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The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.It is nicknamed the "Midsummer Derby" [2] and is the third-ranked race for American three-year-olds according to international classifications, behind only the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. [3]
Post time for the Travers Stakes is 6:11 p.m. The race will be televised on Fox-56. Javier Castellano won the Kentucky Derby aboard Mage and the Belmont Stakes riding Arcangelo (above).
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Travers Stakes, an American Grade 1 race for three-year-olds at 1-1/4 miles on dirt held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. [1] (List shows 1972–present; DH stands for dead heat, i.e., a tie)
Sir Barton, the first Triple Crown winner, at the 1919 Preakness Stakes. In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a series of horse races for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.
Take a look at the field with odds for Saturday’s 153rd running of the $1.25 million, Grade 1 Travers Stakes for 3-year-olds at Saratoga.
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Whirlaway won the Travers Stakes Grand Slam in 1941, and is the only horse to accomplish the feat. Man O'War won the Preakness, Belmont, and Travers but did not race in the 1920 Kentucky Derby. The Travers Stakes Grand Slam consists of the four oldest races for three-year-olds in the United States.
The Travers Stakes on August 27 attracted a very strong field, including the top three finishers in the Kentucky Derby (Rich Strike, Epicenter, and Zandon), Preakness winner Early Voting, and Cyberknife, who had won the Haskell in his last start. [20]