Grade 1 · US Thoroughbred
Travers Stakes Unverified
Saratoga Race Course · Saratoga Springs, NY
Saturday, August 22, 2026 ·1 1/4 miles ·dirt ·$1,250,000 purse
Handicapping note: The Mid-Summer Derby, run at Saratoga since 1864. Traditionally the last Saturday in August.
81°
Race-day high
2
mph wind (avg)
17%
Max chance of rain
Hourly forecast track local time · weatherapi
| 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | 12 PM | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | 8 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Precip | 12% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| Temp | 57° | 58° | 60° | 65° | 70° | 74° | 77° | 79° | 81° | 81° | 81° | 81° | 78° | 74° | 70° | 68° |
| Wind | 2 mph | 2 mph | 1 mph | 1 mph | 1 mph | 1 mph | 2 mph | 2 mph | 3 mph | 2 mph | 1 mph | 0 mph | 1 mph | 2 mph | 2 mph | 2 mph |
| Wind dir | WSW | SE | NNE | NE | E | ESE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | SSE | SE | SSE |
About the track: Summer meet mid-July through Labor Day. Travers Stakes and Whitney Stakes headline the meet. Known as "the graveyard of favorites."