Xpressbet Offers Expert Betting Advice for Epic Saratoga Springs Travers Stakes

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The marquee race of Saratoga's summer meet, the Grade 1, $1,250,000 Travers Stakes, takes place Saturday, Aug. 26 at approximately 5:45 p.m. ET. For the first time since 1982, the winners of this year's three Triple Crown races, Always Dreaming (Kentucky Derby), Cloud Computing (Preakness Stakes) and Tapwrit (Belmont Stakes), will compete in the race affectionately dubbed the 'Midsummer Derby.' Additionally, the twelve-horse Travers field also includes Girvin and McCraken, the 1-2 finishers in Monmouth's Grade 1 Haskell, Good Samaritan and Giuseppe the Great, the 1-2 finishers in Saratoga's Grade 2 Jim Dandy and Bob Baffert's West Coast, who most recently won the Grade 3 Los Alamitos Derby.   

To help racing fans bet the Travers, leading online wagering provider, Xpressbet (www.xpressbet.com) has released its free Travers Stakes Wager Guide. The Guide offers handicappers the information they need to bet Saratoga and the Travers, including analysis, picks, wagering strategies and historical stats and trends for all seven stakes races on the card, including:

• Grade 1, $1,250,000 Travers Stakes
• Grade 1, $1,000,000 Sword Dancer Stakes
• Grade 1, $700,000 Personal Ensign Stakes
• Grade 1, $600,000 Forego Stakes
• Grade 1, $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes
• Grade 1, $500,000 Ballerina Stakes
• Grade 2, $400,000 Ballston Spa Stakes

If you can't make it to Saratoga for the Travers, you are invited to bet it online with Xpressbet. Xpressbet is the legal, fast and easy way to bet the races from more than 300 racetracks from your computer or mobile device. New customers can earn up to a $500 Sign Up Bonus, and all customers are welcome to download Xpressbet's free Travers Wager Guide and access other exclusive handicapping information.  Visit xpressbet.com to learn more.

The Travers Stakes will be broadcast nationally on NBC beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. 

Contact:
Loran Hickton, Xpressbet Public Relations
Tel: 412-908-9761
Email: [email protected]  

About Xpressbet

Xpressbet provides legal and secure online wagering services to horseplayers in the United States. It is the industry's most comprehensive and user-friendly wagering site, allowing customers to wager on more than 300 of the world's best racetracks from their computer, phone or mobile device. Xpressbet operates XB SELECT, the industry's premier destination for high-volume wagering, and XB Net, which connects bet shops and wagering sites from around the world to North American racing. Xpressbet is a Stronach Group company, which also owns and operates Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park & Casino, Golden Gate Fields, Portland Meadows, Rosecroft Raceway, Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, home of the world-famous Preakness Stakes. The company owns and operates the Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida, the award-winning Adena Springs operation, AmTote, a global leader in wagering technology, and Monarch Content Management, horse racing's leading simulcast purchase and sales agent. To learn more about Xpressbet, visit www.xpressbet.com.

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