Throw whatever challenge you want at Sovereignty, and the Kentucky thoroughbred will make sure to return your money’s worth. With five wins in its last six starts, the Bill Mott-trained colt is looking to be in the form of a lifetime. Naturally, with the G1 Travers Stakes coming up in August, the Hall of Fame trainer thinks this is the best time as any, to win the upcoming $1.25 million race. And Mott has reasons to be optimistic, too.
Despite all his accolades and achievements, the Travers Stakes remains the one race that still eludes Mott. But thanks to Sovereignty’s two back-to-back wins at the Saratoga racecourse, the celebrity racehorse trainer hopes to return to the iconic venue next month to bag his first win at the event. “It is a race I’ve never won, and I’d really like to win it before I check out,” Bill said last Saturday after Into Mischief’s son won the Grade II Jim Dandy Stakes. This time around, he finally aims to set the record straight.
An article by Times Union from July 28 shares how Mott is feeling the excitement ahead of the Grade 1 August race. With Sovereignty being extremely familiar with Saratoga by winning both the Belmont Stakes and the Jim Dandy, the trainer believes this could be his best shot at winning the Travers. “It’s probably our best chance so far to do it. I’ve gone into it with some chances before, but this would have to be the biggest chance,” Mott said with high hopes.
Last Saturday, Sovereignty defeated Baeza, who placed third in both the first and third jewels of this year’s Triple Crown, by a length. With the horse showing that even a subpar performance by his standards is good enough to keep a horse like Baeza at bay, Mott can’t help but head into the Travers with a heaving heart. “Now the expectations are high, so it’s one of those situations where as long as he’s running well, he’s always going to be one of the favorites. Everybody’s expectations are high,” Mott told Times Union.
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