Prat replaces Saez on Mage for Travers
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Flavien Prat will ride Mage in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes, according to part-owner Ramiro Restrepo.
Prat replaces Luis Saez, who suffered a dislocated right collarbone and a fractured wrist during the running of Wednesday’s $135,000 John’s Call Stakes. Saez rode Burning Bright, who suffered a fatal cardiovascular collapse entering the first turn of the turf race, unseating Saez.
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Prat is tied for fifth with Manny Franco in the Saratoga jockey standings with 23 wins from 131 mounts. Prat has won five stakes at the meet including three Grade 1s -- Wet Paint in the Coaching Club American Oaks, Program Trading in the Saratoga Derby, and Whitebeam in the Diana.
Prat has twice ridden the Travers, finishing third on Miles D in 2021 and again on Zandon in 2022.
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