Travers Stakes

The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. It is nicknamed the "Mid-Summer Derby"[2] and is the third-ranked race for American three-year-olds according to international classifications, behind only the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes.[3] 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. The race was not run in 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1911, and 1912.

Travers Stakes
Grade 1 race
139th Travers Stakes logo (2008)
LocationSaratoga Race Course
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Inaugurated1864
Race typeThoroughbred
WebsiteNYRA.com/Saratoga
Race information
Distance​1 1⁄4 miles (10 Furlongs)
Record1:59.36, Arrogate (2016)
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification3-year-olds
WeightColt/Gelding: 126 lb (57 kg)
Filly: 121 lb (55 kg)
PurseUS$1,250,000[1]

The race is the highlight of the summer race meeting at Saratoga, just as the Belmont Stakes is the highlight of the spring meeting at Belmont Park. The purse was increased to $1,000,000 in 1999 and then to $1,250,000 in 2014. The purse for the 2015 renewal was increased to $1,600,000 due to the presence of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.[1]

Overview

The Travers is run at scale weights: colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg) and fillies carry 121 pounds (55 kg).

The Travers has been run at four different distances:

  • 1 3⁄4 miles (2.8 km): 1864 to 1889
  • 1 1⁄2 miles (2.4 km): 1890 to 1892
  • 1 1⁄4 miles (2.0 km): 1893, 1894, 1897 and 1904 to present
  • 1 1⁄8 miles (1.8 km): 1895 and 1901 to 1903
A blanket of flowers is presented to the winner

The winner of the race is presented with a blanket of carnations, which is approximately 10 feet long and requires about 1,500 flowers. The carnations are red and white, which are the colors of Saratoga Race Track. The blanket is prepared the night before the race by a Saratoga florist.[4]

The winner's trophy, known as the Man o' War Cup, was designed by Tiffany & Co. Its namesake, Man o' War, won this race in 1920. The trophy was won by Man o' War in a special match race in 1920 against Sir Barton, the 1919 American Triple Crown winner. The wife of owner Samuel Riddle donated the trophy in 1936 as the permanent award for winning the race. Each year, the name of the winner is inscribed on the Cup. A gold-plated replica is presented to the winner each year by a member of the Riddle family.[5][6]

Since 1961, the colors of the Travers winner have been painted onto a canoe which sits on a pond in the infield. The canoe itself has been a fixture at the track since 1926.[5]

Notable moments

In 1941, Whirlaway became the only horse ever to win the both the American Triple Crown and the Travers Stakes, sometimes referred to as a " superfecta".[5]

In 1962, arguably the greatest Travers in history took place. Jaipur won by a nose-bob in track record time over the arguably more talented Ridan after a long, head-to-head battle over the entire mile and a quarter. Still written and talked about today, the race is listed in the 2006 book Horse Racing's Top 100 Moments written by the staff of Blood-Horse Publications. The race result determined which colt would be named the 1962 U.S. Champion 3-Year-Old Horse.

In 1982, Runaway Groom, the Champion Canadian Three year old arrived at Saratoga after competing in the Canadian Triple Crown, having won the Prince of Wales Stakes and Breeders' Stakes, and finishing second in the Queen's Plate. At the Travers that year, Runaway Groom became the second horse in racing history to beat the three winners of the Triple Crown series in the same race, defeating Kentucky Derby winner Gato Del Sol, Preakness Stakes winner Aloma's Ruler, and Belmont Stakes winner Conquistador Cielo. Sun Briar was the first to do so in the 1918 Travers Stakes.

The 1997 Travers was another of the memorable races in its history, as it saw U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockeys Jerry Bailey and Chris McCarron (aboard Behrens and Deputy Commander respectively) in a home-stretch duel wherein Deputy Commander prevailed. Adding to the drama was a thunderstorm which produced hail 24 hours before the race, and the uncertainty around whether or not McCarron would be present after the recent death of his mother.[7]

American Pharoah after his defeat in the 2015 Travers

In 2001, Point Given won the Travers before a record Travers Stakes day attendance of 60,486. The total betting handle was $34,529,273, which was a Saratoga record at that time.[5][8]

On August 25, 2012, Alpha and Golden Ticket finished in a dead heat for first place – meaning they could not be separated in the photo finish. Following the race, two canoes were put in the infield pond to commemorate the winners. It was the first official tie in the race's history. In 1874, Attila and Acrobat dead heated but were forced to run off to break the tie.[9]

The 146th Travers Stakes was run on August 29, 2015. Because Triple Crown winner American Pharoah was in the race[10] the purse was raised to $1.6 million and NYRA capped attendance at 50,000, making the event a sellout for the first time ever.[11] The 2015 race reaffirmed Saratoga's reputation as the "graveyard of champions" when Keen Ice defeated American Pharoah.[12]

The 147th Travers was equally notable as Arrogate rolled home to win by 13 1/2 lengths and set a new stakes record, finishing the race in 1:59:36. Arrogate's victory helped Bob Baffert to avenge his loss the previous year with American Pharoah.

1921 Travers

The 1921 Travers Stakes is known for a betting scandal. In those days, bookmaking rather than parimutuel wagering was the primary method of taking bets on horse races.

The original field was fairly light with the favorite, the filly Prudery, owned by Harry Payne Whitney, facing no serious competition. Then Arnold Rothstein entered his colt, Sporting Blood, ostensibly to pick up second place. A few days before the race, however, Rothstein had learned that Prudery was off her feed. He knew he might have a real chance to win.

Initially, the odds on the filly were 1-4 while Rothstein's colt was at 5–2. On the day of the race, however, a leading three-year-old, Grey Lag, was entered by trainer Sam Hildreth. Grey Lag immediately became the favorite, with Prudery the second choice, driving the odds on Sporting Blood up to 3–1. Rothstein bet $150,000 on his horse.

Just before post time, Grey Lag was scratched with no explanation. During the race, Sporting Blood overtook the ailing Prudery, gaining his owner nearly a half million dollars, including wagers and the purse.

Although many smelled foul play, it was never proven that Hildreth received any payoff or that there was a conspiracy between him and Rothstein.

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of ​1 1⁄4 miles)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Record victory margin:

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Grade
2020 Tiz the Law 3 Manuel Franco Barclay Tagg Sackatoga Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:00.95 I
2019 Code of Honor 3 John R. Velazquez C.R. McGaughey III William S. Farish III ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:01:05 I
2018 Catholic Boy 3 Javier Castellano Jonathan Thomas Robert V. LaPenta et al. ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:01.94 I
2017 West Coast 3 Mike E. Smith Bob Baffert Mary & Gary West ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:01.19 I
2016 Arrogate 3 Mike E. Smith Bob Baffert Juddmonte Farms ​1 1⁄4 miles 1:59.36 I
2015 Keen Ice 3 Javier Castellano Dale Romans Donegal Racing ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:01.57 I
2014 V.E. Day 3 Javier Castellano James A. Jerkens Magalen Bryant ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.98 I
2013 Will Take Charge 3 Luis Saez D. Wayne Lukas Willis D. Horton ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.68 I
2012 Alpha &
Golden Ticket (DH)		 3 Ramon Domínguez
David Cohen		 Kiaran McLaughlin
Ken McPeek		 Godolphin Stables, LLC
Magic City Thoroughbreds, LLC		 ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.74 I
2011 Stay Thirsty 3 Javier Castellano Todd Pletcher Repole Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:03.03 I
2010 Afleet Express 3 Javier Castellano James A. Jerkens Gainesway Farm ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:03.28 I
2009 Summer Bird 3 Kent Desormeaux Tim Ice Kalarikkal & Vilasini Jayaraman ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.83 I
2008 Colonel John 3 Garrett K. Gomez Eoin G. Harty WinStar Farm ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:03.20 I
2007 Street Sense 3 Calvin Borel Carl Nafzger James B. Tafel ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.69 I
2006 Bernardini 3 Javier Castellano Thomas Albertrani Darley Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:01.60 I
2005 Flower Alley 3 John Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Melnyk Racing Stables ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.76 I
2004 Birdstone 3 Edgar Prado Nick Zito Marylou Whitney Stables ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.45 I
2003 Ten Most Wanted 3 Pat Day Wallace Dollase J. Paul Reddam ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.14 I
2002 Medaglia d'Oro 3 Jerry Bailey Robert J. Frankel Edmund A. Gann ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.53 I
2001 Point Given 3 Gary Stevens Bob Baffert The Thoroughbred Corp. ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:01.40 I
2000 Unshaded 3 Shane Sellers Carl Nafzger James B. Tafel ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.59 I
1999 Lemon Drop Kid 3 José A. Santos Flint S. Schulhofer Jeanne G. Vance ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.00 I
1998 Coronado's Quest 3 Mike E. Smith C. R. McGaughey III Stuart S. Janney III ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:03.40 I
1997 Deputy Commander 3 Chris McCarron Wallace Dollase Horizon Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:04.00 I
1996 Will's Way 3 Jorge F. Chavez H. James Bond William Clifton Jr. ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.40 I
1995 Thunder Gulch 3 Gary Stevens D. Wayne Lukas Michael Tabor ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:03.40 I
1994 Holy Bull 3 Mike E. Smith Warren A. Croll Jr. Warren A. Croll Jr. ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.00 I
1993 Sea Hero 3 Jerry Bailey MacKenzie Miller Rokeby Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:01.80 I
1992 Thunder Rumble 3 Herb McCauley Richard O'Connell Braeburn Farm ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:00.99 I
1991 Corporate Report 3 Chris McCarron D. Wayne Lukas William T. Young ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:01.20 I
1990 Rhythm 3 Craig Perret C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.60 I
1989 Easy Goer 3 Pat Day C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:00.80 I
1988 Forty Niner 3 Chris McCarron Woody Stephens Claiborne Farm ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:01.40 I
1987 Java Gold 3 Pat Day MacKenzie Miller Rokeby Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.00 I
1986 Wise Times 3 Jerry Bailey Phil Gleaves Russell L. Reineman Stables ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:03.40 I
1985 Chief's Crown 3 Ángel Cordero Jr. Roger Laurin Star Crown Stables ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:01.20 I
1984 Carr de Naskra 3 Laffit Pincay Jr. Richard J. Lundy Virginia Kraft Payson ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.60 I
1983 Play Fellow 3 Pat Day Harvey L. Vanier Carl Lauer ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:01.00 I
1982 Runaway Groom 3 Jeffrey Fell John DiMario Albert J. Coppola ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.60 I
1981 Willow Hour 3 Eddie Maple James E. Picou Marcia W. Schott ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:03.60 I
1980 Temperence Hill 3 Eddie Maple Joseph B. Cantey Loblolly Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.80 I
1979 General Assembly 3 Jacinto Vásquez LeRoy Jolley Bertram R. Firestone ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:00.00 I
1978 Alydar 3 Jorge Velásquez John M. Veitch Calumet Farm ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.00 I
1977 Jatski 3 Sam Maple William Cole William Murray ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:01.60 I
1976 Honest Pleasure 3 Craig Perret LeRoy Jolley Bertram R. Firestone ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:00.20 I
1975 Wajima 3 Braulio Baeza Stephen A. DiMauro East-West Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.00 I
1974 Holding Pattern 3 Michael Miceli James J. Sarner Jr. John Gerbas Jr. ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:05.20 I
1973 Annihilate 'Em 3 Ron Turcotte Douglas Davis Jr. Patricia B. Blass ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.40 I
1972 Key To The Mint 3 Braulio Baeza J. Elliott Burch Rokeby Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:01.20
1971 Bold Reason 3 Laffit Pincay Jr. Angel Penna Sr. William A. Levin ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.40
1970 Loud 3 Jacinto Vásquez James W. Maloney William Haggin Perry ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:01.00
1969 Arts and Letters 3 Braulio Baeza J. Elliott Burch Rokeby Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:01.60
1968 Chompion 3 Jean Cruguet Ivor G. Balding C. V. Whitney ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:04.80
1967 Damascus 3 Bill Shoemaker Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. Edith W. Bancroft ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:01.60
1966 Buckpasser 3 Braulio Baeza Edward A. Neloy Ogden Phipps ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:01.60
1965 Hail To All 3 Johnny Sellers Eddie Yowell Zelda Cohen ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.20
1964 Quadrangle 3 Manuel Ycaza J. Elliott Burch Rokeby Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:04.40
1963 Crewman 3 Eric Guerin Bert Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:20.40
1962 Jaipur 3 Bill Shoemaker Bert Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:01.60
1961 Beau Prince 3 Steve Brooks Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:03.00
1960 Tompion 3 Bill Hartack John J. Greely Jr. C. V. Whitney ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:03.40
1959 Sword Dancer 3 Manuel Ycaza J. Elliott Burch Brookmeade Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:04.20
1958 Piano Jim 3 Bobby Ussery Oscar White Sarah F. Jeffords ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:05.80
1957 Gallant Man 3 Bill Shoemaker John A. Nerud Ralph Lowe ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:04.00
1956 Oh Johnny 3 Hedley Woodhouse Norman R. McLeod Mrs. Wallace Gilroy ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:06.20
1955 Thinking Cap 3 Paul J. Bailey Henry S. Clark Christiana Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:06.40
1954 Fisherman 3 Hedley Woodhouse Sylvester Veitch C. V. Whitney ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:06.00
1953 Native Dancer 3 Eric Guerin William C. Winfrey Alfred G. Vanderbilt II ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:05.60
1952 One Count 3 Eric Guerin Oscar White Sarah F. Jeffords ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:07.40
1951 Battlefield 3 Eddie Arcaro Bert Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:06.20
1950 Lights Up 3 George Hettinger Bert Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:03.00
1949 Arise 3 Con Errico James C. Bentley Addison Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:06.20
1948 Ace Admiral 3 Ted Atkinson James W. Smith Maine Chance Farm ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:05.00
1947 Young Peter 3 Thomas May George M. Odom Cornelia Gerry ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:06.20
1946 Natchez 3 Ted Atkinson Oscar White Sarah F. Jeffords ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:08.00
1945 Adonis 3 Conn McCreary Willie Booth William G. Helis ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.80
1944 By Jimminy 3 Eddie Arcaro James W. Smith Alfred P. Parker ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:03.40
1943 Eurasian 3 Steve Brooks Sol Rutchick Mill River Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:03.80
1942 Shut Out 3 Eddie Arcaro John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:04.40
1941 Whirlaway* 3 Alfred Robertson Ben A. Jones Calumet Farm ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:05.80
1940 Fenelon 3 James Stout Jim Fitzsimmons Belair Stud ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:04.40
1939 Eight Thirty 3 Harry Richards Bert Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:06.60
1938 Thanksgiving 3 Eddie Arcaro Mary Hirsch Anne Corning ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:03.60
1937 Burning Star 3 Wayne D. Wright John J. Greely Shandon Farm ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:04.80
1936 Granville 3 James Stout Jim Fitzsimmons Belair Stud ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:05.80
1935 Gold Foam 3 Silvio Coucci John M. Milburn Starmount Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:04.60
1934 Observant 3 Lee Humphries Max Hirsch Morton L. Schwartz ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:05.60
1933 Inlander 3 Robert Jones Robert A. Smith Brookmeade Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:08.00
1932 War Hero 3 John Gilbert George Conway Glen Riddle Farm ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:05.80
1931 Twenty Grand 3 Linus McAtee James G. Rowe Jr. Greentree Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:04.60
1930 Jim Dandy 3 Frank Baker James B. McKee Chaffee Earl ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:08.00
1929 Beacon Hill 3 Alfred Robertson James G. Rowe Jr. Harry P. Whitney ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:04.20
1928 Petee-Wrack 3 Steve O'Donnell Willie Booth John R. Macomber ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:08.00
1927 Brown Bud 3 Laverne Fator A. Gunther Frederick Johnson ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:05.60
1926 Mars 3 Frank Coltiletti Scott P. Harlan Sarah F. Jeffords ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:04.60
1925 Dangerous 3 Clarence Kummer William B. Duke Gifford A. Cochran ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:10.80
1924 Sun Flag 3 Frank Keogh Carroll H. Shilling Gifford A. Cochran ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:04.40
1923 Wilderness 3 Benny Marinelli Thomas J. Healey Richard T. Wilson Jr. ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:04.00
1922 Little Chief 3 Laverne Fator Sam Hildreth Rancocas Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:13.40
1921 Sporting Blood 3 Lawrence Lyke Willie Booth Redstone Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:05.80
1920 Man o' War 3 Andy Schuttinger Louis Feustel Glen Riddle Farm ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:01.80
1919 Hannibal 3 Lavelle Ensor Thomas J. Healey Richard T. Wilson Jr. ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:02.80
1918 Sun Briar 3 Willie Knapp Henry McDaniel Willis Sharpe Kilmer ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:03.20
1917 Omar Khayyam 3 James Butwell Richard F. Carmen Wilfrid Viau ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:08.80
1916 Spur 3 Johnny Loftus James H. McCormick James Butler ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:05.00
1915 Lady Rotha 3 Mack Garner A. J. Goldsborough Andrew Miller ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:11.40
1914 Roamer 3 James H. Butwell A. J. Goldsborough Andrew Miller ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:04.00
1913 Rock View 3 Thomas McTaggart Louis Feustel August Belmont Jr. ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:06.60
1911 - 1912 Race not held
1910 Dalmatian 3 Carroll H. Shilling Sam Hildreth Sam Hildreth ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:10.00
1909 Hilarious 3 Richard Scoville James G. Rowe Sr. James R. Keene ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:06.00
1908 Dorante 3 James Lee Raleigh Colston Jr. Frederick A. Forsythe ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:09.60
1907 Frank Gill 3 Joe Notter John I. Smith J. L. McGinnis ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:07.00
1906 Gallavant 3 Walter Miller Thomas J. Healey Richard T. Wilson Jr. ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:08.20
1905 Dandelion 3 Willie Shaw John E. Madden Frank R. Hitchock ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:08.00
1904 Broomstick 3 Tommy Burns Robert Tucker Samuel S. Brown ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:06.80
1903 Ada Nay 3 Frank O'Neill A. Jack Joyner James B. A. Haggin ​1 1⁄8 miles 1:57.00
1902 Hermis 3 Bruce Rice John H. McCormack Henry M. Ziegler ​1 1⁄8 miles 1:54.80
1901 Blues 3 Willie Shaw Thomas Welsh C. Fleischmann Sons ​1 1⁄8 miles 1:56.60
1898 - 1900 Race not held
1897 Rensselaer 3 Fred Taral Henry Harris John E. McDonald ​1 1⁄8 miles 1:56.60
1896 Race not held
1895 Liza 3 Henry Griffin John Huggins Pierre Lorillard IV ​1 1⁄8 miles 1:55.50
1894 Henry of Navarre 3 Fred Taral Byron McClelland Byron McClelland ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:10.25
1893 Stowaway 3 Lawrence McDermott H. H. Brandt Woodland Stable ​1 1⁄4 miles 2:10.75
1892 Azra 3 Alonzo Clayton John H. Morris Bashford Manor Stable ​1 1⁄2 miles 2:43.75
1891 Vallera 3 Robert Williams Enoch Wishard Scoggan Bros ​1 1⁄2 miles 2:49.00
1890 Sir John 3 Marty Bergen Frank McCabe Dwyer Brothers Stable ​1 1⁄2 miles 2:39.00
1889 Long Dance 3 Shelby "Pike" Barnes G. M. Rye G. M. Rye ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:08.75
1888 Sir Dixon 3 Jim McLaughlin Frank McCabe Dwyer Brothers Stable ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:07.75
1887 Carey 3 Harry Blaylock Edward Corrigan Edward Corrigan ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:17.75
1886 Inspector B. 3 Jim McLaughlin Frank McCabe Dwyer Brothers Stable ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:10.25
1885 Bersan 3 John Spellman Green B. Morris Green B. Morris ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:08.25
1884 Rataplan 3 William Fitzpatrick Frank Midgley Norman W. Kittson ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:07.50
1883 Barnes 3 Jim McLaughlin James G. Rowe Sr. Dwyer Brothers Stable ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:18.00
1882 Carley 3 George Quantrell H. Welch A. Burnham ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:28.75
1881 Hindoo 3 Jim McLaughlin James G. Rowe Sr. Dwyer Brothers Stable ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:07.50
1880 Grenada 3 Lloyd Hughes R. Wyndham Walden George L. Lorillard ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:12.50
1879 Falsetto 3 Isaac Burns Murphy Eli Jordan J. W. Hunt Reynolds ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:09.25
1878 Duke of Magenta 3 Lloyd Hughes R. Wyndham Walden George L. Lorillard ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:08.00
1877 Baden-Baden 3 Tom Sayres James Williams William Astor Jr. ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:15.50
1876 Sultana 3 William Hayward J. McClelland August Belmont ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:15.50
1875 D'Artagnan 3 George Barbee J. B. Pryor James A. Grinstead ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:06.50
1874 Attila 3 George Barbee William Pryor Pierre Lorillard IV ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:09.50
1873 Tom Bowling 3 Robert Swim Ansel Williamson H. Price McGrath ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:09.75
1872 Joe Daniels 3 James G. Rowe Sr. David McDaniel David McDaniel ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:08.25
1871 Harry Bassett 3 W. Miller David McDaniel David McDaniel ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:21.60
1870 Kingfisher 3 Charles Miller Raleigh Colston Sr. Daniel Swigert ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:15.25
1869 Glenelg 3 Charles Miller Jacob Pincus August Belmont ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:14.00
1868 The Banshee 3 Smith J. H. Davis John M. Clay ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:10.75
1867 Ruthless 3 Gilbert W. Patrick A. Jack Minor Francis Morris ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:18.25
1866 Merrill 3 Abe Hawkins Ansel Williamson Robert A. Alexander ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:29.00
1865 Maiden 3 W. Sewell T. G. Moore T. G. Moore ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:18.50
1864 Kentucky 3 Gilbert W. Patrick A. Jack Minor John Hunter & W. R. Travers ​1 3⁄4 miles 3:18.75
  • To date, Whirlaway is the only Triple Crown winner to win the Travers Stakes.

See also

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