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This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Travers Stakes

Travers Stakes

The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.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...

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Graded stakes race

A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...

race for three year-olds at 1-1/4 miles on dirt held at Saratoga Race Course

Saratoga Race Course

Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. It opened on August 3, 1863, and is the oldest organized sporting venue of any kind in the United States. It is typically open for racing from late July through early September.-History:John...

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Saratoga, New York

Saratoga is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 5,141 at the 2000 census. It is also the commonly used, but not official, name for the neighboring and much more populous city, Saratoga Springs. The major village in the town of Saratoga is Schuylerville which is...

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Year	Winner	Second	Third	Starters
2011	Stay Thirsty Stay Thirsty Stay Thirsty is an American Thoroughbred racehorse sired by the leading stallion Bernardini. Stay Thirsty was bred in Kentucky by John D. Gunther and John Darren Gunther. His dam, Marozia, was sired by Storm Bird...	Rattlesnake Bridge	J W Blue	10
2010	Afleet Express	Fly Down	First Dude First Dude (horse) First Dude is an American Thoroughbred stallion racehorse. He was sired by Stephen Got Even, who in turn was a son of leading sire A P Indy. He is out of the mare Run Sarah Run, who is the daughter of Smart Strike....	11
2009	Summer Bird Summer Bird Summer Bird is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse, son of 2004 Belmont Stakes winner Birdstone. He was bred by retired cardiologist Kalarikkal Jayaraman and his wife, retired pathologist Vilasini Jayaraman, at their Tiffany Farm near Ocala, Florida...	Hold Me Back	Quality Road Quality Road Quality Road is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred and raced by Edward P. Evans, his sire is World record setter, Elusive Quality, who also sired 2004 Kentucky Derby/Preakness Stakes winner Smarty Jones and 2008 Breeders' Cup Classic winner, Raven's Pass...	7
2008	Colonel John Colonel John Colonel John is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2008 Santa Anita Derby.Bred and raced by WinStar Farm, he was sired by Tiznow, the 2000 American Horse of the Year and a two-time winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic...	Mambo in Seattle	Pyro Pyro (horse) Pyro is an American Thoroughbred Stallion Racehorse. His sire is Pulpit, a son of the 1992 Eclipse Award Winner for American Horse of the Year, A.P. Indy...	12
2007	Street Sense Street Sense (horse) Street Sense is an American Thoroughbred racehorse, U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt and winner of the 2007 Kentucky Derby, the 2007 Travers Stakes and runner up in the 2007 Preakness Stakes by a head. Owned and bred by James B...	Grasshopper	Helsinki	7
2006	Bernardini Bernardini Bernardini is a thoroughbred race horse foaled on March 23, 2003 at Darley Stable in Kentucky. A son of A.P. Indy, he is out of Cara Rafaela who won almost a million dollars over the course of her racing career...	Bluegrass Cat Bluegrass Cat Bluegrass Cat is a thoroughbred race horse. Foaled on January 23, 2003, he was a contender for the Triple Crown in 2006. However, he came up just short in the Kentucky Derby, finishing in second place, 6.5 lengths behind Barbaro.-Connections:...	Dr. Pleasure	6
2005	Flower Alley Flower Alley Flower Alley, foaled on May 7, 2002, is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred at Bona Terra Farms by George Brunacini who was killed in the August 27, 2006 crash of Comair Flight 5191 at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky....	Bellamy Road	Roman Ruler	7
2004	Birdstone Birdstone Birdstone is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2004 Belmont Stakes and is gaining notoriety as a fantastic sire....	The Cliff's Edge	Eddington Eddington (horse) Eddington is a millionaire American Thoroughbred racehorse and successful sire. Bred in Kentucky by Carl Rosen and Associates and raced under the Willmott Stables banner . He finished racing with a record of 6-3-6 in 17 starts with career earnings of $1,216,760...	7
2003	Ten Most Wanted	Peace Rules Peace Rules Peace Rules , is a multiple Grade I winning American Thoroughbred race horse. By Jules Peace Rules (bred and foaled in Florida at Newchance Farm on April 26, 2000), is a multiple Grade I winning American Thoroughbred race horse. By Jules Peace Rules (bred and foaled in Florida at Newchance Farm on...	Strong Hope	6
2002	Medaglia d'Oro Medaglia d'Oro Medaglia d'Oro is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Albert & Joyce Bell, a translation of his Italian name means "Gold Medal." He was sired by Ireland's 1991 Champion 2-Year-Old, El Prado, who was a son of the fourteen-time Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland, Sadler's Wells who in...	Repent	Nothing Flat	9
2001	Point Given Point Given Point Given is an American Hall of Fame champion racehorse foaled on March 27, 1998 in Kentucky. As a three-year-old, he won the 2001 Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes, along with the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year...	E Dubai	Dollar Bill	9
2000	Unshaded	Albert the Great	Commendable Commendable Commendable is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse, best known for his victory in the 2000 Belmont Stakes.Prior to the Belmont Stakes, Commendable had earned $88,470 in seven races and his only win had been back in August 1999 when he won a Del Mar maiden race for two-year-olds...	9
1999	Lemon Drop Kid Lemon Drop Kid Lemon Drop Kid is a Champion American Thoroughbred racehorse.-Background:He is among many stakes-winning Thoroughbreds to be descended from Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew. Seattle Slew is the son of, Charming Lassie. Kingmambo was his sire, himself a son of the very important Champion sire Mr...	Vision and Verse	Menifee Menifee Menifee is an American Thoroughbred racehorse that competed in the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1999. His rivalry with Triple Crown contender Charismatic was compared at times with the rivalry between 1978 contenders Affirmed and Alydar, who won and placed in all three races that year....	8
1998	Coronado's Quest Coronado's Quest February 15, 1995–March 8, 2006) was an American-based Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by 1987 Champion Two Year Old Colt Forty Niner, out of the unraced Damascus daughter Laughing Look...	Victory Gallop Victory Gallop Victory Gallop was an American-based Thoroughbred racehorse. As a three-year-old he won the Belmont Stakes denying Real Quiet the Triple Crown...	Raffie's Majesty	7
1997	Deputy Commander Deputy Commander (horse) Deputy Commander was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Crystal Springs Farm near Paris, Kentucky, he was a son of North American Champion sire Deputy Minister and out of the Grade 1-winning turf mare, Anka Germania who captured the 1988 Sword Dancer Invitational over subsequent...	Behrens Behrens (horse) Behrens is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse. Out of the mare Hot Novel, he was sired by the 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, Pleasant Colony.Raced by William Clifton, Jr...	Awesome Again Awesome Again Awesome Again is an Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. Owned and bred by Frank Stronach of Newmarket, Ontario, Awesome Again was sired by Deputy Minister and out of the 2000 Broodmare of the Year Primal Force....	8
1996	Will's Way	Louis Quatorze Louis Quatorze (horse) Louis Quatorze is an American thoroughbred stallion racehorse. He was sired by Sovereign Dancer, who in turn was a son of the great 1964 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, Northern Dancer out of the mare, On To Royalty....	Skip Away Skip Away Skip Away , a gray Thoroughbred race horse, was named America's Champion 3 Year Old Male in 1996 and twice named America's Champion Handicap Horse...	7
1995	Thunder Gulch Thunder Gulch Thunder Gulch is a Champion American thoroughbred racehorse who left the starting gate at 25-1 odds in 1995 and went on to win the Kentucky Derby in 2:01.2 from post 16. He was ridden by jockey Gary Stevens. D...	Pyramid Peak	Malthus	7
1994	Holy Bull Holy Bull Holy Bull is an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by Great Above, whose dam was the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame filly Ta Wee.-Race History:...	Concern Concern (horse) Concern is a multi-millionaire American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by top stallion Broad Brush, who in turn was a son of Ack Ack. His dam was Fara's Team. Concern was best known for his wins in the 1994 Breeders' Cup Classic and the grade two Arkansas Derby. Born at owner Robert...	Tabasco Cat Tabasco Cat Tabasco Cat was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was best known for his performances in 1994 when he won the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes, the second and third legs of the Triple Crown Series.-Background:...	5
1993	Sea Hero Sea Hero Sea Hero is an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. He won the 1993 Kentucky Derby as an almost 13:1 longshot. It marked the first Derby win for jockey Jerry Bailey and for 71-year-old trainer MacKenzie Miller...	Kissin Kris	Miner's Mark	11
1992	Thunder Rumble Thunder Rumble Thunder Rumble is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse whom Bloodhorse called a "sensation at Saratoga" race course for his performances there in 1992....	Devil His Due Devil His Due Devil His Due was multimillionaire American Thoroughbred racehorse and successful sire. Bred in Kentucky by Peter E. Blum and raced under the Blue Ribbon Farm banner, he had a record of 41: 11-12-3 with career earnings of $3,920,405. At the time of his retirement he was fourth on the all time...	Dance Floor Dance Floor Dance Floor is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred by William Purdey at his Greenfields Farm in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey. Out of the mare, Dance Troupe, a granddaughter of U.S. racing Hall of fame inductee, Native Dancer, Dance Dloor was sired by Star de Naskra, the 1979...	10
1991	Corporate Report Corporate Report Corporate Report was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. A descendant of Damascus, he was sired by Private Account by breeder Equigroup Thoroughbreds...	Hansel Hansel (horse) Hansel is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the final two legs of the U.S. Triple Crown races in 1991 and was voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3-Year-Old Male Horse. Out of the mare Count on Bonnie, his sire was Woodman, a Champion 2-year-old colt in Ireland who was a son of the...	Fly So Free Fly So Free Fly So Free was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. A grandson of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Damascus, Fly So Free was owned by New York City Broadway theatre producer and music publishing company owner Tommy Valando and his wife Elizabeth.In 1990, Fly So Free capped off a...	6
1990	Rhythm Rhythm (horse) Rhythm was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. Regally bred in Kentucky, he was out of the Grade I winning mare Dance Number who was a daughter of the Champion British and American sire and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Northern Dancer. Rhythm's father was a North American Champion...	Shot Gun Scott	Sir Richard Lewis	13
1989	Easy Goer Easy Goer Easy Goer was an American Champion Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse, famous for earning American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors in 1988, and defeating 1989 American Horse of the Year Sunday Silence in the Belmont Stakes by 8 lengths. The victory deprived Sunday Silence of the Triple Crown...	Clevor Trevor	Shy Tom	6
1988	Forty Niner Forty Niner (horse) Forty Niner is an American champion thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. By Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, File, Forty Niner was the U.S...	Seeking the Gold Seeking The Gold Seeking The Gold is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by the leading stud, Mr. Prospector, who in turn was a son of Raise a Native, out of the mare, Con Game....	Brian's Time Brian's Time Brian's Time was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by Roberto by breeder Joan Phillips. Brian's Time was a grade one stakes winning millionaire that will be remembered most for his striking win in the Florida Derby and a solid runner-up finish to Dual Classic winner Risen Star in...	8
1987	Java Gold Java Gold Java Gold is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won Grade 1 races and sired two Champions.Bred by Paul Mellon, and raced by his Rokeby Stables, Java Gold notably won the 1986 Remsen Stakes at age two and the Grades 1 Travers Stakes, Marlboro Cup Invitational and Whitney Handicaps...	Cryptoclearance Cryptoclearance Cryptoclearance was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.Trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Scotty Schulhofer, leading up to the 1987 U.S. Triple Crown series, Cryptoclearance won the Florida Derby...	Polish Navy	9
1986	Wise Times	Danzig Connection Danzig Connection Danzig Connection is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning an American Classic race.Owned and bred by Henryk de Kwiatkowski under his Kennelot Stables banner, Danzig Connection was sired by Kwaitkowski's champion, Danzig, and out of the mare Gdynia...	Personal Flag Personal Flag (horse) Personal Flag was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred and raced by Ogden Phipps, he was sired by Private Account and out of the mare Grecian Banner, a daughter of Hoist The Flag He was a half-brother to Personal Ensign and Secret Hello....	7
1985	Chief's Crown Chief's Crown Chief's Crown was an American-bred Thoroughbred race horse who won the 1984 Breeders' Cup Juvenile and was voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Two-Year-Old Male Horse. He later became a successful sire.-Background:...	Turkoman Turkoman (horse) Turkoman is an American thoroughbred stallion racehorse. Owned and bred by Corbin J. Robertson, he was sired by 1989 United States Racing Hall of Fame inductee Alydar out of the Table Play mare, Taba, who was the Champion 2 year old Filly in Argentina.Raced under Corbin J. Robertson's Saron Stable...	Skip Trial	7
1984	Carr de Naskra	Pine Circle Pine Circle Pine Circle was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Owned and bred by Loblolly Stable and trained by Hall of Famer Shug McGaughey, Pine Circle achieved success in a number of Graded stakes races in America....	Morning Bob	9
1983	Play Fellow	Slew o' Gold	Hyperborean	7
1982	Runaway Groom Runaway Groom Runaway Groom was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Gardiner Farms in Caledon, Ontario, Runaway Groom was sired by the prominent Nearco descendant Blushing Groom out of the mare Yonnie Girl. He was purchased as a yearling at the Fasig-Tipton sale in Kentucky by New Yorker...	Aloma's Ruler Aloma's Ruler Aloma's Ruler was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the second leg of the 1982 U.S. Triple Crown series.Aloma's Ruler was purchased for $92,000 at the 1981 Hialeah, Florida sale of two-year-olds by Baltimore, Maryland businessman Nathan "Red" Scherr , who was advised by trainer John...	Conquistador Cielo Conquistador Cielo Conquistador Cielo was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Purchased as a yearling for $150,000 by Henryk de Kwiatkowski, he was trained by Woody Stephens. Racing as a two-year-old, Conquistador Cielo won two races in his four starts...	5
1981	Willow Hour	Pleasant Colony Pleasant Colony Pleasant Colony was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the first two legs of the 1981 U.S. Triple Crown series....	Lord Avie	10
1980	Temperence Hill Temperence Hill Temperence Hill was a Champion American Thoroughbred stallion racehorse.Bred in Kentucky by Dr. Albert F. Polk, Jr.'s Oriskany Farm, Temperence Hill was sired by Stop The Music and out of the Etonian mare, Sister Shannon...	First Albert	Amber Pass	9
1979	General Assembly General Assembly (horse) General Assembly was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred and raced by the prominent husband-and-wife team of Bertram and Diana Firestone, of Upperville, Virginia. General Assembly was out of the mare Exclusive Dancer, daughter of Hall of Fame inductee and American Horse of the Year...	Smarten Smarten Smarten was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and successful sire. Bred in Maryland by Jim and Eleanor Ryan and raced under their Ryehill Farm banner, he had a record of 27: 11-8-2 with career earnings of $716,426.-Early career:...	Private Account	7
1978	Alydar Alydar Alydar was a chestnut colt and an American thoroughbred race horse who was most famous for finishing a close second to Affirmed in all three races of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, a feat not achieved before or repeated since.-Racing career:Trained by John M...	Affirmed Affirmed Affirmed was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the eleventh and most recent winner of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing...	Nasty and Bold	4
1977	Jatski	Run Dusty Run	Silver Series	14
1976	Honest Pleasure Honest Pleasure Honest Pleasure was an American thoroughbred stallion racehorse. Bred in Florida by Waldemar Farms, he was sired by leading American sire What A Pleasure, out of the mare Tularia, whose sire, Tulyar, was owned and bred by The Aga Khan IV and was a stakes winner in Ireland and England.Guided by...	Romeo	Dance Spell	8
1975	Wajima Wajima (horse) Wajima was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred by Bull Hancock's renowned Claiborne Farm of Paris, Kentucky. He was out of the French mare Iskra, a daughter of Le Haar, the Leading sire in France in 1963. Wajima was a son of one of America's greatest sires, Bold Ruler...	Media	Prince Thou Art	5
1974	Holding Pattern	Little Current Little Current (horse) Little Current was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the final two legs of the 1974 U.S. Triple Crown.-Background:Owned and bred by John W...	Chris Evert Chris Evert (horse) Chris Evert was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred filly racehorse. Carl Rosen , owner of clothing manufacturer Puritan Fashions Corp., purchased the filly at a Keeneland yearling sale. He named her for the rising young star tennis player Chris Evert, whom he had signed to endorse his...	11
1973	Annihilate 'Em Annihilate 'Em Annihilate 'Em was a U.S. thoroughbred race horse who was best known for winning the 1973 Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Annihilate 'Em was ridden to victory in the Travers by Ron Turcotte, who originally planned to ride Triple Crown winner Secretariat in...	Stop The Music Stop The Music (horse) Stop The Music was an American thoroughbred stallion racehorse. Owned and bred in Kentucky by the Greentree Stud, Inc., he was sired by Hail To Reason, out of the mare Bebopper, whose sire, Tom Fool, was the leading broodmare sire for 1965 and was inducted into National Museum of Racing and Hall...	See the Jaguar	8
1972	Key To The Mint Key to the Mint Key to the Mint was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.-Background:Bred by Paul Mellon and raced under his Rokeby Stable colors, Key to the Mint was trained by future Hall of Fame inductee, Elliott Burch.-Racing Career:...	Tentam	True Knight	7

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