Fierceness holds off Thorpedo Anna to win Travers Stakes

SARATOGA, NY (NEWS10) -- There were plenty of storylines heading into the 155th running of the Travers Stakes. Thorpedo Anna was looking to become the first filly since 1915 to win the Travers. Dornoch was looking to follow up wins in the Belmont and the Haskell. Mechanicville native Chad Brown was looking for his first win in the Travers with Sierra Leone and Unmatched Wisdom.

Then there was Fierceness, looking to repeat his performance after winning the Jim Dandy. Having never won two races in a row...