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Reed Hopes for Good Showing From Rich Strike in Travers

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Reed Hopes for Good Showing From Rich Strike in Travers

Rich Strike is starting his first runner in the Grade 1, $1.25 million Runhappy Travers on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. He shocked the world with his victory in Kentucky Derby this May. The betting public has turned their attention elsewhere after Rich Strike ran a disappointing sixth-of-8 in Belmont Stakes in June. Rich strike will emerge from post 2 with jockey Sonny Leon in charge again. Eric Reed hopes that the Traver's will change peoples' minds about Richstrike and that he won't be seen as a one-time wonder.

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