Handicapper's Corner: 2019 Travers Stakes (G1)

Travers Stakes: ThoroFan 'Cappers Consensus 

The 2019 Travers Stakes attracted a dozen 3-year-old colts and geldings who will travel 1 1/4-miles over Saratoga’s main track.

Saratoga is known as the graveyard of favorites. This particularly holds true for the Travers Stakes (G1). Four Triple Crown winners have run in the race, but only one, Whirlaway, was victorious. He beat two rivals. 

The last time the favorite won the “Midsummer Derby” was in 2011, although Alpha, the 2012 favorite, dead-heated with a 33-1 longshot. 

Speaking of longshots, the Travers can be a tough race to handicap, but the returns are huge, with double-digit payouts on the winner. 

Post time for the Travers Stakes is set for 5:44 p.m. ET Saturday. The main track will be fast, and no rain is in the forecast.

The collective minds of the ThoroFan Handicappers offer their choices for first through third place and our best longshot bombs. Last year, Nicolle Neulist was the only one who chose Catholic Boy as the winner.

Good Luck to everyone!

HANDICAPPER	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	LONGSHOT
Michael Amo	Tacitus	Code of Honor	Mucho Gusto	Laughing Fox
John Caro	Code of Honor	Mucho Gusto	Highest Honors	Owendale
Nick Costa	Code of Honor	Tacitus	Mucho Gusto	Lookin at Bikinis
Robert Marks	Tax	Mucho Gusto	Lookin at Bikinis	Scars are Cool
Michael Mills	Code of Honor	Tacitus	Owendale	Laughing Fox
Nicolle Neulist	Tacitus	Tax	Highest Honors	Scars are Cool
Laurie Ross	Highest Honors	Tacitus	Tax	Owendale