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FOR ADVERTISING SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY—Sackatoga The 151st running of the Travers will be INFORMATION Stable’s Tiz the Law, undefeated in his one of five graded stakes on the day along sophomore campaign with three consecu- with the $300,000 Longines Test (G1); the or to subscribe, please call tive graded stakes victories, will return to $300,000 Ballerina presented by NYRA Antoinette at 352-732-8858 or the site where his racing career began as Bets (G1), a “Win and You’re In” qualifier email: [email protected] part of an eight-horse field of 3-year-olds See TRAVERS on page 3 Back to Top Page 3 Travers Continued from COVER for the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1); the $200,000 Troy Stake (G3) and the $150,000 Waya Stakes (G3). FOX will have live coverage from 5-6:30 p.m ET. Tiz the Law comes into the Travers after capturing the nine- furlong Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 20 in the first leg of the revised Triple Crown schedule. With five wins in six career starts, the Barclay Tagg trainee is the even-money morning-line favorite from post six and enters the mile-and-one-quarter “Mid-Summer Derby” leading all horses with 272 qualifying points to the Kentucky Derby. He has a chance to add to that record-breaking total, as the Travers will offer 100-40-20-10 points to the top four finishers to the “Run for the Roses” on Sept. 5. Tiz the Law burst onto the scene with a four-and-a-quarter- length debut win at the Spa in a New York-bred maiden sprint in August 2019. The Constitution colt parlayed that effort into a four-length triumph in the Grade 1 Champagne in October at Barclay Tagg/LAUREN KING PHOTO Belmont Park and capped his juvenile year with a third-place fin- ish in the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club in November at Churchill Downs. That marked the only time Tiz the Law has not earned a winner’s circle trip. He has gone three-for-three in 2020, racking up wins in the Grade 3 Holy Bull in February and the Grade 1 Curlin Florida Derby on March 28, both at Gulfstream Park, before winning the Belmont. “[Tiz the Law] is done everything we’ve asked him to do. We’ve been very fortunate,” Tagg said. “I don’t think any distance makes a difference for this horse. From what I’ve seen, I just don’t have any feeling that he can’t handle it. It would be nice to win it if we could.” Manny Franco, who won his first Classic in the Belmont, has been aboard for all four of Tiz the Law’s graded stakes wins and See TRAVERS on page 5 FTBOA Document and Form Drop Box A drop box has been installed near our side entrance of the FTBOA building at 801 SW 60th Avenue, Ocala, Fla. for members to use when dropping off time-sensi- tive documents. Forms may be found on our web- site at www.ftboa.com. Timely payments must be in the drop box no later than 4:30 p.m. the day of a deadline. 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Tiz the Law drew post six. While Tiz the Law will have to wait until the fall to complete the Triple Crown trail [the Preakness is slated for Oct. 3], he will be tested in the Travers by Uncle Chuck. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will ship the lightly raced but incredibly talented son of Uncle Mo, who enters two-for-two. Unraced as a juvenile, the quarter-million dollar purchase at the 2018 Keeneland September Yearling Sale won his debut by seven lengths on June 12 at Santa Anita and handled a step up in class with aplomb with a four-length victory at a mile-and-one- eighth in the Grade 3 Los Alamitios Derby on July 4. Luis Saez, aboard for his stakes win, will be in the irons against Florida-bred Shivaree/RYAN THOMPSON PHOTO from post three. Uncle Chuck is listed at 5-2. of Ocala Stud stallion Awesome of Course, is listed at 30-1 with Another upstart in the race is Max Player, the Belmont Stakes Junior Alvarado set to ride from post five. third-place finisher, for trainer Linda Rice. South Bend, the runner-up to Dean Martini in the Grade 3 Ohio A winner of the Grade 3 Withers in February at Aqueduct Derby last out on June 27 at Thistledown, will make his first start Racetrack, Max Player has never finished off the board in four for his new connections. Owners Gary Barber, Wachtel Stable, starts with two wins, a second and a third. Owned by George E. Peter Deutsch and Pantofel Stable acquired South Bend and trans- Hall and SportBLX Thoroughbreds, Max Player is ranked at num- ferred him to the care of Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott. ber 15 on the Derby leaderboard with 40 points. South Bend, an Algorithms colt, will go for his first graded Max Player will stretch out to a mile-and-a-quarter for the first stakes win, drawing post eight with Jose Ortiz. He is listed at 15- time after competing at a mile-and-one-eighth in his previous two 1 in the program. starts. First Line will make his first stakes appearance in his fifth The Honor Code colt is listed as 6-1 on the morning line and career start for trainer Orlando Noda, who also co-owns the First will break from post four under Joel Rosario. Samurai gelding with his brother Jonathan as part of Noda The top-two finishers of the Grade 3 Peter Pan on July 16 at Brothers LLC. Saratoga will make short turnarounds to rematch in the Travers, First Line broke his maiden at fourth asking on July 29 at the including winner Country Grammer. Spa and will return off a quick turnaround looking to give the 31- A maiden winner at second asking when travelling nine fur- year-old Noda his first career stakes winner. David Cohen will longs in November at the Big A, Country Grammer was fifth in ride from post one at 30-1. the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth in his seasonal debut in February at “I think we got a perfect post,” Noda said. “He’s going to come Gulfstream. Following a closing third in a one-turn, mile-and-one- out running when the gates open and he might just fight the whole sixteenth allowance event on June 4 at Belmont, Country mile and a quarter. It is a quick turnaround, but I’ve hyped this Grammer made his return to two turns a winning one in the nine horse up from before he even debuted. These are my points for the furlongPeter Pan on July 16 at Saratoga. Derby. He’s a longshot for a reason but he’s going to outrun his Listed at 6-1, Irad Ortiz Jr. will have the call from post two. odds and, God willing, we will win this race.” Global Thoroughbred and Top Racing’s Caracaro was the Peter Pan runner-up, a neck behind Country Grammer. Conditioned by Gustavo Delgado, the son of Experienced Barn Person Uncle Mo ran second in his debut in December at Gulfstream at seven furlongs Needed for Large Farm and broke his maiden with a six-length win at one mile on Jan. 11 at the Florida track before taking the step up in class last month.