Travers Stakes - Records

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 1ΒΌ miles)

  • 2:00.00 - General Assembly (1979)

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 4 - Jim McLaughlin (1881, 1883, 1886, 1888)
  • 4 - Eddie Arcaro (1938, 1942, 1944, 1951)
  • 4 - Braulio Baeza (1966, 1969, 1972, 1975)
  • 4 - Pat Day (1983, 1987, 1989, 2003)

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 5 - Bert Mulholland (1939, 1950, 1951, 1962, 1963)

Most wins by an owner:

  • 5 - Dwyer Brothers Stable (1881, 1883, 1886, 1888, 1890)
  • 5 - George D. Widener, Jr. (1939, 1950, 1951, 1962, 1963)
  • 5 - Rokeby Stable (1964, 1969, 1972, 1987, 1993)

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