Last year’s Travers was historic in every sense of the word. All-World Arrogate had his coming out party as he won the G1 Travers Stakes in a record time of 1:59.36 seconds at Saratoga Race Course. It was truly one of the greatest performances Saratoga has ever seen. On Saturday, August 26, 2017, the 148th running of the Grade 1, $1,250,000 Travers Stakes will anchor a massive race card at Saratoga. No matter if you’re looking for contenders, Travers day races, news, 2016 Travers Stakes results and payouts, past winners, Saratoga picks and tips, or handicapping advice, this will be your source for information.

2017 TRAVERS STAKES CONTENDERS

Purse: $1,250,000
Grade: 1
Distance: 1 1/4 Miles
Age: 3
Last Year’s Winner: Arrogate
Track and Stakes Record: Arrogate (2016) 1:59.36

Horse	Trainer	Last Start
Always Dreaming	Todd Pletcher	3rd, 2017 Jim Dandy (G2)
Cloud Computing	Chad Brown	5th, 2017 Jim Dandy (G2)
Fayeq	Kiaran McLaughlin	1st, Saratoga Allowance (7/26/17)
Game Over	Jorge Navarro	2nd, 2017 West Virginia Derby (G3)
Girvin	Joe Sharp	1st, 2017 Haskell Invitational (G1)
Giuseppe The Great	Nick Zito	2nd, 2017 Jim Dandy (G2)
Good Samaritan	Bill Mott	1st, 2017 Jim Dandy (G2)
Gunnevera	Antonio Sano	1st, 2017 Tangelo Stakes
Irap	Doug O'Neill	1st, 2017 Indiana Derby (G3)
Lookin At Lee	Steve Asmussen	3rd, 2017 West Virginia Derby (G3)
McCraken	Ian Wilkes	2nd, 2017 Haskell Invitational (G1)
Outplay	Todd Pletcher	1st, 2017 Curlin
Tapwrit	Todd Pletcher	1st, 2017 Belmont Stakes (G1)
Timeline	Chad Brown	5th, 2017 Haskell Invitational (G1)
West Coast	Bob Baffert	1st, 2017 Los Alamitos Derby (G3)

2017 TRAVERS DAY RACES AND CONTENDERS

While the G1 Travers Stakes will be the centerpiece, Travers Day includes six Grade 1 races which will also feature the $1 million Sword Dancer Invitational, the $500,000 Ketel One Ballerina, the $600,000 Forego, the $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial, the $700,000 Personal Ensign, and Grade 2, $400,000 Woodford Reserve Ballston Spa. Here’s the latest contenders and probables for the massive Travers Day card.

SWORD DANCER

Purse: $1,000,000
Grade: 1
Distance: 1 1/2 Miles (Turf)
Age: 3+
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Race: Longines Turf
Contenders: Hunter O’Riley

KETEL ONE BALLERINA

Purse: $500,000
Grade: 1
Distance: 7 Furlongs
Age: F&M 3+
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Race: Filly & Mare Sprint
Contenders: Finley’sluckycharm, Paulassilverlining, Carina Mia

WOODFORD RESERVE BALLSTON SPA

Purse: $400,000
Grade: 2
Distance: 1 1/16 Miles
Age: F&M 3+
Contenders: Antonoe, Time and Motion

FOREGO

Purse: $600,000
Grade: 1
Distance: 7 Furlongs
Age: 3+
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Race: Las Vegas Dirt Mile
Contenders: Mind Your Biscuits, Mor Spirit, Danzing Candy, El Deal, Tommy Macho, Drefong, Tom’s Ready

PERSONAL ENSIGN

Purse: $700,000
Grade: 1
Distance: 1 1/8 Miles
Age: F&M 3+
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Race: Longines Distaff
Contenders: Forever Unbridled, Going for Broke, Lightstream, Songbird, Carina Mia

H. ALLEN JERKENS MEMORIAL

Purse: $500,000
Grade: 1
Distance: 7 Furlongs
Age: 3
Contenders: Practical Joke, Coal Front, American Anthem, Klimt, Takaful, Mr. Crow, Petrov, Phi Beta Express, Tale of Silence, No Dozing

LATEST TRAVERS STAKES NEWS

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2016 TRAVERS STAKES RESULTS AND PAYOUTS

Arrogate’s 2016 Travers Stakes victory was not only the fastest of all-time, it was the third-largest margin of victory in the Travers behind Damascus (1967, 22 lengths) and General Assembly (15 lengths). Get results and payouts to the Travers below along with winners of the remaining races from the 2016 Travers Day card. Also, be sure to download our 2017 Travers Day Wagering Guide by clicking the button below. These wagering guides are included at least once a month as part of our premium picks packages. Last year’s Travers Day premium picks paid out $4,245.10!

$2.00 Exacta	1-2	$134.50
$2.00 Trifecta	1-2-14	$2,028.00
$2.00 Superfecta	1-2-14-9	$20,912.00
$2.00 Daily Double	6-1	$32.60
$2.00 Pick 3	11-6-1	$81.50
$2.00 Pick 4	9/13-5/11/12-6-1	$415.00
$2.00 Pick 6, 5 Correct	5-10-9/13-5/11/12-6-1	$88.00
$2.00 Pick 6, 6 Correct	5-10-9/13-5/11/12-6-1	$7,797.00

2016 Travers Stakes – Arrogate – Race Recap/Replay

2016 Woodford Reserve Ballston Spa Stakes – Strike Charmer – Race Recap/Replay

2016 Longines Sword Dancer Stakes – Flintshire (GB) – Race Recap/Replay

2016 Priority One Jets Forego Stakes – A. P. Indian – Race Recap/Replay

2016 Ketel One King’s Bishop Stakes – Drefong – Race Recap/Replay

2016 Ballerina Stakes – Haveyougoneaway – Race Recap/Replay

2016 Personal Ensign Stakes – Cavorting – Race Recap/Replay

PAST TRAVERS STAKES WINNERS

Also known as the “Mid-Summer Derby,” the G1 Travers Stakes is one of the oldest stakes races for 3-year-olds in the United States and is a centerpiece of the Saratoga meet. This year will mark the 148th running of the historic race, however, in it’s history the race was not ran in 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1911, and 1912. The distance of the race has ranged from 1 1/8 miles to 1 3/4 miles before the now traditional distance of 1 1/4 miles more than a century ago.

Year	Horse	Time	Owner	Trainer	Jockey	Value
2016	Arrogate	1:59.36	Juddmonte Farms, Inc.	Bob Baffert	Mike E. Smith	$670,000
2015	Keen Ice	2:01.57	Donegal Racing	Dale L. Romans	Javier Castellano	$850,000
2014	V. E. Day	2:02.93	Magalen O. Bryant	James A. Jerkens	Javier Castellano	$670,000
2013	Will Take Charge	2:02.68	Willis D. Horton	D. Wayne Lukas	Luis Saez	$600,000
2012	Alpha	2:02.74	Godolphin Racing LLC	Kiaran P. McLaughlin	Ramon A. Dominguez	$400,000
2012	Golden Ticket	2.02.74	Magic City Thoroughbred Partners	Kenneth G. McPeek	David Cohen	$400,000
2011	Stay Thirsty	2:03.03	Repole Stable	Todd A. Pletcher	Javier Castellano	$600,000
2010	Afleet Express	2:03.28	Gainsway Farm and Martin Cherry	James A. Jerkens	Javier Castellano	$600,000
2009	Summer Bird	2:02.83	Jayaraman, Dr. K. K. and Jayaraman, Dr. Vilasini D.	Tim A. Ice	Kent J. Desormeaux	$600,000
2008	Colonel John	2:03.20	WinStar Farm LLC	Eoin G. Harty	Garrett K. Gomez	$600,000
2007	Street Sense	2:02.69	James B. Tafel	Carl A. Nafzger	Calvin H. Borel	$600,000
2006	Bernardini	2:01.60	Darley Stable	Tom Albertrani	Javier Castellano	$600,000
2005	Flower Alley	2:02.8	Melnyk Racing Stables, Inc.	Todd A. Pletcher	John Velazquez	$600,000
2004	Birdstone	2:02 2/5	Marylou Whitney Stables	Nicholas Zito	Edgar Prado	$600,000
2003	Ten Most Wanted	2:02	J. Paul Reddam	Wallace Dollase	Pat Day	$600,000
2002	Medaglia d'Oro	2:02 2/5	Edmund A. Gann	Robert Frankel	Jerry Bailey	$600,000
2001	Point Given	2:01 2/5	Thoroughbred Corporation	Bob Baffert	Gary Stevens	$600,000
2000	Unshaded	2:02 2/5	James B. Tafel	Carl Nafzger	Shane Sellers	$600,000
1999	Lemon Drop Kid	2:02	Jeanne G. Vance	Flint S. Schulhofer	Jose Santos	$600,000
1998	Coronado's Quest	2:03 2/5	Stuart S. Janney III	Claude R. McGaughey III	Mike Smith	$450,000
1997	Deputy Commander	2:04	Horizon St.Jarviset, et al.	Wally Dollase	Chris McCarron	$450,000
1996	Will's Way	2:02 2/5	William Clifton Jr.	H. James Bond	Jorge Chavez	$450,000
1995	Thunder Gulch	2:03 3/5	Michael Tabor	D. Wayne Lukas	Gary Stevens	$450,000
1994	Holy Bull	2:02	Warren A Croll Jr	Warren A Croll Jr	Mike Smith	$450,000
1993	Sea Hero	2:01 4/5	Rokeby Stable	MacK. Miller	Jerry Bailey	$600,000
1992	Thunder Rumble	2:00 4/5	Braeburn Farm	Richard O'Connell	Herb McCauley	$600,000
1991	Corporate Report	2:01 1/5	William T. Young	D. Wayne Lukas	Chris McCarron	$600,000
1990	Rhythm	2:02 3/5	Ogden Phipps	Claude R. McGaughey III	Craig Perret	$707,100
1989	Easy Goer	2:00 4/5	Ogden Phipps	Claude R. McGaugheyIII	Pat Day	$653,100
1988	Forty Niner	2:01 2/5	Claiborne Farm	Woody Stevens	Chris McCarron	$653,500
1987	Java Gold	2:02	Rokeby Stable	MacK. Miller	Pat Day	$673,800
1986	Wise Times	2:03 2/5	Russell Reineman	Phil Gleaves	Jerry Bailey	$203,700
1985	Chief's Crown	2:01 1/5	Star Crown Stables	Roger Laurin	Angel Cordero Jr.	$202,800
1984	Carr de Naskra	2:02 3/5	Virginia Kraft Payson	Richard J. Lundy	Laffit Pincay Jr.	$184,500
1983	Play Fellow	2:01	Carl Lauer	Harvey Vanier	Pat Day	$135,000
1982	Runaway Groom	2:02 3/5	Albert Coppola	John DiMario	Jeffrey Fell	$132,900
1981	Willow Hour	2:03 4/5	Marcia W. Schott	James E. Picou	Eddie Maple	$135,600
1980	Temperence Hill	2:02 4/5	Loblolly Stable	Joseph B. Cantey	Eddie Maple	$100,980
1979	General Assembly	2:00	Bertram R. Firestone	Leroy Jolley	Jacinto Vasquez	$80,850
1978	Alydar	2:02	Calumet Farm	John M. Veitch	Jorge Velasquez	$62,880
1977	Jatski	2:01 3/5	William Murray	William Cole	Sam Maple	$68,160
1976	Honest Pleasure	2:00 1/5	Bertram R. Firestone	Leroy Jolley	Craig Perret	$65,040
1975	Wajima	2:02	East-West Stable	Steve DiMauro	Braulio Baeza	$65,220
1974	Holding Pattern	2:05 1/5	John Gerbas Jr.	James J. Sarner Jr.	Michael Miceli	$69,660
1973	Annihilate 'Em	2:01 3/5	Patricia Blass	Douglas Davis Jr.	Ron Turcotte	$68,280
1972	Key To The Mint	2:01 1/5	Rokeby Stable	Elliott Burch	Braulio Baeza	$66,600
1971	Bold Reason	2:02 2/5	William A. Levin	Angel Penna	Laffit Pincay Jr.	$66,420
1970	Loud	2:01	William Haggin Perry	James W. Maloney	Jacinto Vasquez	$73,385
1969	Arts and Letters	2:01 3/5	Rokeby Stable	Elliott Burch	Braulio Baeza	$69,290
1968	Chompion	2:04 4/5	C. V. Whitney	Ivor G. Balding	Jean Cruguet	$55,802
1967	Damascus	2:01 3/5	Mrs. Edith W. Bancroft	Frank Y. Whiteley Jr.	William Shoemaker	$52,065
1966	Buckpasser	2:01 3/5	Ogden Phipps	Edward A. Neloy	Braulio Baeza	$53,690
1965	Hail To All	2:02 1/5	Mrs. Ben Cohen	Edward Yowell	John Sellers	$56,777
1964	Quadrangle	2:04 2/5	Rokeby Stable	Elliott Burch	M. Ycaza	$52,033
1963	Crewman	2:20 2/5	George D. Widener	W. F. Mulholland	E. Guerin	$52,910
1962	Jaipur	2:01 3/5	George D. Widener	W. F. Mulholland	W. Shoemaker	$53,722
1961	Beau Prince	2:03	Calumet Farm	H. A. Jones	S. Brooks	$54,210
1960	Tompion	2:03 2/5	C. V. Whitney	J. J. Greely Jr.	W. Hartack	$53,165
1959	Sword Dancer	2:04 1/5	Brookmeade Stable	Elliott Burch	M. Ycaza	$51,962
1958	Piano Jim	2:05 4/5	Walter M. Jeffords	O. White	R. Ussery	$29,920
1957	Gallant Man	2:04	Ralph Lowe	J. A. Nerud	W. Shoemaker	$29,500
1956	Oh Johnny	2:06 1/5	Mrs. Wallace Gilroy	N. R. McLeod	H. Woodhouse	$33,200
1955	Thinking Cap	2:06 2/5	Christiana Stable	H. S. Clark	P. J. Bailey	$19,150
1954	Fisherman	2:06	C. V. Whitney	S. E. Veitch	H. Woodhouse	$19,500
1953	Native Dancer	2:05 3/5	A. G. Vanderbilt	W. C. Winfrey	E. Guerin	$18,850
1952	One Count	2:07 2/5	Mrs. W. M. Jeffords	O. White	E. Guerin	$16,450
1951	Battlefield	2:06 1/5	George D. Widener	W. F. Mulholland	E. Arcaro	$15,000
1950	Lights Up	2:03	George D. Widener	W. F. Mulholland	G. Hettinger	$16,350
1949	Arise	2:06 1/5	Addison Stable	J. C. Bentley	C. Errico	$16,600
1948	Ace Admiral	2:05	Main Chance Farm	J. W. Smith	T. Atkinson	$19,650
1947	Young Peter	2:06 1/5	Mrs. R. L. Gerry	G. P. Odom	T. May	$19,375
1946	Natchez	2:08	Mrs. W. M. Jeffords	O. White	T. Atkinson	$24,750
1945	Adonis	2:02 4/5	William Helis	W. Booth	C. McCreary	$28,680
1944	By Jimminy	2:03 2/5	Alfred P. Parker	J. W. Smith	E. Arcaro	$25,015
1943	Eurasian	2:03 4/5	Mill River Stable	S. Rutchick	S. Brooks	$19,850
1942	Shut Out	2:04 2/5	Greentree Stable	J. M. Gaver	E. Arcaro	$17,825
1941	Whirlaway	2:05 4/5	Calumet Farm	Ben Jones	A. Robertson	$16,900
1940	Fenelon	2:04 2/5	Belair Stud	J. Fitzsimmons	J. Stout	$17,425
1939	Eight Thirty	2:06 3/5	George D. Widener	W. F. Mulholland	H. Richards	$16,575
1938	Thanksgiving	2:03 3/5	Mrs. Parker Corning	M. Hirsch	E. Arcaro	$14,400
1937	Burning Star	2:04 4/5	Shandon Farm	J. J. Greely	W. D. Wright	$14,550
1936	Granville	2:05 4/5	Belair Stud	J. Fitzsimmons	J. Stout	$14,700
1935	Gold Foam	2:04 3/5	Starmount Stable	J. M. Milburn	S. Coucci	$14,675
1934	Observant	2:05 3/5	Morton L. Schwartz	M. Hirsch	L. Humphries	$14,650
1933	Inlander	2:08	Brookmeade Stable	R. A. Smith	R. Jones	$21,050
1932	War Hero	2:05 4/5	Glen Riddle Farm	G. Conway	L. Gilbert	$23,150
1931	Twenty Grand	2:04 3/5	Greentree Stable	J. Rowe Jr.	L. McAtee	$33,000
1930	Jim Dandy	2:08	Chaffee Earl	J. B. McKee	F. Baker	$27,050
1929	Beacon Hill	2:04 1/5	H. P. Whitney	J. Rowe Jr.	A. Robertson	$31,825
1928	Petee-Wrack	2:08	J. R. Macomber	W. Booth	S. O'Donnell	$30,555
1927	Brown Bud	2:05 3/5	Frederick Johnson	A. Gunther	L. Fator	$29,925
1926	Mars	2:04 3/5	Walter M. Jeffords	S. D. Harlan	F. Coltiletti	$15,050
1925	Dangerous	2:10 4/5	G. A. Cochran	W. Duke	C. Kummer	$13,425
1924	Sun Flag	2:04 2/5	G. A. Cochran	C. H. Shilling	F. Keogh	$14,675
1923	Wilderness	2:04	R. T. Wilson	T. J. Healey	B. Marinelli	$13,500
1922	Little Chief	2:13 2/5	Rancocas Stable	S. C. Hildreth	L. Fator	$11,325
1921	Sporting Blood	2:05 4/5	Redstone Stable	W. Booth	L. Lyke	$10,275
1920	Man o' War	2:01 4/5	Glen Riddle Farm	L. Feustel	A. Schuttinger	$9,275
1919	Hannibal	2:02 4/5	R. T. Wilson	T. J. Healey	L. Ensor	$9,835
1918	Sun Briar	2:03 1/5	Willis Sharpe Kilmer	H. McDaniel	W. Knapp	$7,700
1917	Omar Khayyam	2:08 4/5	Wilfrid Viau	R. F. Carmen	J. Butwell	$5,350
1916	Spur	2:05	James Butler	J. McCormick	J. Loftus	$3,125
1915	Lady Rotha (F)	2:11 2/5	Andrew Miller	A. J. Goldsborough	M. Garner	$2,150
1914	Roamer	2:04	Andrew Miller	A. J. Goldsborough	J. Butwell	$3,000
1913	Rock View	2:06 3/5	August Belmont	L. Feustel	T. McTaggart	$2,725
1910	Dalmatian	2:10	S. C. Hildreth	S. C. Hildreth	C. H. Shilling	$4,825
1909	Hilarious	2:06	James R. Keene	J. Rowe	R. Scoville	$5,800
1908	Dorante	2:09 3/5	F. A. Forsythe	R. Colston	J. Lee	$5,800
1907	Frank Gill	2:07	J. L. McGinnis	J. I. Smith	J. Notter	$5,800
1906	Gallavant	2:08 1/5	R. T. Wilson Jr.	T. J. Healey	W. Miller	$5,800
1905	Dandelion	2:08	F. R. Hitchock	J. E. Madden	W. Shaw	$8,350
1904	Broomstick	2:06 4/5	S. S. Brown	R. Tucker	T. Burns	$5,850
1903	Ada Nay (F)	1:57	J. B. Haggin	A. J. Joyner	F. O'Neill	$8,150
1902	Hermis	1:54 4/5	H. M. Ziegler	J. A. McCormack	T. Rice	$6,750
1901	Blues	1:56 3/5	C. Fleischmann Sons	T. Welch	W. Shaw	$6,750
1897	Rensselaer	2:12	J. E. McDonald	H. Harris	F. Taral	$1,425
1895	Liza (F)	1:55 1/2	P. Lorillard	J. Huggins	H. Griffin	$1,125
1894	Henry of Navarre	2:10 1/4	B. McClelland	B. McClelland	F. Taral	$2,350
1893	Stowaway	2:10 3/4	Woodland Stable	H. H. Brandt	McDermott	$2,450
1892	Azra	2:43 3/4	Bashford Manor	J. Morris	A. Clayton	$2,750
1891	Vallera	2:49	Scoggan Bros.	E. Wishard	R. Williams	$2,900
1890	Sir John	2:39	Dwyer Bros.	F. McCabe	M. Bergen	$4,925
1889	Long Dance	3:08 3/4	G. M. Rye	G. M. Rye	S. Barnes	$3,700
1888	Sir Dixon	3:07 3/4	Dwyer Bros.	F. McCabe	J. McLaughlin	$4,625
1887	Carey	3:17 3/4	E. Corrigan	E. Corrigan	H. Blaylock	$4,625
1886	Inspector B.	3:10 1/4	Dwyer Bros.	F. McCabe	J. McLaughlin	$3,825
1885	Bersan	3:08 1/4	G. B. Morris	G. B. Morris	J. Spellman	$4,025
1884	Rataplan	3:07 1/2	N. W. Kitson	F. Midgeley	W. Fitzpatrick	$4,150
1883	Barnes	3:18	Dwyer Bros.	J. Rowe Sr.	J. McLaughlin	$3,400
1882	Carley B.	3:28 3/4	A. Burnham	H. Welch	G. Quantrel	$3,450
1881	Hindoo	3:07 1/2	Dwyer Bros.	J. Rowe Sr.	J. McLaughlin	$2,950
1880	Grenada	3:12 1/2	G. L. Lorillard	R. W. Walden	L. Hughes	$3,750
1879	Falsetto	3:09 1/4	J. W. Reynolds	E. Jordan	I. Murphy	$4,950
1878	Duke of Magenta	3:08	G. L. Lorillard	R. W. Walden	L. Hughes	$4,250
1877	Baden Baden	3:15 1/2	W. Astor	J. Williams	T. Sayres	$3,700
1876	Sultana (F)	3:15 1/2	August Belmont	J. McClelland	W. Haywark	$3,700
1875	D'Artagnan	3:06 1/2	J. A. Grinstead	J. B. Pryor	G. Barbee	$4,850
1874	Attila	3:09 1/2	P. Lorillard	W. Pryor	G. Barbee	$5,050
1873	Tom Bowling	3:09 3/4	H. P. McGrath	A. Williams	R. Swim	$5,400
1872	Joe Daniels	3:08 1/4	D. McDaniel	D. McDaniel	J. Rowe	$5,500
1871	Harry Bassett	3:21 3/5	D. McDaniel	D. McDaniel	W. Miller	$5,600
1870	Kingfisher	3:15 1/4	D. Swigert	R. Colston Sr.	C. Miller	$4,950
1869	Glenelg	3:14	August Belmont	J. Pincus	C. Miller	$3,000
1868	The Banshee (F)	3:10 3/4	J. M. Clay	J. H. Davis	Smith	$3,150
1867	Ruthless (F)	3:18 1/4	F. Morris	A. J. Minor	G. Gilpatrick	$2,850
1866	Merrill	3:29	R. A. Alexander	A. Williams	Abe	$3,500
1865	Maiden (F)	3:18 1/2	T. G. Moore	T. G. Moore	W. Sewell	$3,400
1864	Kentucky	3:18 3/4	Hunter & Travers	A. J. Minor	G. Gilpatrick	$2,950