Texas Red Takes Aim On American Pharoah

Texas Red vs. American Pharoah – Who Will Win The Travers Stakes?

Triple Crown winner American Pharoah returns to New York to stake his claim in the Gr.1 Travers Stakes, where Keen Ice and Frosted will give it a go once again after both having finished second to him in the past. The king of racing will also face new opponents in Smart Transition, Mid Ocean and King of New York. But the hype around the Midsummer Derby is on Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Texas Red, who faces American Pharoah for the first time in one of the most anticipated races of the year.

After achieving immortality in the Belmont Stakes, the son of Pioneerof the Nile put on a show on the Jersey Shore, winning last month’s Haskell easy, after being eased the entire length of the homestretch. There’s no question American Pharoah could run circles around some of the horses in this Travers Stakes field, but there’s a nervousness in the air that has fans wondering what will come about the Midsummer Derby.

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Texas Red looks to be the biggest threat to American Pharoah in the 1 ¼-mile test, run at Saratoga Racecourse. The son of Afleet Alex may have been thrown a bone last fall when Pharoah scratched out of the Breeders’ Cup due to injury, but there will be no such handouts this Saturday.

After injury derailed his Kentucky Derby dreams, Texas Red takes aim on the greatest horse the sport has seen in thirty-seven years, leaving Pharoahites nervously awaiting the moment of truth. And if that isn’t enough to leave you shaking in your boots, handicapper’s believe that if any horse is going to beat the Triple Crown winner, it’s going to be Texas Red.

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