SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (WRGB) — It’s one of the biggest days of the year in the Capital Region, the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course – the event capping off a racing season that began with the ...

Godolphin's homebred Sovereignty delivered on his 1-4 favoritism in the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga, romping home to win by ten lengths over Bracket Buster (17-1). "We are ...

With all the attention on the short field topped by Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Sovereignty, Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Travers has left bettors with a sour taste in their mouth. Many ...

Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey can tie the record for most wins by a trainer when he sends out longshot Corporate Report in the 2024 Travers Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course in Upstate ...

The Travers Stakes (G1) had it all. An exciting matchup. A thrilling finish. A packed house at America's most beloved racetrack. It figures to be a race that in the years to come will be frequently ...

It’s a nasty old saw that cuts many ways, the nickname for Saratoga: “Graveyard of Champions.” This year, with four hot graded-stakes money-horses packed into a tight 8-horse field for the 156th ...

Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Sovereignty will return to the spotlight at the 2025 Travers Stakes on Saturday. Sovereignty edged out Journalism to win two legs of the Triple Crown this year ...

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 ¼ ...

The always self-assured Mike Repole may not be supremely confident heading into the Travers Stakes (G1), but he hasn't lost an ounce of faith in his homebred champion Fierceness . As the Aug. 24 ...

The stage was set last Saturday for a memorable Travers Day card. The weather was warm but not too warm, and there was no rain in the forecast. A huge crowd was of course expected – it turned out to ...

Trainer Bill Mott is jubilant after his trainee Sovereignty with jockey Junior Alvarado won the 62nd running of the Jim Dandy at the Saratoga Race Course Saturday July 26, 2025 in Saratoga Springs, ...