There is still a number of millionaire races this year! Next is Travers Stakes. It is nicknamed the “Mid-Summer 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 was named for William R. Travers, the president of the old Saratoga Racing Association. His horse, Kentucky, won the first running of the Travers.
[align=center]The FF Travers Stakes info:
Date
2022-08-22
Location
Saratoga
Race
Travers Stakes (Gr. 1)
Surface
Dirt
Distance
10 furlongs
Age
3yo
Purse
$1,000,000[/align]
Links:
2018 Travers Stakes - Horse Racing Nation
Travers Stakes - Wikipedia
Past winners in real life:
- 2015 - Keen Ice
- 2016 - Arrogate
- 2017 - West Coast
Past Final Furlong winners:
- 2019 - [color=blue]Ch. Don’t Trip, Track: Fast Time: 1:49.080 SF: 274. He is now inactive under Final Furlong ownership, but we have his half sister, out of amazing racehorse and broodmare, [color=red]NCh. Trippi Flowers. Our filly, [color=red]Fool For Flowers is now switched to steeplechase and doing well.
- 2020 - [color=blue]Ch. Strike It Lucky, Track: Good Time: 2:03.075 SF: 219. This year he won Dubai World Cup and Metropolitan Stakes.
- 2021 - [color=blue]Ch. Ultimate Craving, Track: Fast Time: 1:53.790 SF: 242. We currently own his dam, [color=red]Ch. Opulent, which makes him a half brother to some of our foals! Opulent is a twin sister of [color=blue]NCh. Irish Gold.
Any plans? I may enter [color=blue]Ch. Crème Brûlée, although he’s not really “stakes level” this year (mostly). But he likes the distance, and dirt. And his sire won the 2008 Travers Stakes…
