Fans save $5 on Travers Day admission with advance purchase
by Pat McKenna
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that fans interested in attending Travers Day on Saturday, August 26 will save $5 on the cost of general admission when purchasing tickets in advance.
Tickets may be purchased in-person at the NYRA Box Office by Gate A at Saratoga Race Course or online at NYRA.com/Travers. General admission tickets are on sale in advance for $25. The walk-up price on Travers Day is $30.
Gates open at 7 a.m. on Travers Day with first post time of 11:40 a.m. Eastern. Breakfast and tram tours are not offered on Travers Day.
The 154th running of the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers headlines a blockbuster program on August 26 that will include five Grade 1 stakes and an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup to the winner of the Grade 1, $750,000 Resorts World Casino Sword Dancer [Turf] and Grade 1, $500,000 Ballerina Handicap [Filly and Mare Sprint.] The stacked card will also include the Grade 1, $500,000 Forego, and the Grade 1, $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial.
An expanded edition of Saratoga Live will begin at 11:30 a.m. on FS2 with continuing coverage on FS1 at 1:30 p.m. FOX SARATOGA SATURDAY will then present live coverage and analysis of the Travers Day stakes action beginning at 3 p.m.
The summer meet at historic Saratoga Race Course continues through Labor Day, Monday, September 4. Racing is conducted five days a week, Wednesdays through Sundays, apart from the final week, when the meet will conclude on Labor Day.
For additional information, visit NYRA.com.
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