It was 1989 when trainer Shug McGaughey got his first Travers Stakes(G1) Victory with future Hall of Fame horse EASY GOER.  So, it was only fitting that on the 30-year anniversary of that accomplishment, the Hall of Fame conditioner (Shug) Won the 150th renewal of the Midsummer Derby on Saturday with CODE OF HONOR. Away in good order from the two-hole, on a picture perfect Saratoga summer … Continue reading Travers Recap

Without the presence of a Triple Crown Race Winner some fans might feel let down by this years renewal of Saratoga’s Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes.  But Saturday’s race remains a fantastic one for bettors (Value seekers) with many ways to go about playing it. TACITUS will garner the most attention- the hard-luck colt with recent runner-up finishes in the Belmont and Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) … Continue reading Travers Picks

When is the 2019 Travers Stakes? The 150th running of the Travers Stakes will take place on Saturday, August 24th, 2019. How many horses run in the Travers? The field is limited to a maximum of 14 horses.  (This year there will be twelve) What is the Travers Stakes purse? The Travers Stakes has maintained a purse of $1.25 million dollars since 2014. How much … Continue reading Travers Stakes Q. & A.

Saturday, August 24th is the 150th running of the Travers Stakes at the Saratoga Race Course. Also known as the Mid-Summer Derby, the Travers is one of the oldest Stakes Races for 3-year-olds in the United States and is the traditional centerpiece of the Saratoga meet. The race is named for William R. Travers, the first president of the race course.  He also happened to … Continue reading Travers Week Begins

Nine 3-year-old fillies are entered in Saturday’s Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga in what will probably be their only start going a mile and a quarter. Not only is the 10-furlong distance missing from the past performances of these contenders, but so is a Grade 1 Victory.  Five of the fillies have Won a Graded Stakes already, and a few of them did race … Continue reading Alabama Stakes Picks

Saturdays feature event at Saratoga is the 139th running of the Alabama Stakes. The prestigious stakes race for 3-year-old fillies is one of the oldest races for females in the United States, with its first edition taking place in 1872 in a race Won by WOODBINE, a horse owned by August Belmont. The race itself was not precisely named in honor of the great state … Continue reading The Alabama Stakes

It’s like he was never gone.  Sam Grossman, aka Sam The Bugler announced last year that after twenty six years of blowing out the Call To The Post (the little ditty that signals the horses have reached the track prior to each race) at Saratoga Race Course he was going to retire. Well look out old Sam is back.  Let’s not even refer to it as a … Continue reading Sam Is Back In Town

This Saturdays feature event at Saratoga is the $500,000 dollar, Grade 1 Fourstardave.  The race is named to honor a favorite at Saratoga…you guessed it FOURSTARDAVE. He was one of the most popular horses of his time, as he competed from age 2 to 10.  And boy how he loved The Spa.  He Won at least one race at Saratoga from 1987 to 1994, earning him … Continue reading FOURSTARDAVE

The Daily Racing Blog had a wonderful weekend in Saratoga.  Two days spent with the girlfriend and her family yielded not only a great experience in town and at the track, but we managed to pad the bankroll a little bit as well. On Sunday DRB spent a few races with some not-so-regular track goers.  It was a pleasure watching their joy and excitement as … Continue reading Basic Tenets Of Racing