1 of 2 | Leading Change springs the upset in Saturday's $1.25 million Grade I Travers Stakes at Saratoga. Photo by Coglianese Photography, courtesy of NYRA
Aug. 31 (UPI) -- There's a reason Saratoga is known as "Graveyard of Champions," and Saturday's Travers Stakes added another chapter to that legend as Leading Change, in just his third start, defeated most of the top 3-year-olds in the nation, including the winners of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.
The Travers was the main event in weekend racing but far from the only race of major note. Five Breeders' Cup bids were settled and some classy 2-year-olds were on display, especially on the Kentucky Downs turf.
Classic
Seven of the 10 3-year-olds who faced the starter in Saturday's $1.25 million Grade I DraftKings Travers Stakes were seasoned veterans of the Triple Crown races and preps, including the winners of all three jewels of that series. Another won the Grade I Haskell.
