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Despite giving her trainer a few anxious moments in the strides before the finish line, Letruska did in the $600,000 Personal Ensign Stakes Presented by Lia Infiniti what she has pretty much always done: go the lead and win yet another graded stakes.

For decades, the Grade 1 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes at Saratoga has served as the sprint complement on the Runhappy Travers Stakes undercard. Since its inauguration in 1984, the race has served as a showcase for some of the fastest 3-year-old sprinters in the country. 

Lexington, Ky. (Aug. 26, 2021) – Breeders’ Cup and America’s Best Racing announced today the launch of “Breeders’ Cup En Vivo,” a series of six live digital handicapping shows in Spanish covering 13 of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series races.

It is possible that 2-year-old champion Essential Quality already has done enough to again be voted at the top of his class with an Eclipse Award at 3. It is nearly certain he seals the deal with a victory in the $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course.

No one in the field will duplicate the rare achievement of the namesake of the Personal Ensign Stakes. Then again, that’s no insult to any of the nine starters in Saturday’s stakes at Saratoga Race Course.

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