Nicknamed Saratoga's Midsummer Derby, the Travers Stakes is a Grade 1 race for three-year-olds. This is the most popular day of the Saratoga summer racing meet, and it will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2025.

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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] .

Aug 26, 2024 · The Travers Stakes, often called the “Mid-Summer Derby,” is a prestigious horse race held annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Established in 1864, it is the oldest major thoroughbred horse race in the United States.

Aug 24, 2024 · SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Fierceness held off Thorpedo Anna’s late charge to win the $1.25 million Travers Stakes by a head on Saturday, denying the filly’s attempt to become the first female winner of the Grade 1 race in over a century.

Aug 24, 2024 · Fierceness eked the victory in the $1.25-million Travers Stakes, but not before he was run down by America's feistiest filly, the fabulous Thorpedo Anna. Here's why.

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Aug 13, 2024 · Held at the famous Saratoga Racecourse in upstate New York, the 1 1/4-mile event is known as the “Midsummer Derby”. You’d expect the Travers to have its fair share of upsets – after all, Saratoga is the Graveyard of Champions.

What is the Travers Stakes? The Travers Stakes is one of the oldest stakes races for three-year-old horses in the United States, and is the traditional centerpiece of the annual Saratoga summer meet. The race is named for William R. Travers, the first president of Saratoga, who won the inaugural running in 1864 with a horse named Kentucky.

Aug 24, 2024 · In an electrifying stretch battle with the sensational filly Thorpedo Anna , Fierceness held her off in the final strides to win the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) by a head Aug. 24 at the...