The Travers Stakes is an American

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held at

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. It is nicknamed the "Midsummer Derby" and is the third-ranked race for American three-year-olds according to international classifications, behind only the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. First held in 1864, it is the oldest stakes race in the United States specifically for 3-year-olds, and 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. From 1943-5, it was run at

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instead of Saratoga due to the war. The race is the highlight of the summer race meeting at Saratoga, just as the

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is the highlight of the spring meeting at

. The purse was increased to $1,000,000 in 1999 and then to $1,250,000 in 2014. The purse for the 2015 renewal was increased to $1,600,000 due to the presence of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. From 2018 until 2022 the Travers Stakes was sponsored by Jim McIngvale under the name of retired stallion Runhappy. The 155th Travers Stakes was run on Saturday, August 24, 2024.

Overview

The Travers is run at scale weights: colts and

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s carry and fillies carry . The Travers has been run at four different distances: *: 1864 to 1889 *: 1890 to 1892 *: 1893, 1894, 1897 and 1904 to present *: 1895 and 1901 to 1903 Travers blanket

Awards for winner

The winner's trophy, known as the

Man o' War Cup The Man o' War Cup, originally the Kenilworth Gold Cup, is a solid gold trophy that commemorates the winners of the Travers Stakes, held each August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. Since 1936, Winners of the T ...

, was designed by Tiffany & Co. Its namesake, Man o' War, won this race in 1920. The trophy was won by Man o' War in a special match race in 1920 against

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, the 1919 American Triple Crown winner. The wife of owner Samuel Riddle donated the trophy in 1936 as the permanent award for winning the race. Each year, the name of the winner is inscribed on the Cup. A gold-plated replica is presented to the winner each year by a member of the Riddle family. The winner of the race is presented with a blanket of carnations, which is approximately 10 feet long and requires about 1,500 flowers and is draped over the

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of the winner. The blanket is red in color outlined with a fringe of white carnation and a large "T" also in white. The carnations are red and white, which are the colors of Saratoga Race Track. The blanket is prepared the night before the race by a Saratoga florist. Winning connections are also given a lawn jockey statue custom-painted in the silk colors of the winning owner to be displayed at the racecourse entrance for the next year. 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.

Notable moments

The 1921 Travers Stakes is known for a betting scandal. In those days,

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rather than parimutuel wagering was the primary method of taking bets on horse races. The original field was fairly light with the favorite, the filly Prudery, owned by

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, facing no serious competition. Then

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entered his colt, Sporting Blood, ostensibly to pick up second place. A few days before the race, however, Rothstein had learned that Prudery was off her feed. He knew he might have a real chance to win. Initially, the odds on the filly were 1-4, while Rothstein's colt was 5–2. On the day of the race, however, a leading three-year-old,

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, was entered by trainer Sam Hildreth. Grey Lag immediately became the favorite, with Prudery the second choice, driving the odds on Sporting Blood up to 3–1. Rothstein bet $150,000 on his horse. Just before post time, Grey Lag was scratched with no explanation. During the race, Sporting Blood overtook the ailing Prudery, gaining his owner nearly half a million dollars, including wagers and the purse. Although many smelled foul play, it was never proven that Hildreth received any payoff or that there was a

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between him and Rothstein. In 1941,

Whirlaway Whirlaway (April 2, 1938 – April 6, 1953) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the fifth winner of the American Triple Crown. He also won the Travers Stakes after his Triple Crown sweep to become the first and only horse to ...

became the only horse ever to win both the American Triple Crown and the Travers Stakes, sometimes referred to as a " superfecta". In 1962,

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won by a nose-bob in track record time over the arguably more talented Ridan after a long, head-to-head battle over the entire mile and a quarter. Still written and talked about today, the race is listed in the 2006 book Horse Racing's Top 100 Moments written by the staff of

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. The race result determined which colt would be named the 1962 U.S. Champion 3-Year-Old Horse. In 1978,

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finished the Travers ahead of rival

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but was disqualified for crowding Alydar off the rail. Alydar was awarded the win. It was the last of 10 times the two would race each other in one of the sport's greatest rivalries. In 1982, Runaway Groom, the Champion Canadian Three year old arrived at Saratoga after competing in the Canadian Triple Crown, having won the Prince of Wales Stakes and Breeders' Stakes, and finishing second in the

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. At the Travers that year, Runaway Groom became the second horse in racing history to beat the three winners of the Triple Crown series in the same race, defeating

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winner Gato Del Sol,

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winner Aloma's Ruler, and

winner Conquistador Cielo. Sun Briar was the first to do so in the 1918 Travers Stakes. The 1997 Travers saw U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockeys Jerry Bailey and Chris McCarron (aboard Behrens and Deputy Commander respectively) in a home-stretch duel wherein Deputy Commander prevailed. Adding to the drama was a thunderstorm which produced hail 24 hours before the race, and the uncertainty around whether or not McCarron would be present after the recent death of his mother. American Pharoah after the Travers

In 2001, Point Given won the Travers before a record Travers Stakes day attendance of 60,486. The total betting handle was $34,529,273, which was a Saratoga record at that time. On August 25, 2012, Alpha and Golden Ticket finished in a dead heat for first place – meaning they could not be separated in the photo finish. Following the race, two canoes were put in the infield pond to commemorate the winners. It was the first official tie in the race's history and the winning owners split the $800,000 first-place prize money. In 1874, Attila and Acrobat dead heated but were forced to run off to break the tie. On August 29, 2015, the 146th Travers Stakes saw Triple Crown winner American Pharoah race in front of a NYRA capped crowd of 50,000, making the event a sellout for the first time ever. In addition, the purse was raised to $1.6 million. The race reaffirmed Saratoga's reputation as the "graveyard of champions" when Keen Ice defeated American Pharoah. In 2016, The 147th Travers was equally notable as

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rolled home to win by 13 1/2 lengths and set a new stakes record, finishing the race in 1:59:36. Arrogate's victory helped Bob Baffert to avenge his loss the previous year with American Pharoah. In 2023, Arcangelo by Arrogate won the 154th Travers trained by Jena Antonucci, the first woman to have a horse she trained win one of the three races in American horse racing's triple crown. The horse was ridden in the 2023 Belmont Stakes by jockey

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, winner aboard

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in the 2023

. Arcangelo was shipped to the

where he won the Travers. by one length in a time of 2:02.23 over a muddy track making Antonucci the second female to win the race in its 154-year history. The horse was ridden by jockey

who set a record of seven winnings in the race. In 2024, Thorpedo Anna competed in the 155th Travers looking to become the first filly to win this race since 1915. Despite a late challenge down the home stretch, Fierceness ended up winning the race, defeating her by a nose at the wire.

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of miles) * 1:59.36 –

(2016) Most wins by a

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: * 7 –

(2006, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2023) Most wins by a trainer: * 5 – Bert Mulholland (1939, 1950, 1951, 1962, 1963) Most wins by an owner: * 5 – Dwyer Brothers Stable (1881, 1883, 1886, 1888, 1890) * 5 – George D. Widener Jr. (1939, 1950, 1951, 1962, 1963) * 5 – Rokeby Stable (1964, 1969, 1972, 1987, 1993) Record victory margin: * 22 lengths –

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(1967)

Winners

*To date, Whirlaway is the only Triple Crown winner to win the Travers Stakes.

Sire lines

Winners of the Travers Stakes can be connected to each other due to the practice of arranging horse breeding based on their previous success. All of the horses can be traced back to the three foundational sires, with Godolphin Arabian the ancestor of 14 winners, Byerley Turk the ancestor of 14 winners, and Darley Arabian the ancestor of 128 winners, including all winners since 2009. The Mr Prospector direct sire line has produced the last 2 Travers Stakes winners.

Darley Arabian sire line

* the Darley Arabian (1700c) sire line (all branched through the

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(1764) line) produced 128 Stakes winners (121 colts, 4 geldings, 3 fillies), including all winners from 2009 to present. The main branches of this sire line are: ** the King Fergus (1775) branch (all branched through the Voltigeur (1847) line), produced 15 winners. His sire line continued primarily through his son Vedette (1854) with 12 winners, due primarily to his son

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(1872) with 8 winners (exclusively through St. Simon (1881), most recently Thunder Rumble in

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) ** the Potoooooooo (1773) branch produced 113 winners (all branched through the Waxy (1790) line). The primary branch of this sire line is through

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(1807), which has produced 110 winners. In turn, the primary branch continues through Sir Hercules (1826), which has produced 84 winners, and then the Birdcatcher (1833) branch which produced 78 winners. From Birdcatcher, the branch of The Baron (1842) has produced 74 winners (exclusively through the Stockwell (1849) line). Birdcatcher's grandson

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(1870) sired

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(1877), whose sire line accounts for 66 winners. The main branch of the Bend Or sire line continued through his son Bona Vista (1889) with 54 winners, exclusively through the Phalaris (1913) line, which has dominated in the last several decades (including all winners from 2009 to present) through the following sons: ***the Pharamond (1925) branch (4 winners, most recently Chompion in

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); ***the

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(1924) branch (23 winners exclusively through Native Dancer (1950) with his win in the 1953 Travers Stakes, exclusively through his son

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(1961) with 22 winners, down through Mr Prospector (1970) with 19 winners through 9 different sons:

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, with his win in the 1990 Travers Stakes, and 8 other sons through their progeny (most recently Fierceness in

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, with his son Fappiano (1977) (exclusively through his son Unbridled (1987)) with 6 winners, most recently Arcangelo in

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); ***the Pharos (1920) branch, (27 winners all branched through the Nearco (1935) line, through his sons Royal Charger (1942),

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(1954), and Nasrullah (1940)). The Royal Charger branch (exclusively through the

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(1958) line) produced 5 winners (most recently Catholic Boy in

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), the Nearctic branch produced 7 winners (exclusively through his son

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(1961), most recently

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), while the Nasrullah branch produced 15 winners primarily due to his son

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(1954) with 10 winners (primarily through his son Boldnesian (1963) with 6 winners (exclusively through the A.P. Indy (1989) line), most recently Essential Quality in

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). *** special notes: **** the Whalebone (1807) branch produced two main lines: the primary branch of Sir Hercules (1826), and the secondary branch of

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(1822) which produced 21 winners (exclusively through the Touchstone (1831) line). The Camel branch continued primarily through two of this grandsons: the

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(1841) branch (8 winners, primarily through

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(1875) with 6 winners, most recently Holy Bull in

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) and the Newminster (1848) branch (11 winners, primarily through the Bay Ronald (1893) line with 6 winners, most recently Loud in

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). A third branch through Whalebone is via Waverley (exclusively through the

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(1893) line) which produced 5 winners, most recently Thinking Cap in 1955. **** the Sir Hercules (1826) branch produced two main lines: the primary branch of Birdcatcher (1833), and the secondary branch of Faugh-a-Ballagh (1841) which produced 6 winners (exclusively through the Leamington (1853) line), most recently 1894 Travers Stakes winner Henry of Navarre. **** the Stockwell (1849) branch produced two main lines: the primary branch of Doncaster (1870), and the secondary branch of

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(1857) which produced 5 winners (exclusively through the Rock Sand (1900) line), most recently 1963 Travers Stakes winner Crewman. **** the Bend Or (1877) branch produced two main lines: the primary branch of Bona Vista (1889), and the secondary branch of

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(1883) which produced 8 winners (exclusively through the Teddy (1913) line), most recently 1991 Travers Stakes winner Corporate Report.

Godolphin Arabian sire line

* the Godolphin Arabian (1724c) sire line produced 14 winners (13 colts, 1 filly). The main branches of this sire (all branched through the West Australian (1850) line) are: ** the

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(1861) branch produced 3 winners, most recently

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) ** the

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(1858) branch produced 11 winners, including: *** Joe Daniels (1869), winner of the 1872 Travers Stakes ***

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(1871), winner of the 1874 Travers Stakes ***

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(1874), winner of the 1877 Travers Stakes *** the

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(1870) branch produced 1 winner (most recently of the Vallera in 1891) *** the

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(1876) branch produced 7 winners including: **** Stowaway (1890), winner of the 1893 Travers Stakes **** the

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(1893) branch produced 6 winners (exclusively through the Fair Play (1905) line), including 1921 Travers Stakes winner Sporting Blood (1918) and 5 winners through the Man o' War (1917) line, including his win in the 1920 Travers Stakes, and 4 direct male progeny, most recently Colonel John in

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Byerley Turk sire line

* the Byerley Turk (1680c) sire line produced 14 winners (10 colts, 1 gelding, 3 fillies). The main branches of this sire (all branched through the Herod (1758) line) are: ** the

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(1773) branch produced 4 winners (all branched through the Buzzard (1787) line). The main branches of this sire line are: *** the Castrel (1801) branch produced 1 winner, most recently Sir John in

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*** the

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(1802) branch produced 3 winners (all branched through the

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(1864) line). The main branches of this sire are: **** Carley B (1879), winner of the 1882 Travers Stakes **** the Hindoo (1878) branch produced 2 winners, including his win in the 1878 Travers Stakes, and 1 direct sire line progeny, most recently

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in 1905 ** the Florizel (1768) branch produced 10 winners, all branched through the Lexington (1850) line. Lexington sired 9 winners plus one additional direct sire line progeny, including: ***

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, winner of the 1864 Travers Stakes *** Maiden, winner of the 1865 Travers Stakes *** Merrill, winner of the 1866 Travers Stakes *** The Banshee, winner of the 1868 Travers Stakes ***

Kingfisher Kingfishers are a family, the Alcedinidae, of small to medium-sized, brightly coloured birds in the order Coraciiformes. They have a cosmopolitan distribution, with most species living in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Oceania, ...

, winner of the 1870 Travers Stakes *** Harry Bassett, winner of the 1871 Travers Stakes *** Tom Bowling, winner of the 1873 Travers Stakes *** the

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branch produced 1 winner (most recently D' Artagnan in

1875 Events January * January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the year (Third C ...

) *** Sultana, winner of the 1876 Travers Stakes *** Duke of Magenta, winner of the 1878 Travers Stakes ;Travers Stakes winners with male-line descendants including other Travers Stakes winners: * Native Dancer ( 1953 winner) – 20 colts; most recently

(

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

) * Man o' War ( 1920 winner) – 4 colts; most recently Colonel John (

) * Broomstick ( 1904 winner) – 3 colts; most recently Arise (

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...

) * Eight Thirty ( 1939 winner) – 2 colts; most recently Crewman (

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

) *

Sword Dancer Sword Dancer (April 24, 1956 – November 16, 1984) was an American National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Eclipse Award, Champion Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse. He was the leading American colt of his generation an ...

( 1959 winner) – 2 colts; most recently Corporate Report (

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

) *

( 1988 winner) – 2 colts; most recently Will's Way (

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

) * Forty Niner ( 1988 winner) – 2 colts; most recently Flower Alley (

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

) * Bernardini ( 2006 winner) – 2 colts; most recently

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(

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

) * Sir Dixon ( 1888 winner) – 1 colt;

Blues Blues is a music genre and musical form that originated among African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues has incorporated spiritual (music), spirituals, work songs, field hollers, Ring shout, shouts, cha ...

( 1901) * Hindoo ( 1881 winner) – 1 colt;

( 1905) * Sun Briar ( 1918 winner) – 1 colt; Sun Flag ( 1924) * Tompion ( 1960 winner) – 1 colt; Chompion (

) *

( 1962 winner) – 1 colt; Jatski (

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

) * Key to the Mint ( 1972 winner) – 1 colt; Java Gold (

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

) *

( 1967 winner) – 1 colt; Corporate Report (1991) *

Spur A spur is a metal tool designed to be worn in pairs on the heels of riding boots for the purpose of directing a horse or other animal to move forward or laterally while riding. It is usually used to refine the riding aids (commands) and to ba ...

( 1916 winner) – 1 colt; Holy Bull (

) * Easy Goer ( 1989 winner) – 1 colt; Will's Way (1996) *

Thunder Gulch Thunder Gulch (May 23, 1992 – March 19, 2018) was a Eclipse Award, Champion United States, American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for his wins in the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes in 1995, which earned him the title of Eclipse Awar ...

( 1995 winner) – 1 colt; Point Given (

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

) * Deputy Commander ( 1997 winner) – 1 colt; Ten Most Wanted (

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

) * Birdstone ( 2004 winner) – 1 colt; Summer Bird (

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

)

References

External links

Travers Stakes 1921

Ten Things You Should Know About the Travers Stakes at Hello Race Fans!
{{authority control Graded stakes races in the United States Flat horse races for three-year-olds Grade 1 stakes races in the United States Horse races in New York (state) Saratoga Race Course Recurring sporting events established in 1864 1864 establishments in New York (state)