Beyond the Crown: Travers 2011 Preview
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The Grade 1 Travers, to be run at Saratoga on Saturday, August 27, is shaping up as the race of the summer with Preakness hero Shackleford, Belmont Stakes winner Ruler On Ice, Haskell winner Coil, and Belmont runner-up and Jim Dandy hero Stay Thirsty.
Trainer Bob Baffert has not fully committed to the Travers with Coil and has mentioned the Pennsylvania Derby on Sept 24 as another option. His next Saratoga work will tell the story.
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