It's Travers Day 2012! Early conditions are Saratoga are picture perfect for a big day of racing; the main track is FAST and the turf course FIRM. First post at the Spa today is 11:35am Eastern time/8:35am Pacific. The Travers, along with the King's Bishop, Ballston Spa and Test, are part of a two-hour telecast on NBC this afternoon. Coverage on the Peacock begins at 4:00pm Eastern with the Travers post time of 5:46pm Eastern. All other races from Saratoga on Saturday can be viewed on TVG or HRTV.
Some Travers day links to keep you busy this morning:
- One of the horses that was expected to enter the Travers but didn't is Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Hansen. TFTribe took a look at Hansen's stallion prospects earlier this week.
- Travers Day Stakes Preview
- Travers Day Undercard Preview
- Travers Stakes Entries, Post Positions and Morning Line Odds
- Saratoga Travers Day Entries (via Equibase)
- Saratoga Travers Day Scratches & Changes (via Equibase)
Below are the running results for today's 2012 Travers card at Saratoga. As usual, click on the winner's name to go to the Instant Chart from Brisnet (when available):
| # | Post | Race | Age/Sex | Dist/Surf | Winner | $2 Win |
| 1 | 11:35a | OC $20k/N1X | 3up | 7.0 | 13-Brigand | $3.00 |
| 2 | 12:05p | Maiden Special Weight | 2yo | 6.0 | 6-Honorable Dillon | $7.50 |
| 3 | 12:37p | Maiden Special Weight | 2yo | 8.5 (T) | 2-Slamarama | $13.00 |
| 4 | 1:10p | Maiden Special Weight | 3up, f&m | 6.0 | 11-Cinematize | $3.40 |
| 5 | 1:45p | Allowance N1X | 3up | 7.0 | 12-Rigby | $6.30 |
| 6 | 2:20p | Maiden Special Weight | 2yo, f | 8.5 (T) | 7-Summer of Fun | $24.80 |
| 7 | 2:55p | Allowance N1X | 3up | 8.5 (T) | 1-Alarmed Ndangerous | $53.00 |
| 8 | 3:30p | OC $35k/N1X | 3up | 9.5 (T) | 11-Optimizer | $8.00 |
| 9 | 4:05p | G2-Ballston Spa | 3up, f&m | 8.5 (T) | 2-Zagora (FR) | $5.00 |
| 10 | 4:38p | G1-Test | 3yo, f | 7.0 | 8-Contested | $4.00 |
| 11 | 5:10p | G1-King's Bishop | 3yo | 7.0 | 1-Willie Beamin | $24.80 |
| 12 | 5:46p | G1-Travers | 3yo | 10.0 | 3-Golden Ticket/6-Alpha | $26.80/$4.10 |
| 13 | 6:20p | Maiden Special Weight | 3up | 8.5 (T) | 12-Kris Royal | $16.60 |
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