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KENTUCKY DERBY
DIR By: The Referee
Date: July 19, 2020, 2:03 pm
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Ny Traffic takes advantage of extended Kentucky Derby trail
By Brad Stephens July 19, 2020 10:28am
Ny Traffic has taken full advantage of the extended Road to the
2020 Kentucky Derby, even without winning a Derby prep.
The Cross Traffic colt finished a hard-charging second Saturday
in the Grade 1 Haskell Stakes. Down 2 1/2 lengths to winner
Authentic coming into the Monmouth Park stretch, he surged late
and finished second by a nose.
Authentic barely denied Ny Traffic a graded stakes breakthrough,
as well as the 100 Kentucky Derby points and Breeders’ Cup
Classic “Win and You’re In” berth the Haskell offered.
“I was sure I got him – 100 percent,” Ny Traffic jockey Paco
Lopez said of the photo finish. “I can’t believe it. I’m
surprised we didn’t win. I really thought we got him.”
Ny Traffic didn’t come away empty for his runner-up effort.
Along with a healthy $200,000 share of the purse, Ny Traffic
pocketed 40 points toward the Kentucky Derby. The Saffie Joseph
Jr. trainee now holds 110 points, ranking fourth among
3-year-olds still targeting the Sept. 5 Run for the Roses.
Ny Traffic has accumulated those points thanks to a quartet of
board-hitting efforts.
In traditional Kentucky Derby preps, Ny Traffic earned 10 points
for finishing third Feb. 15 in a division of Fair Grounds’ Risen
Star (G2), then 40 for placing second March 21 over the same
track in the Louisiana Derby (G2).
The delayed Kentucky Derby created a summer of additional prep
races, and Ny Traffic took advantage. He pocketed 20 points May
23 when second at Churchill Downs in the Matt Winn Stakes (G3),
then another 40 when runner-up in the Haskell.
For his career, Ny Traffic sports a 9: 2-3-2 record with
$565,470 earned. John Fanelli, Cash is King LLC, LC Racing and
Paul Braverman campaign the New York-bred colt.
Joseph said he “was a little concerned” when Ny Traffic missed a
workout during Haskell preparations. The colt looked fully fit
Saturday, though, earning a 100 Beyer Speed Figure that matched
winner Authentic’s 100.
Ny Traffic’s strong closing move Saturday in the 1 1/8-mile
Haskell should also encourage connections ahead of the 1
1/4-mile Kentucky Derby. The colt already showed this spring he
could handle added distance when second in the 1 3/16-mile
Louisiana Derby, the longest Kentucky Derby prep run to this
point.
“I just want to keep going forward,” Joseph said. “That’s the
important thing. Hopefully, all goes well to the Kentucky Derby
and we’re living the dream.”
Ny Traffic Paul Braverman Paco Lopez John Fanelli Saffie A.
Joseph, Jr. LC Racing Cash is King LLC Kentucky Derby Haskell
Stakes Kentucky Derby (2020) Haskell Stakes (2020)
Ny Traffic didn’t come away empty for his runner-up effort.
Along with a healthy $200,000 share of the purse, Ny Traffic
pocketed 40 points toward the Kentucky Derby. The Saffie Joseph
Jr. trainee now holds 110 points, ranking fourth among
3-year-olds still targeting the Sept. 5 Run for the Roses.
Ny Traffic has accumulated those points thanks to a quartet of
board-hitting efforts.
In traditional Kentucky Derby preps, Ny Traffic earned 10 points
for finishing third Feb. 15 in a division of Fair Grounds’ Risen
Star (G2), then 40 for placing second March 21 over the same
track in the Louisiana Derby (G2).
The delayed Kentucky Derby created a summer of additional prep
races, and Ny Traffic took advantage. He pocketed 20 points May
23 when second at Churchill Downs in the Matt Winn Stakes (G3),
then another 40 when runner-up in the Haskell.
For his career, Ny Traffic sports a 9: 2-3-2 record with
$565,470 earned. John Fanelli, Cash is King LLC, LC Racing and
Paul Braverman campaign the New York-bred colt.
Joseph said he “was a little concerned” when Ny Traffic missed a
workout during Haskell preparations. The colt looked fully fit
Saturday, though, earning a 100 Beyer Speed Figure that matched
winner Authentic’s 100.
Ny Traffic’s strong closing move Saturday in the 1 1/8-mile
Haskell should also encourage connections ahead of the 1
1/4-mile Kentucky Derby. The colt already showed this spring he
could handle added distance when second in the 1 3/16-mile
Louisiana Derby, the longest Kentucky Derby prep run to this
point.
“I just want to keep going forward,” Joseph said. “That’s the
important thing. Hopefully, all goes well to the Kentucky Derby
and we’re living the dream.”
Ny Traffic Paul Braverman Paco Lopez John Fanelli Saffie A.
Joseph, Jr. LC Racing Cash is King LLC Kentucky Derby Haskell
Stakes Kentucky Derby (2020) Haskell Stakes (2020)
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