If there were any doubts about Sackatoga Stable's Tiz the Law's ability to get a mile and a quarter, they were erased in the two minutes and 95 hundredths of a second it took for the 3-year-old New York-bred son of Constitution to travel that distance and demolish his rivals in the $1-million, Grade 1 Runhappy Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Under superb handling by Manny Franco, Tiz the Law sat in third behind pacesetter Uncle Chuck, moved to the lead on the turn for home, opened up a commanding lead and then was wrapped up in the final sixteenth of a mile to win by open lengths.
Caracaro finished second, with Max Player third and South Bend fourth in the field of seven 3-year-olds. First Line was scratched.
The 1-2 favorite, Tiz the Law paid $3 for the win, his sixth in seven career starts. He will head to Louisville, Ky., where he will be a heavy favorite for the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on Sept. 5. It was at Churchill Downs last Nov. 30 where Tiz the Law suffered his only career defeat when third, beaten three-quarters of a length, in the G2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes on a sloppy track.
Tiz the Law, out of the Tiznow mare, Tizfiz, was bred by Twin Creeks and sold for $110,000 at the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred sale at Saratoga in 2018.
Uncle Chuck, the undefeated Uncle Mo colt who trainer Bob Baffert compared to 2016 Travers winner Arrogate, broke smoothly and set the fractions: :23.65 for the opening quarter mile, :48.36 for the half and 1:11.95 for six furlongs.
When they reached the quarter pole, the mile in 1:36.42, Luis Saez was asking Uncle Chuck for his best and not finding. Tiz the Law and Franco hit the top and drew off for the win.
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