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Thumb_grening David Grening , Saratoga , 08/21/2018 - DRF Live Posted : Aug 21, 2018, 6:15 PM

Good Magic draws post 9, installed as 2-1 Travers favorite

Good Magic, the champion 2-year-old male of 2017, drew post 9 and was installed as the 2-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday's Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga.

Good Magic, the Kentucky Derby runner-up who most recently won the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational, is trained by Chad Brown and will be ridden by Jose Ortiz. Brown also trains the Travers second-morning line chioce at 4-1 in Belmont Stakes runner-up Gronkowski, who will be ridden by Joel Rosario.

Wonder Gadot, who will try to become the first filly to win the Travers since Lady Rotha in 1915, drew post 2 and was made the 5-1 third choice. The last filly to compete in the Travers was Davona Dale in 1979. Wonder Gadot, as a filly, carries 121 pounds, five fewer than the males.

The Travers will go as the 11th race on a 13-race card and is scheduled to go postward at 5:44 p.m.

The full Travers draw:

1 Trigger Warning   Mike Rone   Irwin Rosendo

2  Wonder Gadot    Mark Casse   Irad Ortiz Jr.

3 Gronkowski  Chad Brown    Joel Rosario

4 Bravazo     D Wayne  Lukas    Luis Saez

5  Vino Rosso   Todd Pletcher   John Velazquez

6 Meistermind    Steve Asmussen   Manny Franco

7 King Zachary    Dale Romans   Robby Albarado

8 Mendelssohn   Aiden O'Brien   Ryan Moore

9  Good Magic   Chad Brown     Jose Ortiz

10  Tenfold     Steve Asmussen   Rafael Santana Jr.

11 Catholic   Boy    Jonathan Thomas   Javier Castellano

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