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SLIDESHOW: Get to Know the 2026 Travers Stakes Contenders

The $1.25 million DraftKings Travers Stakes is arguably the most important race of the summer racing calendar in the United States, a 1 ¼-mile dirt race for 3-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course that typically attracts many of the racehorses fans got to know on that year’s Triple Crown. This year is no exception as the famed “Mid-Summer Derby” on Aug.

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2026 Canadian Derby at a Glance

Three-year-olds take the spotlight on the biggest day of racing at Century Mile in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday evening with a competitive field entered in the $200,000 Grade 3 Canadian Derby. The Canadian Derby anchors a card featuring three other stakes races and its distance of 1 ¼ miles will be a test of stamina for the entrants, as all but one have not raced this far before.

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Luster Leads Dominant Weekend for the Ladies, Soars Up Equibase Leaderboard

There were 44 stakes races run across North America last week, including a memorable King’s Plate card at Woodbine and key graded stakes action at Saratoga and Del Mar, which led to significant changes in every division on the North American leaderboard.

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2026 Alabama Stakes Cheat Sheet

The Alabama Stakes Presented by Keeneland Sales has cemented a place in Thoroughbred racing history as one of the most important stakes for 3-year-old fillies in North America. The race was first held in 1872, it has been held at the classic distance of 1 ¼ miles since 1917, and the Alabama has long been a fixture on the Saratoga Race Course calendar.

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2026 Del Mar Mile Stakes at a Glance

On Del Mar’s biggest day of the year, the undercard of Saturday’s Pacific Classic Stakes program will give turf milers a chance to shine. A field of 12 is expected to square off in the Grade 2 Del Mar Mile Stakes, a race that could produce a candidate or two for the Oct.

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