Hit It Once More to Bypass Travers

Originally being considered for the Aug. 27 GI Travers S. after a 6 1/2-length romp in the New York Derby July 23, Bill Parcells' Hit It Once More (Hard Spun) will instead point to the $250,000 Albany S. on Saratoga's New York-bred Showcase Day Aug. 26.

“If he comes out of the Albany with a big number, like he did when he won the New York Derby, we are considering going and meeting the big horses at Parx [in the GII Pennsylvania Derby],” Sciacca said. “We figured we would let these horses butt heads in the Travers, and then maybe we will meet them at Parx. Our horse is really doing tremendous right now.”