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Events / TravelThe action was nonstop on Travers Stakes day at Saratoga. There were seven graded stakes races highlighted by the “Mid-Summer Derby”, the $1.25 million Travers Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, itself. Here’s a look back at some of our favorite tweets from Saturday.
7 graded stakes including the G1 #Travers presented by @NYRABets! Let's do this
Scratches/Changes: https://t.co/nKcQjvYkix pic.twitter.com/628jKY4WT6
— NYRA (@TheNYRA) August 26, 2017
Hazit with John Velazquez up breaks his maiden in the opener at Saratoga. Nice looking son of War Front pic.twitter.com/H5x6m296Sm
— Alex Evers (@A_Evers) August 26, 2017
Rumor Hazit the baby race on Travers day is one of my favorites to watch all year. pic.twitter.com/sgCLMX2OMU
— Alysse Jacobs (@alyssejacobs) August 26, 2017
Hazit at one day old in 2015 and today on his way to the track to break his maiden!!! @claibornefarm pic.twitter.com/rQhydtplUV
— Alexa Ravit (@AlexaRavit) August 26, 2017
Songbird is here! pic.twitter.com/vPixXAyLGx
— Taylor B. (@SummersInToga) August 26, 2017
Watch Forever Unbridled win the Personal Ensign. We will see you in the @LonginesEQ #BC17 Distaff. #WinandYoureIN pic.twitter.com/IOQT1qMK9q
— Breeders' Cup (@BreedersCup) August 26, 2017
C. Fipke's homebred Forever Unbridled winning the Personal Ensign under a Joel Rosario handride. Trained to perfection by @DallasStewart3. pic.twitter.com/QVd2dSvXi4
— Fran o' War (@francesjkaron) August 27, 2017
More applause for the beautiful #Songbird as she walks home. pic.twitter.com/60AiJHDrga
— Spa Infield Goose (@SaratogaGoose) August 26, 2017
By The Moon!!! wins The Ballerina at #Saratoga @rajivmaragh @jayemesssam pic.twitter.com/EdwKMZZnCu
— Lady and The Track (@LadyAndTheTrack) August 26, 2017
By The Moon, with Rajiv Maragh wins the 49th Running of The Ballerina #Travers #TraversDay pic.twitter.com/98hrEm8FV3
— Erica Miller (@EricaPhotog) August 26, 2017
Congrats to By The Moon and connections on qualifying for the #BC17 Filly & Mare Sprint! See you at @DelMarRacing. #WinandYoureIN pic.twitter.com/fu96TOWbu3
— Breeders' Cup (@BreedersCup) August 26, 2017
Huge thank you to @jayemesssam who made a little boy over the moon w/ By the Moon @BreedersCup #WinAndYoureIN hat! pic.twitter.com/epifOd8w7I
— Amy Zimmerman (@NeverSettleTV) August 27, 2017
Wow! effort from #nybred Highway Star in G1 Ballerina. Competitive from bell, just a head short of By the Moon fin. pic.twitter.com/dz8cdbrNhY
— Sarah Mace (@stmace) August 26, 2017
Karen Laprise, left, and Abigail Birch, both of West Brookfield, Mass.. are in for fashion at Saratoga. #Travers #TraversDay pic.twitter.com/NYkmdQbWiL
— jeff wilkin (@jeffwilkin1) August 26, 2017
"All you can do is prepare, and then the horse and the jockey have to do it" G1 H. Allen Jerkens... let's go! #TraversDay pic.twitter.com/EsxpeLCv5T
— NYRA (@TheNYRA) August 26, 2017
Seriously, Practical Joke looks like he can work a crowd He will be running in the H. Allen Jerkens pic.twitter.com/f4qDEpbAIh
— Equestricon (@EQconvention) August 26, 2017
American Anthem (Bodemeister) enters the GI Allen Jerkens H. off two straight graded victories for @WinStarFarm @Chinahorseclub pic.twitter.com/I1zv5dxXGJ
— TDN (@theTDN) August 26, 2017
Takaful in the paddock before the Jerkens. #Saratoga pic.twitter.com/ibNToRJl6J
— Gene Kershner (@EquiSpace) August 26, 2017
NO JOKE! Practical Joke gets there with Joel Rosario in the H. Allen Jerkens! #TraversDay pic.twitter.com/Z936VNSems
— NYRA (@TheNYRA) August 26, 2017
Rosario in the zone today. Picks up another G1, winning the Jerkens with Practical Joke. pic.twitter.com/vWPdIJ0BAQ
— Danonymous Racing (@DanonymousMan) August 26, 2017
Biscuits & Drefong. Ready for a throwdown. #EveryRaceEveryDay pic.twitter.com/RIlVkEYUno
— Caleb Keller (@calebtvg) August 26, 2017
Saratoga Fashion pic.twitter.com/XNqKehCEgE
— Lady and The Track (@LadyAndTheTrack) August 26, 2017
It's on to the $600,000 Forego! Your favorite is Drefong, with Mike Smith aboard @TheNYRA #Saratoga pic.twitter.com/rgkk8hCSXM
— America'sBestRacing (@ABRLive) August 26, 2017
DREFONG is IN! Mike Smith sends him home in the G1 Forego for Bob Baffert! #WinAndYoureIN @BreedersCup pic.twitter.com/puKFmHU0DI
— NYRA (@TheNYRA) August 26, 2017
Drefong rolls in the Forego on #Travers Day pic.twitter.com/fyTf6BwW2Q
— Mike MacAdam (@Mike_MacAdam) August 26, 2017
Big Money Mike Smith strikes on board Drefong in the Grade I Forego Stakes at #Saratoga pic.twitter.com/dmrRAUH88p
— Todd Schlegel (@ToddSchlegelTV) August 26, 2017
Team Drefong celebrates the colt's second G1 win at Saratoga. King's Bishop last year, Forego this year pic.twitter.com/RTxeMARWQb
— Teresa Genaro (@BklynBckstretch) August 26, 2017
Sadler's Joy runs down Money Multiplier and Bigger Picture to win the Sword Dancer Stakes for the @LonginesEq #BC17 Turf. #WinandYoureIN pic.twitter.com/IVqkAVbeKl
— Breeders' Cup (@BreedersCup) August 26, 2017
Sadler's Joy comes from the back of the pack and takes the G1 Sword Dancer #Saratoga pic.twitter.com/DkKJncGogc
— Matt Keegan (@mkeegan17) August 26, 2017
Congrats, @TARacingLLC & @CrownPoint_DRS, on Sadler's Joy's win in the Sword Dancer! pic.twitter.com/fQmK5bekTL
— Teresa Genaro (@BklynBckstretch) August 26, 2017
Walkover for the #Travers has begun! pic.twitter.com/Schaz6anYe
— Spa Infield Goose (@SaratogaGoose) August 26, 2017
#Westcoast beats the East coast #Travers #Saratoga pic.twitter.com/xACe0JNwxX
— Robinlifeisgood (@Rblifeisgood) August 27, 2017
Mike Smith, you just can't stop him! Two years in a row for Baffert and Smith #Travers #WestCoast pic.twitter.com/iMvCmyU9gc
— NYRA (@TheNYRA) August 26, 2017
Fan favorite Lady Eli heads to the track for the final stakes race of the day, the $400,000 Ballston Spa @TheNYRA @reredevaux pic.twitter.com/z8kwTeGiKL
— America'sBestRacing (@ABRLive) August 26, 2017
Lady Eli is in the paddock for the Ballston Spa! pic.twitter.com/lhS94h4tAS
— Equestricon (@EQconvention) August 26, 2017
Lady Eli is the best. The absolute best. pic.twitter.com/PdRwvXVCl8
— Alexa Ravit (@AlexaRavit) August 26, 2017
Bow down to LADY ELI!!! She fought to the wire in the G2 @WoodfordReserve Ballston Spa! pic.twitter.com/yzMlrYXk5O
— NYRA (@TheNYRA) August 26, 2017
LADY ELI does it again! Congratulations to Sheep Pond Partners! #BTPinhook pic.twitter.com/SR7AxYJ1nL
— Peter Bradley (@BradleyTBs) August 26, 2017
The Lady Eli story is the gift that keeps on giving. Hope she gets a long-overdue Eclipse Award this year. Should have won at 2.
— Jay Privman (@DRFPrivman) August 26, 2017
Love her so much!! Congrats Lady Eli!! @reredevaux #Chadbrown #saratoga #ballstonspa pic.twitter.com/hZViiX8IOa
— Robinlifeisgood (@Rblifeisgood) August 26, 2017
Thankfulness... #MikeSmith #WestCoast #Travers #IradOrtiz #LadyEli #BallstonSpa pic.twitter.com/wKrHx75u1t
— Equestricon (@EQconvention) August 27, 2017