travers stakes

Ladies and Gentlemen: Get ready. It’s just about post time…and party time. We’re oh so close to enchanted mornings, and exciting afternoons. That’s right. We’re exactly four days away from the Saratoga Race Course opening its doors.

Brian Sinkoff was joined on "Sound-off with Sinkoff" Tuesday (6/28/11) by Dan Silver, the Director of Communications for NYRA.

For the first time ever, horseracing fans across the country will get to see all of the major stakes races at Saratoga Race Course this summer. NYRA and the NBC Sports Group announced a partnership to broadcast “Summer at Saratoga,” live racing over seven weekends this summer beginning on July 23rd and including the $1 million Travers Stakes on August 27th.

When does the Saratoga racing season begin?  What are the giveaways this year?  What day is the Travers Stakes? Fear not horseracing fans, I have your answers before the 143rd season at Saratoga Race Course begins.