Joe Sharp
Robby Albarado
Brad Grady
Bob Austin & John Witte
Girvin |
Tale of Ekati | Tale of the Cat |
| Silence Beauty (JPN) | ||
| Catch the Moon | Malibu Moon | |
| Catch My Fancy |
| Sale / Hip / Type | Buyer / Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|
KEESEP2015Hip 152 | Yearling |
|
($140,000) |
FTKOCT2015Hip 28 | Yearling |
|
$130,000 |
Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1) winner Girvin made his final work for the Aug. 26 Travers Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) a swift one Aug. 19 at Saratoga Race Course, where he earned the bullet for five furlongs on the day.
Brad Grady's Girvin, winner of the July 30 betfair.com Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1), turned in his penultimate work for the Aug. 26 Travers Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1), breezing four furlongs in :50.45 Aug. 12.
Steve Haskin takes a look at the pros and cons of 11 prospective Travers horses as they head into the all-important race that could nail down an Eclipse Award.
So what do we make of the beginning of the second half of the 2017 race season, where in the space of one week we’ve seen the defeats of Arrogate, Always Dreaming, Cloud Computing, Irish War Cry, and Timeline with nary a battle offered?
Connections of both Girvin and McCraken, the 1-2 finishers in the betfair.com Haskell Invitational, are looking at the Aug. 26 Travers Stakes (G1) for their colts' next start.
