With an eye on the sky, Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott continued to
ponder whether to send out Raison
d’Etat for his final pre-Travers breeze on Sunday or Monday.
Mott said he’d likely make a final decision Saturday afternoon.
Regardless of the day he chooses, Mott said Raison d’Etat will likely
breeze on the Oklahoma
training track at 9:30 a.m.
Owned by Juddmonte Farms, Raison d’Etat was second in the Curlin
on July 29 at Saratoga.
* * *
Trainer Tony Dutrow said this morning that G1 Travers hopeful J W Blue would breeze sometime Sunday
morning for his final serious work in preparation for the “Mid-Summer
Derby.”
“I looked at the weather report yesterday, and it looked
good,” said Dutrow. “In a perfect world, the ideal day to breeze
was Sunday. With the weather being good, that’s when we’ll
go.”