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The end of August is traditionally one of the most active times of the year in North American Thoroughbred racing as the historic DraftKings Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course more often than not is held on the month’s final Saturday. That’s the case this year on Aug.

Cindy Gilbert was not looking for a horse when Beyond the Budget came into her life. A year earlier, she had lost Delight, her heart horse. The grief of that loss was still present when Beverly Strauss from MidAtlantic Horse Rescue reached out with a message: she had a horse who reminded her of Delight.

Gilbert was not planning to adopt, but the note was enough to make her go visit.

“While I wasn’t looking for a horse, I felt I should at least go meet him,” Gilbert said.

Annise Montplaisir appreciates nature’s beauty and is known to work in her Lexington, Ky., garden until fading daylight makes it impossible to continue. She delights in tending to delicate young plants and watching them grow until they thrive.

The DraftKings Travers Stakes is coming to Saratoga Race Course this Saturday, and if you’re planning to attend New York’s biggest day of summer racing, we have ten things you need to know before you go.

1. The Travers is also known as the “Mid-Summer Derby”

The next three weeks on the horse racing calendar promise to be among the most exciting of 2026, starting Saturday, Aug. 22 when the 36th edition of the Pacific Classic Stakes will be run at Del Mar.

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