It couldn't have unfolded any better for Flower Alley.
Bellamy Road, returning to the track for the first time sincelosing as the favorite in the Kentucky Derby, took the early lead inthe $1 million Travers Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga.
John Velazquez kept Flower Alley just off the pace, waiting forthe right time to make his move.
That was at the top of the stretch, when Flower Alley powered hisway to the lead and held on for a decisive 21/2-length victoryagainst Bellamy Road.
Flower Alley became the sixth horse to follow a victory in the JimDandy with another in the Grade I Travers, the oldest stakes race for3-year-olds in the …
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