Travers Stakes DRF Formulator Facts
By Mike Hogan
No. 1 Commanding Curve: Trainer Dallas Stewart is 1 for 45 with a $0.38 ROI over the past five years in graded stakes dirt routes. Click for more details.
No. 2 Bayern: Trainer Bob Baffert is winless in 10 starts over the past five years in dirt routes at Saratoga. Click for more details.
No. 3 Charge Now: Trainer Bill Mott is 5 for 21 with a $4.83 ROI over the past five years in dirt routes of 10 furlongs and longer on the NYRA circuit. Click for more details.
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No. 4 V.E. Day and No. 7 Wicked Strong: Trainer James Jerkens is 9 for 29 with a $3.05 ROI over the past five years in dirt routes following a win. Click for more details.
No. 4 V.E. Day: Trainer James Jerkens is 1 for 9 with a $1.33 ROI over the past five years in graded stakes races when making a jockey change following a win. Click for more details.
No. 5 Viva Majorca and No. 9 Ulanbator: Trainer Ian Wilkes is 1 for 20 with a $0.81 ROI over the past five years in dirt routes at Saratoga. Click for more details.
No. 6 Tonalist: Trainer Christophe Clement and jockey Joel Rosario have combined for 10 wins in 26 starts and a $4.16 ROI in dirt routes over the past five years. Click for more details.
No. 7 Wicked Strong: Trainer James Jerkens and jockey Rajiv Maragh have combined for 12 wins in 29 starts and a $6.32 ROI in routes races over the past two years.Click for more details.
No. 8 Kid Cruz: This horse is one of trainer Linda Rice's two Grade 1 starters in the past five years (Palace is the other). Rice claimed both out of maiden victories. Click for more details.
No. 9 Ulanbator: Trainer Ian Wilkes is 1 for 18 with a $0.62 ROI over the past two years in graded stakes races when making a jockey change. Click for more details.
No. 10 Mr Speaker: Trainer Shug McCaughey has gone turf to dirt 75 times in the last five years (10 wins, $1.40 ROI), but only once following a win (coincidentally with Mr Speaker in the Holy Bull; he ran 7th). Click for more details.
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