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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]
The 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby is a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2025 Kentucky Derby, which will be held on May 3. The field for the Derby was limited to 20 horses, with up to four 'also eligibles' in case of a late withdrawal from the field.
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 ...
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.
Highlighting his top performers are 2022 champion three-year-old colt and Travers Stakes winner Epicenter and Grade I winners and millionaires Sibelius and Up to the Mark. [10] With the prominence of Not This Time offspring, his stud fee for 2024 was increased to $150,000 [11] and once again for 2025, standing for $175,000. [12]
Jockey Julie Krone became the first (and currently only [27]) woman to win a Triple Crown race when she won the 1993 Belmont Stakes aboard Colonial Affair. Whirlaway, in addition to winning the 1941 Triple Crown, also won the Travers Stakes that year, the first and only horse to date to accomplish that feat.
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.
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) January 2, 2025. Many viewers criticized ESPN for not showing the moment of silence on its TV broadcast, but video was made available on social media.