Watch: Travers day mandatory payout sequence

By Sara Elbadwi
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Saratoga's mandatory payout Pick 5 on Travers day begins in Race 7 and culminates with the mid-summer derby in Race 11, including 4 Grade 1 races. Handicapper Sara Elbadwi discusses each race in the sequence with Chase Sessoms, handicapper and host of The Notorious OTB podcast. 

Click here for Saratoga entries and results

Sessoms offers daily wagers and analysis for the Saratoga meet, available through Horse Racing Nation. Find his full card selections for Saturday and throughout the rest of the meet here.

Though there are likely many short-priced favorites throughout Saturday's card, Sessoms and Elbadwi discuss which ones may be vulnerable and which ones they won't be trying to beat. They each have different strategies for how to approach horses such as Jack Christopher, Epicenter, and Clairiere. 

For more handicapping content, subscribe to the Horse Racing Nation YouTube channel. For more Travers Day analysis, tune in Friday night at 9:30 EDT for a live preview from handicappers Ed DeRosa and Sara Elbadwi.

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