Saturday, August 21, 2010

Travers Is America’s Stakes Race for the Ages

The Travers is America’s oldest recorded stakes race for thoroughbreds staged in a most historic setting – Saratoga Springs. The area about 160 miles north of New York City began attracting wealthy pilgrims because of carbonated mineral springs. It’s where decisive battles were fought during the American Revolution and Civil War.

Source: "Poker Strategies" via Glen in Google Reader

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