Travers Stakes 2021 Betting Preview and How to Wager in Pennsylvania

Belmont Stakes winner Essential Quality is the favorite for the 2021 Travers Stake at Saratoga Race Course. The race is for 3-year-olds going 1 1/4 to 1.5 miles. Post time is approximately 6:15 p.m. in Pennsylvania.

The draw for the Travers Stakes 2021 is complete. The post positions and initial odds won't become official until post time.

Essential Quality won the Belmont Stakes at 1 1-2 miles and the Jim Dandy at 1.1-4 miles on July 31. The change in distance to a longer race may be to his advantage. He will probably be running near the lead early.

Keepmeinmind is 0-for-5 against Essential Quality, but almost beat him in the Jim Dandy. Masqueparade beat Keepme in mind in that race. Midnight Bourbon was second in Preakness Stakes and third in Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park in July. Dynamic One ran 18th in Kentucky Derby.

Essential Quality will break near the lead. The rest of the field will try to obtain position and maintain stamina for the late stretch run.

Essential Quality is not likely to win the race, but a couple of exacta combinations could be worthwhile.

Rain is expected on Saturday. King Fury has a victory “in the slop” this year.

Travers Stakes 2021 undercard offers $4.6 million in purse money. Three of the Grade I events provide winners automatic berths in the Nov. 6 Breeders Cup at Del Mar in California.

There are several bets that bettors can make for horse races like the Travers Stakes. The winner of the race must finish first, while the second and third place finishers must also finish better. There are also place bets and show bets. Trifecta Key is a key that covers three horses in an exact order.

The horse must finish first, place or show. Exacta, trifecta and superfecta are betting options. The winner of the race is decided by the order of finish. The odds of winning are higher for the place bets. It's more expensive for a superficie.

Travers Stakes 2021 Betting Preview and How to Wager in Pennsylvania.

Some Pennsylvania casinos and retail sportsbooks offer off-track-betting.

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