There were doubts Holy Bull could win at 1 1/4 miles.
It was said he couldn't handle pressure.
But the gray colt handled pressure throughout the 1 1/4 miles Saturday at Saratoga and won the Travers Stakes, holding off Concern by a neck at the wire.
"He's a true champion, and there can't be any doubters today," said Mike Smith, Holy Bull's jockey.
Tabasco Cat, the Preakness and Belmont winner, was never a factor and finished third, 17 lengths back in the five-horse field.
"I didn't have any horse under me today," said Pat Day, Tabasco Cat's jockey.
Tabasco Cat was followed by his stablemate, Commanche Trail, entered as a rabbit by trainer Wayne Lukas to put pressure on Holy Bull, and Unaccounted For, who upset Tabasco Cat in the Jim Dandy on July 31.
