The New York Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged four-years-old and older run over a distance of one and one-quarter miles on the turf scheduled annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The current purse is $750,000.

History

Prior to 1962 the race was open to horses of either sex. For 1972 only, it was restricted to three-year-old fillies.

Inaugurated in 1940 as the New York Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack, it was moved to Belmont Park in 1961 but returned to Aqueduct in 1963 where it remained until 1975 when it was shifted permanently to Belmont Park. Since its inception, it has been contested at various distances on both dirt and turf: miles : 1940–1950 on dirt miles : 1951–1954 on dirt miles : 1959–1960 on turf miles : 1955–1956, 1958, 1961, on turf miles : 1963–1964, 1968–1971, on turf miles : 1965–1967, 1977–1979, on turf 7 furlongs : 1972, on dirt miles : 1980 to present, on turf miles : 2024 on turf - ran at Saratoga Race Course

There was no race run in 1957 and 1973–1975.

The race was run in two divisions in 1960, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1978.

In 2009, due to heavy rains, the race was taken off the turf and shortened from 1 and 1/4 miles to 1 and 1/8 miles.

In 2015, the date for the race was moved to the Friday before the Belmont Stakes as part of the Belmont Racing Festival. For 2016, the purse was increased to $500,000.

In 2022 the event was upgraded to Grade I.

In 2024 and 2025 the race was held at Saratoga Race Course at a distance of 1 3/16 miles.

Records Speed record: (At current distance of miles on turf) 1:58.40 – Capades (1990)

Most wins: 2 – Blue Thor (1963, 1965) 2 – Batteur (1964, 1965) 2 – Mean Mary (2020, 2021)

Most wins by an owner: 3 – Joan & John Phillips and/or Darby Dan Farm (1992, 1999, 2004) 3 - Peter M. Brant (1980, 2019, 2022)

Most wins by a jockey: 4 – Eddie Arcaro (1947, 1951, 1952, 1953) 4 – Ángel Cordero Jr. (1976, 1981, 1990, 1991) 4 – Jerry Bailey (1985, 1994, 2000, 2005)

Most wins by a trainer:

6 – Chad C. Brown (2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2026)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time2026Portfolio Duration (GB)4Flavien PratChad C. BrownKlaravich Stables1:52.502025She Feels Pretty 4John R. VelazquezCherie DeVauxLael Stables 2:00.762024Didia (ARG) 6Jose OrtizIgnacio Correas IVMerriebelle Stables and Resolute Racing1:52.292023Marketsegmentation4Jose OrtizChad C. BrownKlaravich Stables2:02.122022Bleecker Street4Irad Ortiz Jr.Chad C. BrownPeter M. Brant2:02.582021Mean Mary5Luis SaezH. Graham MotionAlex G. Campbell Jr.2:04.682020Mean Mary4Luis SaezH. Graham MotionAlex G. Campbell Jr.2:01.852019Homerique4Irad Ortiz JrChad C. BrownPeter M. Brant2:00.602018Fourstar Crook6Irad Ortiz JrChad C. BrownMichael Dubb, Bethlehem Stables LLC, Gary Aisquith1:59.212017Hawksmoor 4Julien LeparouxArnaud DelacourLael Stables2:01.182016Dacita (CHI)5Irad Ortiz JrChad C. BrownSheep Pond Partners & Bradley Thoroughbreds2:01.462015Waltzing Matilda (IRE)4Junior AlvaradoTommy StackMrs. Paul Shanahan2:01.302014Riposte (GB)4Joel RosarioWilliam I. MottJuddmonte Farms1:59.712013Starformer5Edgar PradoWilliam I. MottJuddmonte Farms2:00.332012Mystical Star4Jose LezcanoChristophe ClementCheyenne Stables2:00.072011Giants Play4Rajiv MaraghChristophe ClementNewells Park Stud2:04.762010Lady Shakespeare4John VelazquezRoger AttfieldCharles Fipke2:00.342009Icon Project4Jose Valdivia Jr.Martin D. WolfsonStar Crown Stable1:49.382008Mauralakana 5Kent DesormeauxChristophe ClementRobert Scarborough2:01.312007Makderah 4Alan GarciaKiaran McLaughlinShadwell Racing2:00.072006Noble Stella 5Mike E. SmithRoger AttfieldGary A. Tanaka2:08.262005Wend4Jerry BaileyWilliam I. MottClaiborne Farm2:02.232004Wonder Again5Edgar PradoJames J. TonerJoan & John Phillips2:05.602003Snow Dance5Richard MiglioreJohn T. Ward Jr.John C. Oxley1:59.632002Owsley4Edgar PradoRandy SchulhoferArthur B. Hancock III1:59.812001England's Legend4Corey NakataniChristophe ClementEdouard de Rothschild1:59.632000Perfect Sting4Jerry BaileyJoseph OrsenoStronach Stable2:05.361999Soaring Softly4Mike E. SmithJames J. TonerJoan & John Phillips2:02.201998Auntie Mame4John VelazquezAngel Penna Jr.Lazy F Ranch1:59.501997Maxzene4Mike E. SmithThomas J. Skiffington Jr.Ken-Mort Stable1:59.911996Electric Society5Jorge F. ChavezJohn C. KimmelGary A. Tanaka2:03.791995Irish Linnet7John VelazquezLeo O'BrienAustin Delaney1:59.921994You'd Be Surprised5Jerry BaileyMacKenzie MillerRokeby Stables1:59.691993Aquilegia4Julie KroneFlint S. SchulhoferHelen K. Groves1:59.051992Plenty of Grace5Julie KroneJohn M. VeitchDarby Dan Farm2:00.741991Foresta5Ángel Cordero Jr.Thomas BohannanLoblolly Stable1:59.201990Capades4Ángel Cordero Jr.Richard O'ConnellPoma Stable1:58.401989Miss Unnameable5Raul RojasWayne WidmerTatt Stable2:05.801988Beauty Cream5Pat DayPatrick ClarkWarren N. Moore2:03.001987Anka Germania5Craig PerretThomas J. Skiffington Jr.Glencrest Farm2:01.001986Possible Mate5Jean-Luc SamynPhilip G. JohnsonEdward P. Evans2:02.401985Powder Break5Jerry BaileyLuis OlivaresRobert Green2:03.601984Annie Edge5Jorge VelásquezJonathan SheppardAugustin Stable2:02.201983Sabin4Eddie MapleWoody StephensHenryk de Kwiatkowski2:01.001982Noble Damsel5Jorge VelásquezMichael KayG. Watts Humphrey Jr.2:07.001981Mairzy Doates5Ángel Cordero Jr.Horatio LuroArno Schefler2:04.001980Just A Game4Don BrumfieldDavid A. WhiteleyPeter M. Brant2:00.401979La Soufriere4Jean CruguetEugene JacobsHerbert A. Allen Sr.1:41.201978Late Bloomer4Jorge VelásquezJohn M. Gaver Jr.Greentree Stable1:41.201978 Pearl Necklace4Ruben HernandezRoger LaurinReginald N. Webster1:40.001977Fleet Victress5Ruben HernandezJames W. MaloneyRalph Kercheval1:39.201976Sugar Plum Time4Ángel Cordero Jr.John W. RussellCynthia Phipps2:03.201972Barely Even3Ray BroussardLouis M. GoldfineMrs. Leonard Gilmartin 1:23.401971 Princess Pout5Jean CruguetMichael SmithwickJune McKnight1:56.001971 Telly3Jamie ArellanoWilliam O. HicksCambridge Stable1:55.201970 Last Of The Line3Laffit Pincay Jr.William J. HirschWilliam R. Hawn1:57.401970 Marchandeuse4Heliodoro GustinesSherrill W. WardLazy F Ranch1:58.001969 Klassy Poppy4Michael HoleEdward AnspachHarold Minassian1:55.401969 Drumtop3Larry AdamsRoger LaurinJames B. Moseley1:54.401968Ludham4Jacinto VásquezFrank I. WrightHappy Hill Farm1:57.201967Politely4Ray BroussardGeorge M. BakerBohemia Stable1:43.201966 Swinging Mood3Earlie FiresIvan H. ParkeHarbor View Farm1:44.001966 Indian Sunlite3Larry AdamsSherrill W. WardGeorge M. Humphrey1:43.401965 Batteur5Manuel YcazaJames W. MaloneyWilliam Haggin Perry1:42.601965 Blue Thor5Walter BlumThomas Heard Jr.Charles E. Wilson1:42.401964Batteur4Larry AdamsJames W. MaloneyWilliam Haggin Perry1:55.601963Blue Thor3Eugene MonacelliOleg DubassoffCharles E. Wilson1:57.001962Honey Dear4Johnny SellersIvor G. BaldingC. V. Whitney2:03.801961Wise Ship4Heliodoro GustinesJake ByerMilton J. Ritzenberg2:14.001960 Wolfram4Eldon NelsonBurley ParkeHarbor View Farm1:50.001960 Nickle Boy5Ismael ValenzuelaWalter A. KelleyElmendorf Farm1:51.001959Amerigo4Bill HartackHarris BrownMrs. Tilyou Christopher1:47.001958Anxious Moment4Bill ShoemakerJames E. RyanJacnot Farm2:17.201956Nearque II7Ismael ValenzuelaCarl A. RolesHerman Helbush2:18.801955Chevation4Eric GuerinRichard E. HandlenFoxcatcher Farm2:25.801954Bicarb4Ted AtkinsonPhilip BieberMrs. Philip Bieber1:48.601953Crafty Admiral5Eddie ArcaroRobert B. OdomCharfran Stable1:48.801952Battlefield4Eddie ArcaroBert MulhollandGeorge D. Widener Jr.1:48.401951Hill Prince5Eddie ArcaroCasey HayesChristopher Chenery1:49.001950Pilaster6Robert MartinFrank A. BonsalFrank A. Bonsal (Lessee)3:52.601949Donor5Warren MehrtensGeorge P. "Maj" OdomMrs. W. Deering Howe3:51.201948Miss Grillo6Conn McCrearyHoratio LuroMill River Stable3:53.601947Rico Monte5Eddie ArcaroHoratio LuroW. Arnold Hanger3:48.401946Stymie5Basil JamesHirsch JacobsEthel D. Jacobs3:51.201945Reply Paid3Warren MehrtensGeorge W. CarrollMrs. L. Rabinowitz3:53.801944Caribou5Ted AtkinsonPreston M. BurchBrookmeade Stable3:53.001943Bolingbroke6Steve BrooksWalter BurrowsTownsend B. Martin3:52.201942Alsab3Carroll BiermanSarge SwenkeMrs. Albert Sabath3:47.201941Fenelon4James StoutJames FitzsimmonsBelair Stud3:47.001940Shot Put4Willie GarnerDonald McEachernMrs. Marie Evans3:48.80

See also New York Handicap Triple

References

The 2008 New York Stakes at the NTRA Video at YouTube of the 2008 New York Stakes