West Coast Wins Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course
The biggest race of the weekend - the $1.25 million G1 Travers Stakes went down Saturday, August 26 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Some of the best three-year olds in the land took to Saratoga's dirt track and raced 1 1/4 miles. It was California shipper West Coast, who was sent off at 6-1 odds that further made a mess of the Three-year-old division with an impressive breakthrough 3 1/4 length win. There was a stewards' inquiry into the stretch run regarding the second- and third-place finishers - 24-1 shot Gunnevera held for second with 5-1 second choice Irap claiming third. Tapwrit was fourth at 6-1 odds in the field of 12 while slight 7-2 favorite Good Samaritan, Giuseppe the Great, McCraken, Cloud Computing, Always Dreaming, Lookin At Lee, Girvin and Fayeq completed the order of finish.
2017 Travers Stakes Race Results & Payoffs
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | West Coast | Mike E. Smith | 14.20 | 7.60 | 5.30 |
| 11 | Gunnevera | Edgard J. Zayas | 18.40 | 10.40 | |
| 10 | Irap | Mario Gutierrez | 5.40 |
Payoffs:
- $2 Exacta (3-11) Paid: $357.50
- $1 Trifecta (3-11-10) Paid: $1,122.50
- $1 Superfecta (3-11-10-4) Paid: $7,164.50
- $2 Daily Double (3/3) Paid: $126.00
- $2 Pick 3 (10/3/3) Paid: $314.00
- $1 Pick 4 (1/10/3/3) Paid: $462.50
