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How to watch the 2025 Travers Stakes: start time, date

How to watch the 2025 Travers Stakes: start time, date

Horse Racing DraftKings Network

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By: Ryan Wohl

The 2025 DraftKings Travers Stakes is here and is taking place at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. This is the 156th edition of the event, as it began in 1864. Fierceness won this race last year with Jockey John R. Velazquez and Trainer Todd A. Pletcher. The winning time in 2024 was 2:01.79, which was the fastest since 2020.

Sovereignty, who won the 2025 Kentucky Derby, is a 2/5 favorite on DK Horse. The other four horses competing in this race are Bracket Buster, Strategic Focus, Sovereignty, and McAfee.

When is the 2025 Travers Stakes?

The DraftKings Travers Stakes is taking place on Saturday, August 23.

How to watch?

The DraftKings Travers Stakes is airing live on FOX and FS2.

What time is it?

Coverage for The DraftKings Travers Stakes begins at 12:00 p.m. ET on FS2. The coverage of Saturday’s event shifts to Fox at 3:00 p.m. ET ahead of the expected 6:14 p.m. ET post time for the DraftKings Travers Stakes.

You can get in on the action for the Kentucky Derby right here on DK Horse.

Ryan Wohl

I am a promoter at DraftKings and am also an avid fan and user and may sometimes play on my personal account in the games that I offer advice on. Although I have expressed my personal view on the games and strategies above, they do not necessarily reflect the view(s) of DraftKings and do not constitute a representation that any particular strategy will guarantee success. All customers should use their own skills and judgment in building lineups. I may also deploy different players and strategies than what I recommend above. I am not an employee of DraftKings and do not have access to any non-public information.