And Garrett put a stellar ride on him and got it done. I always say winners find a way to win, and that's what Garrett did today. He found a way to win when it was deep in the race. Horses are kind of like people, they have to be able to overcome adversity. That's one thing I am so proud about this horse. He did overcome some adversity at the end of the lane. When both of those horses hit the wire, we were just hoping to God that we were able to prevail."