Jack Christopher Heads Busy Travers Weekend

After running 3rd last out in the G1 Haskell, JACK CHRISTOPHER will look to get back to his winning ways in tomorrow’s G1 H. Allen Jerkens at Saratoga for owners Jim Bakke, Gerald Isbister, Coolmore and Peter Brant.

LADY ROCKET, a last out winner of the G3 Chicago Stakes at Churchill Downs, goes for her first G1 win in Sunday’s Ballerina at Saratoga for owners Frank Fletcher and Ten Strike Racing.

She will be in against First Row Partners and Team Hanley’s GOODNIGHT OLIVE, who makes her stakes debut after winning her fourth race in a row earlier this month at Saratoga.

ROCKEMPEROR (IRE) will look to stretch his winning streak to two in tomorrow’s G1 Sword Dancer at Saratoga after winning the G2 Bowling Green last out for owners Michael Dubb, Wonder Stables, Madaket Stables, Michael Kisber and Mike Caruson.

He will be taking on recent allowance winner SOLDIER RISING (GB), who was 2nd in the G1 Saratoga Derby over this course last year for owners Michael Dubb, Madaket Stables, Wonder Stables, Morris Bailey and Mike Caruso.

They’ll both have to take down 2020 G1 Sword Dancer winner CHANNEL MAKER, who runs in the race for the fifth time in his career for owners Wachtel Stable, Gary Barber, R. A. Hill and Reeves Thoroughbred Racing.

MGSW C Z ROCKET gets back into graded stakes company tomorrow at Del Mar when he runs in the G2 Pat O’Brien for owners Altamira Racing, Madaket Stables, Gary Barber and Tom Kagele.

GSW WONDRWHERECRAIGIS ships to Charles Town tonight to run in the Russell Road Stakes for owners Michael Dubb, The Elkstone Group, Madaket Stables and Mike Caruso.

All shipping into Charles Town is last year’s G3 Charles Town Oaks 3rd place finisher ALLWORTHY, who runs in the Pink Ribbon Stakes for owners Slam Dun Racing, Saffie Joseph, Daniel Damen, Dominique Damico, Bouchey, Parkinson, Goodrich, K-Mac and Martin.

Rounding out the trio of runners at Charles Town tonight is OF A REVOLUTION, who runs in the Robert Hilton Memorial Stakes for owners Bassett Stables, Madaket Stables and Wonder Stables.

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