travers

The 151st running of the Travers is this Saturday at the Saratoga Race Course. Even though fans will not be in attendance there's still plenty of reasons to watch. The biggest of those reasons is Sakatoga Stables' Tiz The Law. Tiz The Law is the first New York-bred horse to win the Belmont Stakes since Forester in 1882. Having a homegrown talent be a favorite and potentially winning on his way to a Triple Crown plus the Travers is pretty awesome. NYRA's Andy Serling previews the Travers and the weekend leading up to it.

The 40 days of racing that many Capital Region residents base their summer around is almost here. The Saratoga meet will be very different in light in the COVID-19 pandemic but we now know not only when it will start but also when the major Stakes races will be held. NYRA's Andy Serling recaps the Belmont Stakes and previews the rest of the Belmont meet and changes to Saratoga this summer.

The Belmont is over and we have another Triple Crown winner in Justify but here in New York Horse Racing is just getting started. NYRA's Andy Serling expects a big and fun crowd at Belmont for the rest of their races and the Father's Day celebration should not be missed. That being said who does Serling expect to see running at this year's Travers in Saratoga?

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y (Press Release courtesy of NYRA) . - The 2017 meet at historic Saratoga Race Course will again be highlighted by the Grade 1, $1.2 million Whitney and the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers, the centerpieces of two of the biggest days in North American racing...

This has turned out to be a flat out incredible summer in Saratoga for Mechanicville trainer Chad Brown. He is starting to pull away from reigning training champion, Todd Pletcher, which is an incredible feat in itself. Pletcher has won astonishing 12 training titles since 1998, including each of the last six...

This week is my favorite week of the Saratoga Spa calendar. That can only mean it's Travers Week. Personally,  this Saturday will mark a milestone in my career as it will mark the 30th anniversary of covering the Saratoga racing season...

American Pharoah is running in the Travers on Saturday and jockey Victor Espinoza says it’s not just the horse that makes him feel confident.

Yesterday we learned that Triple Crown winner American Pharoah earned the No. 2 position for the Travers' Stakes on Saturday afternoon at Saratoga Race  Track. Out of the No. 2 position, Pharoah is the clear favorite to win the race, coming in at 1-5 on the odds line...

With or without American Pharaoh, the Travers day race has sold out.  The New York Racing Association, Inc. NYRA today announced that all tickets for Travers Day are officially gone. Many people speculate that Pharaoh will race, others don't believe he will...

Two questions were being asked coming into Saturday at Saratoga.  How would Uncle Mo come back from injury, and who would step up to take control of the three-year-old division?  Well, both were answered in a loud way.  Uncle Mo would come back with a huge, albeit second best effort, and Stay Thirsty staked his claim as the best of his class.