Cloud Computing confirmed for Travers
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. » Trainer Chad Brown confirmed Monday morning that Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence’s Grade 1 Preakness winner Cloud Computing will enter the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes, on Saturday.
By Maclean’s Music, a son of multiple graded stakes winner Distorted Humor, Cloud Computing impressively won his debut by 1 ¾ lengths on February 11 at Aqueduct Racetrack. Second in the Grade 3 Gotham Stakes March 4 at Aqueduct, he went on to finish third in the Grade 2 Wood Memorial.
Despite accumulating 40 points on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard, his connections decided to skip the race.
Making his first Grade 1 start in the second leg of the Triple Crown and sent off at odds of 13-1, Cloud Computing upset Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming and outdueled Breeders’ Cup Juvenile champion Classic Empire to upset the Preakness with Hall of Famer Javier Castellano aboard.
Returning from his victory in the Preakness to run in the Grade 2 Jim Dandy, the traditional local prep for the Travers, July 29, Cloud Computing briefly put in a bid before weakening on the far turn to finish last as the 3-2 second choice in a field of five.
Cloud Computing has breezed twice over Saratoga’s main track since the race, most recently working five furlongs in 1:01.65 last Saturday with Castellano aboard. Brown said he exited the work in good order leaving the trainer confident to enter him in the Travers.
“He couldn’t have worked any better,” said Brown.
“I was very happy with the work and Javier was pleased, and he came out of his work well.”
Brown said Castellano will ride Cloud Computing in the Travers, a race he won for a record fifth time when Keen Ice upset Triple Crown champion American Pharoah in 2015. Castellano also won with Bernardini (2006), Afleet Express (2010), Stay Thirsty (2011) and V.E. Day (2014). — By NYRA Todd Pletcher Chad Brown Kiaran McLaughlin Linda Rice Bill Mott Jason Servis Rudy Rodriguez George Weaver Charlton Baker Mark Casse Steve Asmussen Jeremiah Englehart Danny Gargan David Jacobson David Cannizzo Gary Contessa David Donk Bruce Levine Michael Maker Graham Motion Michelle Nevin Wesley Ward Christophe Clement Horacio DePaz Robertino Diodoro Jimmy Jerkens Albert Stall Dale Romans Brendan Walsh Robert Ribaudo Chris Englehart Barclay Tagg Richard Violette George Arnold Robert Barbara H. James Bond Michael Dilger David Duggan D. Wayne Lukas Raymond Handal Steve Klesaris Carlos Martin Shug McGaughey Ron Moquett Joe Sharp John Terranova II A.C. Avila Bob Baffert Debra Breed Bruce Brown Simon Callaghan Russell Cash Wayne Catalano Naipaul Chatterpaul Brad Cox Gustavo Delgado Carl Domino Anthony Dutrow James Ferraro Jack Fisher Mitchell Friedman Leah Gyarmati Gary Gullo Richard Hendriks Hennig Patrick Kelly Archibald Kingsley Kenneth McPeek Barbara Minshall Carla Morgan Thomas Morley Neil Morris Reid Nagle Jorge Navarro Ralph Nicks Teresa Pompay Thomas Proctor Mike Puype Patrick Reynolds Larry Rivelli Derek Ryan Philip Serpe Michael Sabine Merrill Scherer Dallas Stewart Chad Summers James Toner Michael Trombetta Elizabeth Voss Ian Wilkes Leslie Young Nicholas Zito John TosCano Jr. 29 25 11 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1