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After another emphatic victory, this one in the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, Sovereignty strengthened his hold on No. 1 in the latest Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings. In fact, Sovereignty collected nearly 77% of the first-place votes cast by a group of thoroughbred rac...
It’s full speed ahead in the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series “Win and You’re In" this weekend, with seven fees-paid, automatic berths to Breeders’ Cup races, including two for the $7 million Classic. On Saturday at Del Mar, site of the Breeders’ Cup on Oct. 31-Nov. 1, the biggest day of t...
Jockey Junior Alvarado may have said it best after Sovereignty stormed to victory in the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. “This is the horse of a lifetime,’’ he said after Sovereignty overpowered four rivals in a 10-length tour de force performance in one ...
With a final surge to the finish line, champion Thorpedo Anna held off a driving Dorth Vader by a nose and won the $500,000 Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. Thorpedo Anna, the reigning Horse of the Year, gained a fees-paid automatic berth into the Breeders’ Cup Dist...
Only one thing is clear right away: Sovereignty is the standout among this year’s 3-year-old crop. He enters Saturday’s 2025 Travers Stakes at Saratoga as the overwhelming favorite, and many believe he’s not only the most likely winner of the Grade 1 race but also on track to lock up divisiona...
Travers Day is upon us. For those who bet horse racing, it’s time to put your money where your handicapping has led you. The $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1), the showcase race of the summer at Saratoga Race Course, takes place as the grand finale of five Grade 1 stakes on Saturday’s blockbuste...
Sovereignty may have missed out on making Triple Crown immortality, but the colt remains firmly in the hunt for history, and for a title that could define his legacy: Horse of the Year. This Saturday, Sovereignty lines up as the overwhelming favorite in the 2025 Travers Stakes, known as the “Midsu...
The 2025 Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga Race Course is one of the most prestigious races of the summer meet, and for good reason. This Grade 1 event for fillies and mares going a demanding 1 1/8 miles is a key "Win and You're In" qualifier for the Breeders' Cup Distaff. The winner of this [&hell...
The 2025 Forego Stakes, a highlight of the Saratoga Race Course summer meet, is quickly approaching, and horse racing fans are getting ready for one of the most anticipated sprint races of the year. This year's edition promises to be a thriller, as a talented field of older horses will compete in a ...
Key Takeaways: The $1.25 million Travers Stakes, better known as the Mid-Summer Derby, returns to Saratoga on Saturday, August 23rd, and as usual, the race draws some of the very best 3-year-olds in the country. A staple on the racing calendar since 1864, the Travers is a 1 1/4-mile Grade 1 run over...
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