2024 TRAVERS-SARATOGA RACEDAY 5min RECAP 8/24

The $1.25 Million Dollar Travers Stakes Festival at Saratoga Racetrack marks their lucrative mid-summer Derby. The weekend draws the countries’ best horses and showcases Saratoga’s most prestigious races. Many of the winners earn an automatic entry into the prominent Breeders’ Cup Races scheduled for the first weekend in November at California’s beautiful Del Mar Racetrack. We followed the 4 most likely finishers who did just that. We captured the race’s spectacular ending at the finish wire. First, however, we explored some of the sights and sounds of the historic Saratoga town and its track. That days weather, scenery and the competition was marvelous. The video version has many more visual moments that can’t be completely appreciated in the Podcast version. Great recap of the Travers' Raceday including local sights and sounds and surprise guest HOF 1978 Triple Crown Affirmed jockey Steve Cauthen. Visuals best appreciate on full video listings. https://www.youtube.com/lihorsedoc/videos 

Finish wire battle between Fierceness and Thorpedo Anna. Sierra Leone also in tight pursuit. Photo via ACoglianese-NYRA(c)