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    2021 Travers Stakes morning-line odds, picks: Racing insider offers bet strategy for Saturday's Midsummer Derby

    Saratoga-based handicapper and Beyer Speed Figure maker Bob Weir has had multiple five-figure days at the track and crushed the exacta in the Tampa Bay Derby in March for $1,414. Now he targets the Travers Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga
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    Belmont Stakes winner Essential Quality can move one step closer to earning champion 3-year-old honors when he leaves the starting gate in the 2021 Travers Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. The Brad Cox trainee is the 4-5 favorite in the 2021 Travers Stakes odds. Before you make any picks, you NEED to see what SportsLine's Bob Weir has to say.

    Saratoga Springs-based racing insider and Beyer Speed Figure maker Bob Weir has studied the race and formulated trifecta and superfecta wagers in his analysis below. A two-time qualifier for the prestigious National Horseplayers Championship in Las Vegas, Weir has produced multiple five-figure days at the track over the years, including a $60,000 Pick 6 at Del Mar in 2014. This year, he has crushed the 3-year-old races. He hit the exacta in the Sam F. Davis Stakes, Tampa Bay Derby and Peter Pan Stakes, the trifecta in the Risen Star Stakes and Blue Grass Stakes and the superfecta in the Belmont Stakes. Those are just some of his scores in 2021.  

    Now, Weir has handicapped the Travers Stakes 2021 field, made his picks and constructed his bets.

    Nicknamed the "Midsummer Derby," the Travers Stakes 2021 has a short field without much pace. Weir knows there is no confirmed frontrunner in this year's race, and at least four of the seven horses like to do their running from off the pace. That includes the 2021 Travers Stakes favorite, Essential Quality. After drawing the rail, Midnight Bourbon could be forced to set the early pace -- Masqueparade is another who could find himself on or near the lead -- but a lack of early pace may not work to the advantage of the late-running closers.

    One surprise: Weir is fading Midnight Bourbon, even though he's one of the top favorites! "He hasn't proven yet that he really wants this distance," Weir told SportsLine.

    Instead, Weir's top pick is a horse who is poised for a "big effort" on Saturday, giving his backers a sweet payday! He's also riding a huge longshot as a value play. Weir is including these horses in his 2021 Travers bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see his picks before locking in any of your own!

    Who wins the 2021 Travers Stakes? And which long shot is a MUST-BACK?... Join SportsLine right now to get the top 2021 Travers picks and bets, all from the racing insider who has been on fire!

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