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. He swept the Kentucky Derby (G1) and the Belmont Stakes (G1), then managed to look even more impressive in his next ra...
The 156th running of the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) is next Saturday (Aug. 23) at Saratoga Race Course. It should be a dandy, featuring Kentucky Derby (G1), Belmont Stakes (G1), and Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) winner Sovereignty. The showcase event of the summer racing season has delivered some of...
Sovereignty rules, indeed. The Kentucky Derby (G1), Belmont Stakes (G1), and Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) winner will face just four challengers in the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday (Aug. 23). The five-horse field is the smallest since 1994, when Holy Bull took on th...
For those who bet on horse racing, it is well known that Saratoga Race Course is also called the “Graveyard of Favorites’’ as well as the “Graveyard of Champions.” Either is appropriate, as some of racing’s biggest upsets have taken place at the iconic upstate New York racetrack. A few...
When do you ever get the opportunity to bet on five consecutive Grade 1 stakes? Except on Breeders’ Cup Saturday, the answer usually is never, even on Kentucky Derby day. Saturday’s Travers card at Saratoga is the rare exception, with races 9-13 all given the highest rating. Saratoga Pick 5 Bett...
Some of the greatest upsets in thoroughbred racing have taken place at Saratoga Race Course, which is why it’s been called the “Graveyard of Champions.” Saratoga’s Most Shocking Upsets: Will History Repeat in the Travers Stakes? Since the Spa’s first racing season in 1864, champions galore...
A Charlie Appleby 1-2 punch will be tough to overcome in the $750,00 Sword Dancer Invitational (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. The British trainer sends out the two favorite – even-money choice Silver Knott and 7-5 Measured Time—in a field of six going 1 ½ miles. The Sword Dancer is o...
The 155th running of the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday (Aug. 24), aka the “Midsummer Derby,” is considered the marquee race of the summer. A field of eight 3-year-olds was entered on Sunday. usracing.com is publishing profiles of the contenders. 2024 Trave...
The 155th running of the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday (Aug. 24), aka the “Midsummer Derby,” is considered the marquee race of the summer. A field of eight 3-year-olds was entered on Sunday. usracing.com is publishing profiles of the contenders. 2024 Trave...
The 155th running of the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday (Aug. 24), aka the “Midsummer Derby,” is considered the marquee race of the summer. A field of eight 3-year-olds was entered on Sunday. usracing.com is publishing profiles of the contenders. 2024 Trave...
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