Travers Day Guaranteed USD 1M P4

[richiebee]

I\'ve had my nose buried in the TGs and PPs for the last 2 days, focusing
strictly on this P4 which ends with the Travers.

My strategy for this wager (with apologies to Dick Vitale): TAP out, Bay-beee!
Take a TO!

Translation: I am throwing out the Todd Alan Pletcher runners in the Kings
Bishop and Travers, and spreading rather liberally in these races.

(Speaking of college hoops coaches, has anyone reserved the name \"Table at
Porcinis\" with the Jockey Club yet?)

The Wager:

BALLSTON SPA: Very vanilla here, using the obvious 3, Rutherienne, My Princess
Jess and Cocoa Beach, all of whom have wins over the Spa turf.

BALLERINA: Will consider singling Informed Decision, who comes in for Long Jon
off a five race win streak. The hope here is that the much quicker (and likely
favored) Indian Blessing needs one more race to recover fully from her Dubai
trip.

KINGS BISHOP: The thinking here that Munnings and Big Drama are hooked up at
the 3/8s pole after running a suicidal half; will use all others in the race
except Prince Joshua, despite the fact that PJ has had an unlikely reversal of
form in the last 3 months. The race in the sequence with the most potential for
chaos and a surprising result.

TRAVERS: QR may turn out to be the best 3YO dirt male in the country at the end
of the year, but I believe that he hits the wall at the 1/16th pole; just not
enough bottom for me at 8/5. Will toss Mott\'s enigmatic Hold Me Back and QR,
will use all others.

By the numbers: 1,2,7/2/1,3,4,5,7/2,3,5,6,7 x $1 = $75