The Belmont Turf Sprint Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and older run over a distance of six furlongs on the turf track held annually in October at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The event offers a purse of $200,000.
History
The event was inaugurated on 8 October 2016 as the seventh race under card event on Jockey Club Gold Cup Day and was won by Pure Sensation who defeated the Australian-bred Power Alert in a time of 1:07.10.
The event with its short history has attracted talented turf sprinters which have run in the event as a prep race for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. The event was upgraded in relative short time to a Grade III event in 2020.
Prior to 2022 the event was held as an invitational event. In 2022 the event was moved to Aqueduct Racetrack due to infield tunnel and redevelopment work at Belmont Park.
Records Speed record: 6 furlongs: 1:06.97 – Disco Partner (2017)
Margins: 5 lengths – Dancing Buck (2022)
Most wins: 2 – Disco Partner (2017, 2018)
Most wins by an owner: 3 – Patricia A. Generazio (2016, 2017, 2018)
Most wins by a jockey: 3 – Irad Ortiz Jr. (2017, 2018, 2021)
Most wins by a trainer: 4 – Christophe Clement (2016, 2017, 2018, 2024)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade RefAt Belmont Park - Belmont Turf Sprint Stakes2026Egyptian Mau (SAF)6Antonio FresuNeil D. DrysdaleTeam Valor International6 furlongs1:08.85$200,000IIIAt Aqueduct2025Alogon 6Dylan DavisEdward AllardCharles T. Matses6 furlongs1:07.63$200,000III2024Senbei 5Manuel FrancoChristophe ClementReeves Thoroughbred Racing & Darlene Bilinski6 furlongs1:07.74$200,000III2023Today's Flavor 5Javier CastellanoGeorge WeaverReddam Racing 6 furlongs1:09.74$200,000Listed2022Dancing Buck4Manuel FrancoMichelle NevinJ and N Stables & Diamond Stable6 furlongs1:09.60$200,000IIIAt Belmont Park – Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Stakes2021Arrest Me Red 3Irad Ortiz Jr. Wesley A. Ward Lael Stables6 furlongs1:07.86$200,000III2020Wet Your Whistle 5José L. Ortiz Michael Trombetta David W. Palmer6 furlongs1:07.87 $150,000 III2019Final Frontier 4Jose LezcanoThomas AlbertraniGodolphin Racing6 furlongs1:07.39$150,000Listed 2018Disco Partner6Irad Ortiz Jr.Christophe ClementPatricia A. Generazio6 furlongs1:08.50$151,5002017Disco Partner5Irad Ortiz Jr.Christophe ClementPatricia A. Generazio6 furlongs1:06.97$147,000 2016Pure Sensation5Kendrick CarmoucheChristophe ClementPatricia A. Generazio6 furlongs1:07.10$150,000
Legend:
See also List of American and Canadian Graded races
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