Race Previews Pirate’s Punch, Ny Traffic Head Salvator Mile June 11, 2021 Pirate's Punch after winning the 2020 Salvator Mile (Credit: Equi-Photo / Bill Denver) Race Previews Pirate’s Punch, Ny Traffic Head Salvator Mile June 11, 2021 By: Press Release email Share: share on facebook share on twitter share on linkedin email this article OCEANPORT, NJ – A year ago at Monmouth Park, Pirate’s Punch and Ny Traffic took turns with impressive performances. On Saturday, they’ll match their considerable talents in the same race at the track. Pirate’s Punch, idle since the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) on November 7, and Ny Traffic, who made his return to racing on May 2, top a field of 10 for the $150,000 Salvator Mile (G3), the headliner on Monmouth Park’s Saturday card. When last seen at Monmouth Park, Pirate’s Punch won the 2020 Salvator Mile, 1 race after being disqualified from a victory in the Iselin Stakes (G3). Ny Traffic was second in last year’s Haskell Stakes (G1), beaten a nose by 2020 Horse of the Year Authentic. Rounding out the Salvator Mile field are Bal Harbour, Basin, Croatian, Galerio, Green Light Go, Informative, War Stopper, and West Will Power. Full Card Plays Now Available There’s a reason we’re the #1 trusted source for premium racing picks & info. Find Out Why A 5-year-old Kentucky-bred, Pirate’s Punch needed surgery to remove a chip from one of his knees shortly after the Breeders’ Cup, with trainer Grant Forster now eager to get him started on his 2021 campaign. “After his surgery we took our time with him and did the proper rehab. Hopefully we have a foundation in him,” said Forster. “He’s doing fantastic. He seems like he’s a bigger, stronger horse this year. “Since we put him back in training, he hasn’t missed a day of training, hasn’t missed a work, hasn’t missed a gallop. He has been ultra-consistent and we think we have him ready to run and ready to get back in the game and get going.” Pirate’s Punch, a son of of Shanghai Bobby out of Catch the Moon by Malibu Moon, sports a 5-3-4 line from 18 career starts with $332,751 in earnings. He is owned by Gulliver Racing LLC, Craig W. Drager, and Dan Lehan. Pirate’s Punch Powers Home in Salvator Mile The 4-year-old Ny Traffic, in his first race since the Preakness Stakes (G1) on October 3, impressed in his 2021 debut, blazing to a 6 3/4-length victory in an allowance optional claimer at Belmont Park on May 2. “He came back in a big way. He won emphatically,” said trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. “We were hoping he would win but we never envisioned he would run like that in his first race back after 7 months off. “It’s a long year and he has a lot in front of him. We’re hoping this race can be a building block for the year.” Ny Traffic, a son of Cross Traffic-Mamie Reilly by Graeme Hall, has a 3-3-2 line from 12 career starts, with lifetime earnings of $612,220. Despite that, he has yet to win a graded stakes race. Authentic Nips Ny Traffic to Take Haskell “He came close (in last year’s) Haskell,” said Joseph. “He definitely has a graded stakes win in him. Hopefully it’s this year – and maybe this weekend.” Ny Traffic is owned by John Fanelli, Cash is King LLC, LC Racing, Paul Braverman, and Team Hanley. Saturday marks the 74th running of the Salvator Mile.
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