Travers 1864 Restaurant Week returns

More than 50 area restaurants and eateries throughout the greater Capital

Region in upstate New York will offer special pricing and menus in celebration

of the Travers S. (G1) during the second annual "Travers 1864 Restaurant Week"

from August 21-25.

Participation among restaurants in this year's equine-oriented, epicurean

event is up 25 percent over last year.

During the five-day event, diners have the opportunity to indulge in a

three-course meal at participating Capital Region restaurants for the prix-fixe

cost of $18.64 (may not include tax, gratuity and beverage), the year of the

inaugural running of the Travers, the oldest major stakes race in the country

for three-year-olds.

The area-wide culinary offering will take place in the days leading up to the

142nd running of the $1 million Travers on August 27 at Saratoga Race Course.

"Travers 1864 is one element of a community-wide celebration in honor of our

biggest and most historic race," New York Racing Association (NYRA) Vice

President and COO Hal Handel said. "We're thrilled to have Travers 1864

Restaurant Week return for a second year to usher in the social and sporting

event of the summer season, the Travers Stakes."

The current list of confirmed, participating restaurants from throughout the

Capital Region includes:

For more information on Travers 1864 Restaurant Week, a complete list of

participating restaurants, and to view the prix-fixe menus, please click

here.