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Flavien Prat dominates Saratoga with five Travers Day wins

2026-08-30 · Flavien Prat · Player Focus

Flavien Prat was the dominant force on a massive Travers Day at Saratoga Race Course, riding five winners including a powerful victory aboard Ways and Means in the Grade 1 Ballerina Stakes. The star jockey's performance highlighted a banner day for trainer Chad Brown and owner Klaravich Stables, who also saw Fully Subscribed win the Personal Ensign.

How did Flavien Prat guide Ways and Means to victory?

Prat was in complete control aboard the five-year-old mare Ways and Means in the $500,000 Ballerina Stakes. Breaking from post 7, he kept the odds-on favorite off the rail and several lengths behind the early pace in the seven-furlong race. With little urging needed, Prat let the mare creep up on the turn before asking for her run. She responded by swinging wide and drawing off to win by 5 ½ lengths.

"I was traveling well behind the pace, and when I got to the turn I didn’t want to move too soon," Prat said after the race. "But she naturally came with me and was wanting to go. After that, when we turned from home, she responded." He noted her development from raw talent to a more push-button racehorse. The win was her fifth graded stakes victory and pushed her career earnings to $1.6 million.

What made Travers Day so successful for Prat and Chad Brown?

The Ballerina was just one piece of a huge day. Prat's five victories on the Saturday card underscored his elite form at the prestigious Saratoga meet. His success was mirrored by trainer Chad Brown, who also saddled Fully Subscribed to win the Grade 1 Personal Ensign. That filly earned a fees-paid berth to the Breeders' Cup Distaff with a 9 ¾-length rout.

Brown, a Mechanicville native, was thrilled with Fully Subscribed's performance for Klaravich Stables. "She’s always trained super, like a Grade 1-quality filly," Brown said. "She’s kept improving slowly and steadily, and she’s a high-quality race mare." He indicated her next start could be in the Beldame or the Spinster Stakes as a prep for the Breeders' Cup.

What's next for the winning connections?

Both major winners are pointed toward the fall championship meetings. Ways and Means solidified her status as a top older female sprinter with her Ballerina win. Fully Subscribed's dominant Personal Ensign victory sets her up for a run at the Breeders' Cup Distaff in late October. Brown will survey the division before finalizing plans.

The table below summarizes the key Grade 1 results from Travers Day involving Flavien Prat and Chad Brown.

HorseRaceWinning MarginJockeyEarnings (Race)
Ways and MeansBallerina Stakes5 ½ lengthsFlavien Prat$500,000
Fully SubscribedPersonal Ensign9 ¾ lengthsNot Prat (Source does not name jockey)$500,000
  • Flavien Prat rode five winners on the Travers Day card at Saratoga.
  • He guided Ways and Means to a 5 ½-length score in the Grade 1 Ballerina Stakes.
  • Trainer Chad Brown won both featured Grade 1 races for fillies and mares on the card.
  • Fully Subscribed's Personal Ensign win secured a Breeders' Cup Distaff berth.

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