Travers dead heat winners meet again in PA Derby...

[twogunsid]

http://www.drf.com/news/pennsylvania-derby-alpha-golden-ticket-face-after-travers-dead-heat

Unlike in 1874, when the two combatants who dead-heated for first in the Travers Stakes – Attila and Acrobat – staged a run-off the same day to decide the winner, there was no such exercise conducted this year.

Instead, Alpha and Golden Ticket – the two horses who dead-heated for first in last month’s 143rd edition of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga – will have a rematch in Saturday’s Grade 2, $1 million Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing. They will be joined in the starting gate by six other 3-year-olds, only one of whom has won a graded stakes.

Alpha and Golden Ticket figure to be the top two betting choices in the Pennsylvania Derby, a race that could be overshadowed by the Grade 1, $1 million Cotillion featuring the exciting 3-year-old filly Questing and last year’s 2-year-old filly champion, My Miss Aurelia.

[era veteran]

1. Off subject a bit

Hey twogunsid, looks like the Keeneland Sales have picked back up. I was on the back track a few times in the last couple of weeks and the mood was up from last few years. Shorter sale days this year.
http://www.kentucky.com/2012/09/21/2346006/sales-strong-at-keeneland-yearling.html#storylink=misearch

[twogunsid]

2. Yes, I've been keeping an eye on the sale....

I just went back to work after a 2 year lay-off. I'm ready to buy! Wanna go in half with me?

You are right, the sales are doing better and really the economy is picking up. Ever so slowly, but it is getting better. Would love to be with you at Keeneland. That is a great racetrack. Good food and great service all around. Slainte!