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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]
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.
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.
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).
Good luck handicapping this year’s Midsummer Derby.. The $1.25 million Travers Stakes, set for Saturday evening at Saratoga Race Course in New York, boasts a field of eight 3-year-olds running 1 ...
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.
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.
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.