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Originally Posted by GMB@BP
I dont see it, she may be good enough but dont see any reason to do it. Its only a bit more money than the alabama, she cant win horse of the year so winning it is nice but doesnt do much. She should concentrate on winning the distaff, it takes a pretty special 3yo to win that race.
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A filly winning the Travers would be "nice"?
It's something that hasn't been done in over a 100 years...it would be historic, even if it didn't garner her HOY.
As far as the Distaff, Sacahuista, Spain, Unbridled Elaine, and Ajina all took the race without dominating the 3yo filly division, so it's not necessarily always a tough race. That said, this year's race will likely feature a couple of stout racemares in Abel Tasman and Elate, with some brilliance thrown in from Unique Bella (if she holds together and/or goes that route).
So the Travers may actually end up being an easier stunt to pull off with a fairly depleted 3yo male division come Travers day with basically Good Magic and a bevy of second stringers in tow...