It's a humid, wet day at Saratoga, one day before the Travers. Shortly before noon, a hard rain shower came through Saratoga and soaked the grounds. The humidity came back last night, which means today will be an uncomfortable one at the track for the Grade I Personal Ensign.
Spoke with Hall of fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas this morning. He trained the last horse to win both the Derby and the Travers, Thunder Gulch in 1995. He likes Street Sense to win, and applauded trainer Carl Nafzger's training program. He also appreciates that Nafzger chose the Travers rather than holding out of the race like some other trainers for the sake of prepping for the Breeders' Cup Classic. That makes three of them - Lukas, Nick Zito and Nafzger - who pride themselves on being "traditionalists" and keeping the Travers right up there in reputation with the Derby. We'll see how those feelings play out in the coming years.
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