Saratoga Race Course is famous for a lot of reasons: it’s the oldest sporting venue in the United States, it’s host to some of the best horse racing in the world, and it’s a summer playground for titans of industry and celebrities.
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2026 Travers Stakes Cheat Sheet
The 157th edition of the $1 million DraftKings Travers Stakes Saturday at Saratoga Race Course shapes up to be the defining race in determining 3-year-old male champion honors for 2026 at January’s Eclipse Awards. The storied “Mid-Summer Derby” is unquestionably one of the most prestigious prizes in North American Thoroughbred racing.
Five Key Takeaways You Need to Know From Pacific Classic Weekend
America’s Best Racing’s Mike Curry offers five key takeaways from an important weekend of summer racing headlined by the $1 million Pacific Classic Stakes at Del Mar and the $600,000 Alabama Stakes Presented by Keeneland Sales at
SLIDESHOW: Get to Know the 2026 Travers Stakes Contenders
The $1.25 million DraftKings Travers Stakes is arguably the most important race of the summer racing calendar in the United States, a 1 ¼-mile dirt race for 3-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course that typically attracts many of the racehorses fans got to know on that year’s Triple Crown. This year is no exception as the famed “Mid-Summer Derby” on Aug.
