It is now official, another year will pass without a horse winning both the Travers Stakes and the Breeders Cup Classic. Not that he was confirmed to even run in the BC Classic anyway, but it won't be Afleet Express as he will not run for the rest of the year after being injured. He was slated to run in the Jockey Club Gold Cup next on October 2nd.
No Travers winner has gone on to win the Breeders Cup Classic since its inception in 1984, despite great Travers Stakes winners in the past such as Point Given, Lemon Drop Kid and Easy Goer. In the last decade Medaglia d'Oro, Flower Alley and Bernardini all came close. The one to come the closest recently was when Bernardini lost a stretch duel to the great Invasor in 2006. Here is a look at the last 10 Travers winners and how they fared in the Breeders Cup Classic and if/how they raced as a 4 year old :
| Horse | Year of Travers Win | BC Classic Finish | # of Wins as 4 year old |
| Point Given | 2001 | Did Not Run | None-Retired @ 3 |
| Medaglia d'Oro | 2002 | 2nd | 3 (5 Races) |
| Ten Most Wanted | 2003 | 8th | None (1 race) |
| Birdstone | 2004 | 7th | None-Retired @ 3 |
| Flower Alley | 2005 | 2nd | None (3 races) |
| Bernardini | 2006 | 2nd | None-Retired @ 3 |
| Street Sense | 2007 | 4th | None-Retired @ 3 |
| Colonel John | 2008 | 6th | 1 (4 races) |
| Summer Bird | 2009 | 4th | None-Retired @3 |
| Afleet Express | 2010 | Will Not Run | ?? |
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