The New York Stallion Series was created by the New York Thoroughbred Breeders', Inc. The races (once a day-long event but now spread out over various dates) are run at Aqueduct Racetrack and/or Belmont Park and feature the progeny of stallions standing in the state of New York. [1]
New York Stallion Thunder Rumble Stakes is for Thoroughbred horses three-years-old and up. The Thunder Rumble is restricted to geldings and colts at a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt and offers a purse of $75,000. [2]
New York Stallion Great White Way Division (named for the famous theater district running along New York City's Broadway) is for two-year-old geldings and colts at a distance of six furlongs and offers a purse of $100,000. [3]
The race was run at Belmont Park in 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1990.
The New York Stallion Perfect Arc Division is restricted to fillies and mares three-years-old and up and run at a distance of one and one sixteenth mile on the turf for a purse of $75,000.
The New York Stallion Fifth Avenue Division is restricted to two year old filles, the Fifth Avenue is run at a distance of six furlongs and offers a purse of $100,000. [4]
Fifth Avenue is a noted street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, dividing the borough's East and West sides. It was run at Belmont Park in 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1990.
The Long Island Handicap is a race for Thoroughbred horses held each November at Aqueduct Racetrack. The race is for fillies and mares, age three and up, willing to race the one and one-half miles on the turf.
This race was down-graded from a Grade II event to a Grade III beginning in 2007, and carries a purse of $150,000.
The New York Stallion Series Staten Island Stakes is for fillies and mares three-years-old and up. The Staten Island is run at a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt and offers a purse of $75,000. [5]
The race is named for the island that sits just below the island of Manhattan.
The New York Stallion Series Cormorant Division is for three-year-olds and up at a distance of one and one sixteenth miles on the turf and offers a purse of $75,000.
The New York York Stallion Series Park Avenue division (in its 18th year as of 2011) is for three-year-old fillies at a distance of 61⁄2 furlongs and offers a purse of $100,000.
The Times Square is run at 61⁄2 furlongs and restricted to three-year-old colts and geldings.
The George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award has been presented by Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, annually since 1950 to the thoroughbred horse racing jockey in North America who demonstrates high standards of personal and professional conduct both on and off the racetrack.
The Whirlaway Stakes is a race for Thoroughbred horses held in February at Aqueduct Racetrack. The Whirlaway Stakes is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. It is an ungraded event offering a purse of $100,000 added. The Whirlaway is the second of four two-turn races for 3-year-olds run in New York prior to the Kentucky Derby.
The Glens Falls Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Open to fillies and mares age three and older, it is run at a distance of one and three-eighths miles on the turf. A Grade III event, it currently offers a purse of $200,000. The event at Saratoga Race Course is named after the nearby city of Glens Falls, New York.
The Bertram F. Bongard Stakes is a listed stakes race for Thoroughbred two-year-olds run in the fall at Belmont Park, New York.
General Douglas MacArthur Handicap has been run at Belmont Park in New York since 1982 for New York breds, aged three-years-old and up. An ungraded stakes race of onemile on the dirt, it offers a purse of $100,000. Though not restricted to New York bred horses, this is not an open race: it is considered a race on the New York bred schedule.
The Maid of the Mist is an American Thoroughbred horse race for New York-bred two-year-old fillies run at Belmont Park each year during its celebration of New York born horses. All the races on that day's card are for New Yorkers. Set at one mile, it currently offers a purse of $250,000.
The Damon Runyon Stakes is an Ungraded American Thoroughbred turf race for two-year-old horses run in December each year at Aqueduct Race Track in New York.
The Sport Page Handicap was an American thoroughbred horse race run annually at Aqueduct Race Track in Ozone Park, Queens, New York for three-year-olds and up. Formerly a Grade III event, it's set at a distance of 7 furlongs on the dirt and offers a purse of $150,000 added.
The Ruthless Stakes is an American open or non-Graded stakes race held yearly since 1974 at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York City. Run in January, it is a six furlong thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies carrying a weight of 121 pounds (54.9 kg). The Ruthless currently offers a purse of $100,000.
The De La Rose Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late July/early August since 2004 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. An ungraded stakes race, it is open to fillies and mares, 4-years-old and up. The race is run at a distance of one mile on the turf and offers a purse of $70,000 added.
The Gander Stakes is an ungraded stakes race for New York bred Thoroughbred race horses, three-years-old and older, run at Belmont Park or at Aqueduct Racetrack. The Gander serves as a prep for the Evan Shipman Handicap running at Belmont Park which is restricted to New York breds.
The Evan Shipman Handicap (NYB) is a race restricted to New York bred Thoroughbred horses, age three-years-old and up, run at Belmont Park in the state of New York.
The Empire Classic Handicap is a Thoroughbred horse race restricted to New York breds run at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Set at a distance of one and one eighth miles on the dirt, this ungraded stakes race is open to three-year-olds and up, and currently offers a purse of $300,000.
The My Charmer Handicap is an American Grade IIIT Thoroughbred horse race run on the turf course at Gulfstream Park West in Miami Gardens, Florida each year.
The Affectionately Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run at New York's Aqueduct Race Track in mid-January each year.
The Busanda Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race that is held at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York in mid-January each year; the 42nd outing was held in 2015.
The Gravesend Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York late in the year. In its 61st running in December 2017, the Gravesend was downgraded from a Grade III event to ungraded status. This race is for three-year-olds and up and set at a distance of six furlongs. It offers a purse of $100,000 added.
The Jersey Shore Breeders' Cup Stakes is an American Grade III Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. Open to three-year-olds, it is a six furlong sprint raced on dirt.
The Eatontown Handicap is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies & mares age three and older contested at a distance of 1 1⁄16 miles on turf held annually in mid June at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey and currently offers a purse of $100,000 plus a trophy.