Saturday, August 27, 2011

The clear leader

Stay Thirsty made a strong case to be the 3-year-old champion with a solid victory in Saturday's Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
The Jim Dandy winner took control from Preakness champion Shackleford at the top of the stretch and cruised to the finish line for a relaxed 1 1/4-length victory. Runner-up Rattlesnake Bridge never really threatened the leader, giving top connections of jockey Javier Castellano, trainer Todd Pletcher and owner Repole Stable yet another triumph over the Saratoga dirt strip.



The Spa meet's signature race capped a great weather day Saturday ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Irene, whose anticipated impact forced NYRA to cancel Sunday's card. Officials are hopeful of resuming racing on Monday, when sunny weather (80 degrees) is forecast.
At the very least, that will be under very soggy track conditions. Hopefully it will just be wet and everyone and everything will come through the storm safely.

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