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...
There is nobody who stood taller in the racing world than Ron Turcotte, the Hall of Fame jockey who passed away today at age 84, one month after celebrating his birthday. The news was announced by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in a statement that read, “Ron was a legendary rider [...
Nine runners looking to secure a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (GI) over the same track in 2 ½ months, will race seven furlongs in Saturday’s 40th edition of the $250,000 Pat O’Brien Stakes (G2) at Del Mar, the tracks third of six Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win & You’re In�...
The History and Grandeur of Saratoga's "Midsummer Derby" The Travers Stakes, a cornerstone of the American thoroughbred racing calendar, has captured the hearts of fans for over a century and a half. Known as the "Midsummer Derby," the Grade 1 race for three-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course represe...
It’s been a quiet Saratoga meet for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. That could change dramatically on Saturday. Somewhat surprisingly, Baffert does not have an entrant in the big show, the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) for 3-year-olds at the Kentucky Derby distance of 1 1/4 miles. Instead, t...
It’s called “the Ascot of the North,” and when that track was being rebuilt in 2005, Royal Ascot was staged at York Racecourse. This week Yorkshire’s 294-year-old showplace is hosting its marquee meet, the four-day Ebor Festival. Friday’s feature is the 5-furlong Nunthorpe Stakes (G1), a �...
All hail the reigning queen in her return to action Saturday at Saratoga. Yes, Thorpedo Anna is back to headline the $500,000 Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) for older fillies and mares at 1 1/8 miles. The Personal Ensign offers a “Win and You’re In” berth into the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) on ...
It's the Midsummer Derby, a 1 1/4-mile test over ancient Saratoga's dirt. It's named for attorney William Travers (1819-1887), a Wall Street financier and the track's first president. His colt Kentucky won the race's inaugural running in 1864, and on Saturday it will be staged for the 156th time. Th...
In the days leading up to the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, the team at usracing.com is publishing profiles of the 3-year-olds in the field. What to make of Bracket Breaker’s chances in the 1 ¼-mile Travers? Not much from this seat. He’s 0-for-3 in gra...
Can Book’em Danno complete a rare Saratoga sweep Saturday in the $500,000 Forego Stakes (G1)? It takes a special horse to win three consecutive graded stakes at Saratoga. Book’em Danno is on the verge of that feat. The pride of the New Jersey breeding industry, Book’em Danno is the 8-5 favorit...
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