He aims to consolidate his position as the best son of his generation among the 3-year-old horses

"Essential Quality" with the "Godolphin" logo demands the title of the American "Traverse Stakes" today

"Essential Quality" wants a fourth victory in his "Group 1" race.

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Essential Quality aims to consolidate its position as the best of his generation among the three-year-old horses in American racing, when he, under the supervision of coach Brad Cox, claims the title of the “Traverse Stakes” race for purebred hybrid horses “Group 1” for a distance of 2000 meters sand, which is held today at the Saratoga track. » in New York State, USA.

The dowry of the local production, descended from the descendants of the stallion "Tabit", is heading to the "Travers Stakes", which is considered the "summer derby" in America, after achieving seven victories in his career, which is limited to eight participants.

Essential Quality, crowned last year as the two-year champion in American races, aspires to continue to shine in his current season and consolidate his position as the best three-year-old horse. In his career in the world's top-ranked Group 1 race, the latest of which came last June, winning the Belmont Stakes title, which took place over the same distance of 2000 meters, but on the Belmont Park track.

The "Godolphin" pony, led by Faris Louise in the "Traverse Stakes", faces six of America's elite sand-racing horses, among them the American pony "Keep Me in Mind" under the supervision of coach Roberto Diodor, and "Muscuparad" under the supervision of coach Albert Sol, and the two aspirants to re-accredit their solutions In the second and third places at the end of last month, "Essential Quality" was behind "Jim Dandy Stakes" in the preparatory race for this race, which took place on the "Sratoga" track for a distance of 1800 meters and was allocated to the horses of the second category "Group 2".

Coach Brad Cox commented on Essential Quality's chances of winning the Traverse Stakes, saying in a press statement: "(Essential Quality) is mentally highly prepared, and certainly he is now more ready than his condition before scoring the victory in the (Jim Dandy Stakes), and is running smoothly. As per his plan to reach peak performance in the Traverse Stakes, which has been our goal since his participation in the Kentucky Derby, and I feel that he is in the right position we want to continue his strong string of performances.”

He added: “The horse knows how to beat the last competitor, with the same strong performance that he showed at Belmont last June, when he took the lead from (Hot Rod Charlie) and kept it to the finish line, and he has a tremendous amount of endurance fitness, and we are excited about his chances. in this race.

On the other hand, the Saratoga track is also witnessing the rise of Godolphin's filly "Lake Avenue", under the supervision of expert coach Bill Mott, to the challenge of the first "Group 1" races, when the four-year-old filly sings for the title of the "Ballrina Handicap", which Running for 1400 metres.

Lake Avenue is looking forward to recording its first victory in its career in the first category, after achieving remarkable results in the rest of the other category races, which it started at the age of two, with its victory in 2019 in the "Demoiselle Sitx" race for "Group 2" horses.

“Ben Battal” on the “Celebration Mile” mission after an absence of 11 months

Bin Batal, under the supervision of international coach Saeed Bin Suroor, aspires to continue his series of victories on the world horse arena, when he begins his season in the competition for the title of the “Celebration Mile” race dedicated to the “Group 2” horses, and is taking place on the British “Goodwood” track, in an appearance The first for a seven-year-old Godolphin, in 11 months.

Jawad Godolphin, a descendant of the stallion "Dabawi", has returned to the races, since he came third in his only participation last year in the "2000 British Guinness" race, and Bin Battal's fortunes in the "Celebration Mile" are based on his impulsive abilities that led him over the past four seasons. To achieve remarkable achievements in category races around the world, including victories in the first category "Group 1".

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