2009 Travers Stakes (G1)

Date/Track:
8/29/2009, Saratoga
Distance:
1 1/4 m (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3 M
Time:
2:02.83

What the Nation is saying about the 2009 Travers Stakes (G1)...

THE INTRIGUE - The 140th running of the Travers didn’t feature Rachel Alexandra, who most believed at the time was the best 3YO of either sex, but the winners of the Belmont, Florida Derby, Lane’s End, Jim Dandy, Dwyer, Peter Pan, and Barbaro made up the field of seven.Read More
  • cigar · Summer Bird won the Travers but was lengths behind Rachel Alexandra in the Haskell. · 267 days ago
Belmont Stakes winner and Haskell runner-up Summer Bird moved to the head of the three-year-old class with a sharp stalk and pounce trip in the Grade 1 Travers on August 29th at Saratoga Race Course. Read More
Summer Bird secured his place atop the 3-year-old division with his resounding victory in the slop in the $1-million Shadwell Travers Stakes.Read More
It was the day after Travers, the winners were still rejoicing and the losers were looking for a place to deal the cards. And the controversy surrounding the bar-shoed Travers longshot, Our Edge, continued to swirl. Read More
Summer Bird was not near the back like expected, but it didn't matter. When the field turned for home, the dual classic winner pulled away to an impressive win in the Travers Stakes.Read More
The Grade 1 $1,000,000 Shadwell Travers Stakes or "The Summertime Derby" is Saturday at Saratoga. There are seven horses entered and try as I could, I just could not bring myself to go against #4 Quality Road.Read More
With more than an inch of rain in the forecast overnight and into tomorrow, an off-track appears likely for the $1-million Shadwell Travers (gr. I) Aug. 29 at Saratoga.Read More
Six others will try and knock the rising Quality Road down as he goes favored in Saturday's Travers Stakes at Saratoga. The field lost Mine That Bird earlier in the week but still boasts the Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird and another rising star in Kensei. Forecasts are saying a wet track is a st...Read More
Jason, Tom, and Les Instone of twinspires.com preview the Shadwell Travers Stakes (gr. I).Read More
It's a sign. No, I'm not describing the picture to the left. I'm talking about the bird poop that landed on my left shoulder today during my afternoon walk with the Space Kid and my trusty dog, TannerRead More
A pair of quarter cracks may have kept Quality Road out of the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), but nearly four months later the record-setting 3-year-old will get his shot at the next best thing -- the Mid-Summer Derby.Read More
The Grade 1 Travers Stakes will not have filly sensation Rachel Alexandra, but it is looking like a solid field of eight for the $1 million showcase at Saratoga on August 29th. Read More
The Horse Racing Radio Network announced it will provide live coverage of the grade I Shadwell Travers Stakes from Saratoga Race Course this Saturday, Aug. 29.Read More
Mine That Bird will not run in the Travers. Woolley said the veterinary revealed a "small spot on the left lateral border of the epiglottis." Plans beyond parading on All American Futurity Day are undecided.Read More
  • arazi · The Travers Morning Line has been updated to reflect MTB skipping the race. · 378 days ago
He was made the favorite on the Horse Racing Nation morning line, and he figures to garner significant support, but Quality Road ultimately faces a tall order in Saturday's Travers. The field will be drawn on Wednesday morning.Read More
Saturday at Saratoga is Travers Day. The crowd will be unbelievable, the energy will be electric, it will be what every day at the racetrack is supposed to be. You have the Derby winner, the Belmont...Read More
Older males-the “final frontier.” These are the voyages of the filly Rachel Alexandra. Her 3-year-mission thus far being to explore new worlds, to seek out new challenges and competition;Read More
Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Mine That Bird breezed Aug. 25 at Saratoga for the first time since undergoing minor throat surgery last week and the next 24 hours should determine whether he will run in $1 million Shadwell Travers (gr. I).Read More
The connections of Rachel Alexandra have announced that they will point the fabulous filly toward the Grade 1 Woodward Stakes on September 5, as opposed to the Grade 1 Travers Stakes this coming weekendRead More
Edward P. Evans' Quality Road put in his final breeze before the Aug. 29, grade I, $1-million Shadwell Travers at Saratoga Race Course, covering five furlongs over the muddy main track in :59.68, fourth fastest of 24 at the distance on the morning of Aug. 24.Read More
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