The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The Travers is the oldest Thoroughbred horse race in the United States. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Saratoga Race Course is a famous horse-racing track in Saratoga Springs, New York. ... Saratoga Springs redirects here. ... A colt or filly with its mother A Colt is a young male horse, under the age of four. ... A gelding is a castrated animal—in English, a castrated male horse. ... The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass in a number of different systems, including various systems of units of mass that formed part of English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Filly is also a town in Belgium. ... A graded stakes race is a term applied to a Thoroughbred horse race in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay. ... Thoroughbred horse racing in the United Kingdom is governed by the Horseracing Regulatory Authority (the HRA) which makes and enforces the rules, issues licences or permits to trainers and jockeys, and runs the races through their race course officials. ... Saratoga Race Course is a famous horse-racing track in Saratoga Springs, New York. ... Saratoga Springs redirects here. ...

First held in 1864, it was named for William R. Travers, the president of the old Saratoga Racing Association. His horse, Kentucky, won the first running of the Travers. Aside from 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1911, and 1912, it has been held every year since. William R. Travers (1819-1887) was an American lawyer who made a fortune on Wall Street. ...

The field for the Travers is limited to three-year-olds, Colts and geldings carrying 126 pounds (57 kg) and fillies carrying 123 pounds (56 kg)...and since 1999 the first prize has been $1,000,000. The race is the highlight of the summer race meeting at Saratoga, just as the Belmont Stakes is the highlight of the spring meeting at Belmont Park. In thoroughbred horse-racing, a colt is defined as a male horse less than five years old; in harness racing a colt is a male horse less than four years old. ... A gelding is a castrated animal—in English, a castrated male horse. ... Filly is also a town in Belgium. ... The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. ... Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse-racing facility located in the hamlet of Elmont, New York in Nassau County on Long Island (just outside of New York City). ...

On the day that Point Given won the Travers (August 25th, 2001), it was a record Travers Stakes day attendance of 60,486. The race, dubbed the "Midsummmer Derby," achieved a total betting handle of $34,529,273. This was also a Saratoga record. Point Given is an American racehorse foaled on March 27, 1998 in Kentucky was sired by Thunder Gulch out of Turkos Turn. ...

In 1982, Runaway Groom, the Champion Canadian Three year old, trained by John DiMario, arrived at the Saratoga backstretch after a grueling season competing in the Canadian Triple Crown, winning the Prince of Wales Stakes, the Breeders' Stakes, and finishing second in the Queen's Plate. At the Travers that year, Runaway Groom became the only horse in racing history to beat the Kentucky Derby winner Gato Del Sol, the Preakness Stakes winner Aloma's Ruler, and the Belmont Stakes winner Conquistador Cielo in the same race. Runaway Groom (born 1979) is a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. ... The Sovereign Award for Champion 3-Year-Old Male Horse is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honor. ... The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (Triple Crown for short, but the term is also used in other sports, and thus the full name should be used when it could cause confusion) consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. ... The Prince of Wales Stakes is a Grade I stakes race for Thoroughbred race horses first run in 1929. ... The Breeders Stakes is a Grade I stakes race for Thoroughbred race horses first run in 1889. ... The Queens Plate is North Americas oldest thoroughbred horse race, run at a distance of 1 1/4 miles for 3-year-old thoroughbed horses, foaled in Canada, run annually in July at Woodbine Racetrack, Etobicoke (Toronto), Ontario. ... The Kentucky Derby, the worlds preeminent horse race, is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. ... The Preakness Stakes is a classic 1 3/16 mile (1. ... The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. ... Conquistador Cielo (March 20, 1979 - December 17, 2002) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. ...

The Travers has been run at four different distances:

• 1 3/4 miles (2.81 km): 1864 to 1889
• 1 1/2 miles (2.41 km): 1890 to 1892
• 1 1/4 miles (2.01 km): 1893, 1894, 1897 and 1904 to present
• 1 1/8 miles (1.81 km): 1895 and 1901 to 1903

Travers Trophy

The trophy, known as the Man O' War Cup, was designed by Tiffany and Co. In 1920, its namesake Man O' War defeated Sir Barton in a match race in Canada. The wife of owner Samuel Riddle donated the trophy as the permanent award for winning the race. A gold-plated replica is presented to the winner each year by a member of the Riddle family.^[1] Man O War, (March 29, 1917 Nursery Stud farm, Lexington, Kentucky - November 1, 1947, Faraway Farm) [1] is considered by many to be the greatest US thoroughbred racehorse of all time. ... The outside of a Tiffany & Co. ... Sir Barton, (1916-1937), was a chestnut thoroughbred colt, who, in 1919 became the first winner of the American Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing even before the phrase Triple Crown was applied. ... Samuel Doyle Riddle (July 1, 1861 - January 8, 1951) He was born in Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania, a small town southwest of Philadelphia given the family name in honor of his grandfather. ...

Travers Canoe

Since 1961, the colors of the Travers winner have been painted onto a canoe which sits on a pond in the infield. The canoe itself has been a fixture at the track since 1926.^[2]

Sponsorship

On July 18, 2006, the state lottery announced its sponsorship of the Travers Stakes.^[3]

Winners of the Travers Stakes

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References

1. ^ The Travers Trophy (HTML). New York Racing Association. Retrieved on 2006-08-07.
2. ^ The Travers Canoe (HTML). New York Racing Association. Retrieved on 2006-08-07.
3. ^ "New York Lottery is Presenting Sponsor of Travers Stakes", Blood-Horse, 2006-07-18. Retrieved on 2006-08-07. 

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External link

• NYRA Travers History Page