travers stakes

Big weekend in Saratoga Springs with Travers Stakes at the track and Creed at SPAC. This is what you need to know.

The 154th Travers Field is one of the strongest we've had in a while. You can make a case for 5 of the 8 three-year-olds winning on Saturday.

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The big race is this Saturday

The most popular race at Saratoga will have a new home this summer

The Paddock Pass is back for Travers week and we brought out the heavy hitters for this years race. NBC Analyst Laffit Pincay and TVG Analyst Simon Bray break down the 11 horse field

This year's Run Happy Travers will be the 149th running of the Travers Stakes so you know the Saratoga Racecourse has a lot planned for all in attendance. The attendance ill once again be capped at 50,000 so get your tickets now to guarantee you'll be there for the "Mid Summer Derby."

Every day throughout the meet, our horse racing insider Brian "The Closer" Mariano will give you his picks to help you win at the windows. The picks will be in order of preference and will include an early Pick 5 ticket, late pick 4 ticket and a best bet on the card! Follow him on twitter @Mariano_closer for his up to the minute selections and updates from Saratoga!

It all came down to Sunday’s workout with American Pharoah and he passed with flying colors.

NYRA President and CEO Chris Kay warned 104.5 The Team listeners two weeks ago that they needed to quickly purchase their Travers tickets before it was sold out.

The wait is over and it is confirmed that Triple Crown winner American Pharoah will be racing in the Travers Stakes this upcoming weekend.