# Travers Stakes top three finishers

This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Travers Stakes, an American Grade 1 race for three-year-olds at 1-1/4 miles on dirt held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.
(List shows 1972–present; DH stands for dead heat, i.e., a tie)
| Year | Winner | Second | Third | Starters |
| 2024 | Fierceness | Thorpedo Anna | Sierra Leone | 8 |
| 2023 | Arcangelo | Disarm | Tapit Trice | 7 |
| 2022 | Epicenter | Cyberknife | Zandon | 8 |
| 2021 | Essential Quality | Midnight Bourbon | Miles D | 7 |
| 2020 | Tiz the Law | Caracaro | Max Player | 7 |
| 2019 | Code of Honor | Tacitus | Mucho Gusto | 12 |
| 2018 | Catholic Boy | Mendelssohn | Bravazo | 10 |
| 2017 | West Coast | Gunnevera | Irap | 12 |
| 2016 | Arrogate | American Freedom | Gun Runner | 13 |
| 2015 | Keen Ice | American Pharoah | Frosted | 10 |
| 2014 | V.E. Day | Wicked Strong | Tonalist | 10 |
| 2013 | Will Take Charge | Moreno | Orb | 9 |
| 2012 | Alpha (DH) Golden Ticket (DH) | Alpha (DH) Golden Ticket (DH) | Fast Falcon | 11 |
| 2011 | Stay Thirsty | Rattlesnake Bridge | J W Blue | 10 |
| 2010 | Afleet Express | Fly Down | First Dude | 11 |
| 2009 | Summer Bird | Hold Me Back | Quality Road | 7 |
| 2008 | Colonel John | Mambo in Seattle | Pyro | 12 |
| 2007 | Street Sense | Grasshopper | Helsinki | 7 |
| 2006 | Bernardini | Bluegrass Cat | Dr. Pleasure | 6 |
| 2005 | Flower Alley | Bellamy Road | Roman Ruler | 7 |
| 2004 | Birdstone | The Cliff's Edge | Eddington | 7 |
| 2003 | Ten Most Wanted | Peace Rules | Strong Hope | 6 |
| 2002 | Medaglia d'Oro | Repent | Nothing Flat | 9 |
| 2001 | Point Given | E Dubai | Dollar Bill | 9 |
| 2000 | Unshaded | Albert the Great | Commendable | 9 |
| 1999 | Lemon Drop Kid | Vision and Verse | Menifee | 8 |
| 1998 | Coronado's Quest | Victory Gallop | Raffie's Majesty | 7 |
| 1997 | Deputy Commander | Behrens | Awesome Again | 8 |
| 1996 | Will's Way | Louis Quatorze | Skip Away | 7 |
| 1995 | Thunder Gulch | Pyramid Peak | Malthus | 7 |
| 1994 | Holy Bull | Concern | Tabasco Cat | 5 |
| 1993 | Sea Hero | Kissin Kris | Miner's Mark | 11 |
| 1992 | Thunder Rumble | Devil His Due | Dance Floor | 10 |
| 1991 | Corporate Report | Hansel | Fly So Free | 6 |
| 1990 | Rhythm | Shot Gun Scott | Sir Richard Lewis | 13 |
| 1989 | Easy Goer | Clevor Trevor | Shy Tom | 6 |
| 1988 | Forty Niner | Seeking the Gold | Brian's Time | 8 |
| 1987 | Java Gold | Cryptoclearance | Polish Navy | 9 |
| 1986 | Wise Times | Danzig Connection | Personal Flag | 7 |
| 1985 | Chief's Crown | Turkoman | Skip Trial | 7 |
| 1984 | Carr de Naskra | Pine Circle | Morning Bob | 9 |
| 1983 | Play Fellow | Slew o' Gold | Hyperborean | 7 |
| 1982 | Runaway Groom | Aloma's Ruler | Conquistador Cielo | 5 |
| 1981 | Willow Hour | Pleasant Colony | Lord Avie | 10 |
| 1980 | Temperence Hill | First Albert | Amber Pass | 9 |
| 1979 | General Assembly | Smarten | Private Account | 7 |
| 1978 | Alydar | Affirmed | Nasty and Bold | 4 |
| 1977 | Jatski | Run Dusty Run | Silver Series | 14 |
| 1976 | Honest Pleasure | Romeo | Dance Spell | 8 |
| 1975 | Wajima | Media | Prince Thou Art | 5 |
| 1974 | Holding Pattern | Little Current | Chris Evert | 11 |
| 1973 | Annihilate 'Em | Stop The Music | See the Jaguar | 8 |
| 1972 | Key To The Mint | Tentam | True Knight | 7 |