Every stakes day makes its own fashion statement, and the Travers Stakes distills the relaxed, understated elegance of late-summer in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
The Travers has all the prestige of the Triple Crown races, but the "Midsummer Derby,” as it is known, stands apart from the style traditions of those early spring races.
The Kentucky Derby is a time for splashy, wow-factor hats. But a fetching Travers day hat need not be ostentatious.