The Nassau County Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, Nassau County, New York. A Grade III event, it is open to three-year-old fillies willing to run the distance of seven furlongs on dirt. The race offers a purse $200,000 added.[1]

Nassau County Stakes
Grade III race
LocationBelmont Park
Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated1996
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.nyra.com/index_belmont.html
Race information
Distance7 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies
WeightAssigned
Purse$200,000+

Inaugurated in 1996, it is named after the county on Long Island in which Belmont Park is located.

On November 28, 2007, this Grade II stakes race was downgraded to a Grade III by the American Graded Stakes Committee.

Previously, Belmont Park hosted the Nassau County Handicap, a race on dirt for horses of either sex, age three and older. This race was last run in 1993.

Records

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Speed record:

  • 1:22.04 - Dream Rush (2007)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

  • No trainer has won this race more than once.

Most wins by an owner:

  • No owner has won this race more than once.

Winners

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Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2010 No Race
2009 Flashing Javier Castellano Thomas Albertrani Darley Stable 1:23.59
2008 Zaftig Jorge Chavez James A. Jerkens Susan Moore/M and M Thoroughbred Partners 1:22.74
2007 Dream Rush Eibar Coa Richard Violette, Jr. West Point Stable 1:22.04
2006 Hello Liberty Norberto Arroyo, Jr. J. Larry Jones J. Ferris, M. Riley, D. Gamble, J. L. Jones 1:22.65
2005 Seeking the Ante Mike Luzzi John C. Kimmel Mary & Chester Broman 1:22.86
2004 Bending Strings Jerry Bailey Kiaran McLaughlin John D. Gunther 1:22.70
2003 House Party José A. Santos H. Allen Jerkens Joseph V. Shields, Jr. 1:23.28
2002 Nonsuch Bay Javier Castellano Frank A. Alexander Joseph P. Platt, Jr. 1:23.90
2001 Cat Chat John Velazquez Alan E. Goldberg Jayeff B Stables 1:23.02
2000 C'est L'Amour Edgar Prado Philip G. Johnson Lael Stables 1:23.46
1999 Oh What a Windfall Mike E. Smith C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps 1:23.59
1998 Jersey Girl Mike E. Smith Todd A. Pletcher Ackerley Bros. Farm 1:22.63
1997 Alyssum José A. Santos Flint S. Schulhofer Alexander & Groves 1:22.90
1996 Star de Lady Ann Jorge Chavez William W. Perry John D. Murphy 1:22.19

Nassau County Handicap

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Open to horses of either sex, age three and older, it was raced on dirt over a distance of 1+18 miles (9 furlongs).

In 1992, the four-year-old Strike the Gold, set a new track record of 1:46 3/5 in winning the Nassau County Handicap.

Winners

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  • 1993 - West By West
  • 1992 - Strike the Gold
  • 1991 - Festin
  • 1990 - Tricky Creek
  • 1989 - Forever Silver
  • 1988 - Personal Flag
  • 1987 - Lac Ouimet
  • 1986 - Roo Art
  • 1985 - Secret Prince
  • 1984 - Moro
  • 1983 - Winter's Tale
  • 1982 - Princelet
  • 1981 - Fool's Prayer
  • 1980 - Winter's Tale
  • 1979 - Alydar
  • 1978 - Upper Nile
  • 1977 - Forego
  • 1976 - Forego
  • 1975 - Queen City Lad
  • 1974 - Timeless Moment
  • 1973 - Icecapade
  • 1972 - Towzie Tyke
  • 1971 - Proliferation
  • 1970 - Reviewer
  • 1969 - Rixdal
  • 1968 - Primo Richard
  • 1967 - Handsome Boy
  • 1966 - Pluck
  • 1965 - Malicious
  • 1964 - Garwol
  • 1963 - Kelso
  • 1962 - Beau Prince
  • 1961 - Black Thumper
  • 1960 - Polylad
  • 1959 - Endine
  • 1958 - Eddie Schmidt
  • 1957 - Gallant Man
  • 1956 - Admiral Vee

References

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