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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]
25 January 2025 Southwest Stakes: III $800,000 3yo open 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles: Dirt Oaklawn Park 25 January 2025 Megahertz Stakes: III $101,000 4&up f&m 1 mile: Turf Santa Anita Park 1 February 2025 Holy Bull Stakes: III $260,000 3yo open 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles: Dirt Gulfstream Park 1 February 2025 Forward Gal Stakes: III $145,000 3yo fillies 7 ...
The term has been applied to two configurations of races, both of which include the races of the Triple Crown—the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes—and either the Travers Stakes or the Breeders' Cup Classic as the final race. The Travers Stakes Grand Slam is the older version, having been possible since 1875.
In his only start since then, Forte won the $500,000, Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga on July 29. Forte has now won seven of his nine career starts, amassing a bankroll of $2,954,830.
Ruthless also won the 1867 Travers Stakes which was run at 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles (2,800 m). The winning time was 3 minutes 13 1 ⁄ 4 seconds, and she carried 103 pounds (47 kg). The second-place finisher was R. B. Connolly and third place went to De Courcey. The race added $2,850 (approximately $62,000 as of 2025) to her earnings.
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)
The Jim Dandy Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race. The Grade II race has been held annually since 1964 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The race is open to horses age three over one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. It currently carries a purse of $500,000. Prior to 1971, the race was 1 mile in length.
Will Take Charge (foaled April 13, 2010) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse.Trained by D. Wayne Lukas, the horse is best known for his wins in the 2013 Travers Stakes and Clark Handicap and for being beaten by a nose in the 2013 Breeders' Cup Classic.