Ny Traffic secures his spot for the 2020 Triple Crown

Cross Traffic’s multiple graded stakes performer Ny Traffic took another big step towards competing in this year’s revamped Triple Crown with a solid second-place effort in Saturday’s $150,000 Matt Winn S. (G3) at Churchill Downs.

Cross Traffic, a leading Third-Crop Sire in several categories, kicked off 2020 with Capocostello getting a Grade 1 win on New Year’s Day.

Ny Traffic, who placed in both the Louisiana Derby (G2) and Risen Star S. (G2) earlier this year, now has earned a total of 70 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1), virtually assuring himself of a spot in the Sept. 5 Run for the Roses.

Ny Traffic was bested by just a length by the late-charging Maxfield, widely considered a top Derby contender, in the 1 1/16-mile Matt Winn. Ny Traffic is 2-2-2 in eight starts with earnings of $365,470 for John Fanelli, Cash is King LLC, LC Racing and Paul Braverman. He was bred in New York by Brian Culnan.