The Saratogian in its Pink Sheet which covered horse racing since 1889 said on Saturday the Bernardini`s win was the biggest margin in the Travers since 1967 when Damascus won by 22. Damascus ran the best Travers that I have seen.
The Stakes record was set by General Assembly in 1979 in 2:00 flat on a sloppy surface as Davona Dale ran 4th. She was the lasst filly to try to win the Travers.
Damascus top three beyers comes to 132 and Spectaular Bids only 127 including his "world record 1:57 4/5" Damascus was 5 better than the Bid. I had that impression just seeing both horses run
