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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 Travers Stakes will continue to air on Fox. Fox also acquired a 25% stake in NYRA Bets. [15] In 2022, Fox Sports reached an agreement with the NYRA for the rights to the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the horse racing triple crown, through 2030. [16] Recently, Fox has aired more races on its main network.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the American Graded Stakes Committee lowered the minimum purse required for Grade 1 and Grade 2 stakes for the 2020. The minimum purse for GI has been lowered to $250,000 from $300,000, and the minimum for GII stakes is now $150,000, down from $200,000.
The Grade 1 Travers Stakes is the peak of the track's annual summer racing, with crowds upwards of 40,000. ... This $29 'it bag' from Amazon rivals a popular Coach purse style that costs 10x more ...
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). He’ll be ...
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 was first run in 1864, followed by the Belmont in 1867, Preakness in 1873, and Derby in 1875.
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.
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.