| Grade III race | |
| Location | Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2016 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | NYRA |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds and older |
| Weight | Base weights with allowances: 4-year-olds and up: 126 lbs. 3-year-olds: 124 lbs. |
| Purse | $200,000 (since 2021) |
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. [1] The event offers a purse of $200,000.
The event was inaugurated on 8 October 2016 as the seventh race [2] 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. [3]
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. [4]
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. [5]
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| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Aqueduct – Belmont Turf Sprint Stakes | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Senbei | 5 | Manuel Franco | Christophe Clement | Reeves Thoroughbred Racing & Darlene Bilinski | 6 furlongs | 1:07.74 | $200,000 | III | [6] |
| 2023 | Today's Flavor | 5 | Javier Castellano | George Weaver | Reddam Racing | 6 furlongs | 1:09.74 | $200,000 | Listed | Off turf [7] |
| 2022 | Dancing Buck | 4 | Manuel Franco | Michelle Nevin | J and N Stables & Diamond Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:09.60 | $200,000 | III | [8] |
| At Belmont Park – Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Stakes | ||||||||||
| 2021 | Arrest Me Red | 3 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Wesley A. Ward | Lael Stables | 6 furlongs | 1:07.86 | $200,000 | III | [9] |
| 2020 | Wet Your Whistle | 5 | José L. Ortiz | Michael Trombetta | David W. Palmer | 6 furlongs | 1:07.87 | $150,000 | III | [10] |
| 2019 | Final Frontier | 4 | Jose Lezcano | Thomas Albertrani | Godolphin Racing | 6 furlongs | 1:07.39 | $150,000 | Listed | [11] |
| 2018 | Disco Partner | 6 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Christophe Clement | Patricia A. Generazio | 6 furlongs | 1:08.50 | $151,500 | [12] | |
| 2017 | Disco Partner | 5 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Christophe Clement | Patricia A. Generazio | 6 furlongs | 1:06.97 | $147,000 | [13] | |
| 2016 | Pure Sensation | 5 | Kendrick Carmouche | Christophe Clement | Patricia A. Generazio | 6 furlongs | 1:07.10 | $150,000 | [2] | |
Legend:
Turf Dirt
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