Who won the Travers stake?

Who won the Travers stake?

winner Essential Quality
Belmont States winner Essential Quality won the 152nd running of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, holding off Midnight Bourbon in a stirring stretch duel. Aug. 28, 2021, at 7:37 p.m. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.

What was the payout for the Travers Stakes?

History of the Travers Stakes

Why was the Travers called the Run Happy Travers?

The race is named for William R. Travers, the first president of Saratoga who won the iaugural running in 1864 with a horse named Kentucky. The race has had gaps in its history and was not run in 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1911, and 1912….More videos on YouTube.

Did Essential Quality win the Travers?

(AP) – Belmont States winner Essential Quality won the 152nd running of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, holding off Midnight Bourbon in a stirring stretch duel.

Did Secretariat win the Travers Stakes?

Horses like Man o’ War and Secretariat lost at Saratoga; and a horse named Jim Dandy won the 1930 Travers Stakes over that year’s Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox at the shocking odds of 100-1.

What was the payout for the Travers Stakes 2021?

$1.25 million
The race, often referred to as the Midsummer Derby, will be lucrative for those involved. The total purse will be $1.25 million.

What is the biggest race at Saratoga?

the Travers Stakes
Nicknamed Saratoga’s Midsummer Derby, the Travers Stakes is a Grade 1 race for three-year-olds. This is the most popular day of the Saratoga summer racing meet.

Who is the jockey on Essential Quality?

jockey Luis Saez
Essential Quality is a gray colt by Tapit and out of Delightful Quality, by Elusive Quality. He is bred and owned by Godolphin for HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai. Training is overseen by conditioner Brad Cox and jockey Luis Saez sits aboard.

Who is racing in the Travers Stakes 2021?

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