The Travers Stakes is a 1 million grade I stakes and is also known as the midsummer Derby.
Summer Bird wins the 2009 Travers Stakes
The Travers Stakes have been held in Saratoga Springs singe 1864
The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. 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. The race was not run in 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1911, and 1912.
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 purse 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.
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August 29, 2009
Summer Bird wins the Travers Stakes on a very sloppy track and does it with a hand ride. The Grade I Travers Stakes is very prestigious and important in picking horse of the year.
What a nice horse Summer Bird has turned out to be. A genuine horse with abilities to win the Belmont and then the Grade I Travers.
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