The Nassau County Stakes is an American

Thoroughbred horse race Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...

run annually at

Belmont Park Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse racing facility in the northeastern United States, located in Elmont, New York, just east of the New York City limits. It was opened on May 4, 1905. It is operated by the non-profit New York Racin ...

in Elmont, Nassau County,

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. A Grade III event, it is open to three-year-old fillies willing to run the distance of seven

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s on dirt. The race offers a purse $200,000 added.County Stakes history at the NYRA
/ref> Inaugurated in 1996, it is named after the county on

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in which Belmont Park is located. On November 28, 2007, this Grade II stakes race was downgraded to a Grade III by the

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. 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

Speed record: * 1:22.04 - Dream Rush (2007) Most wins by a

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: * 2 -

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(1996, 2008) * 2 -

José A. Santos José Adeón Santos León (born April 26, 1961, in Concepción, Chile) is a retired Chilean thoroughbred jockey who has been honored by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in the United States. Career Jose Santos first raced horses ...

(1997, 2003) * 2 -

Mike E. Smith Michael Earl Smith (born August 10, 1965) is an American jockey who has been one of the leading riders in U.S. Thoroughbred racing since the early 1990s, was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2003, and has won the ...

(1998, 1999) * 2 -

Javier Castellano Javier Castellano (born October 23, 1977, in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Castellano began his riding career in 1996 at Santa Rita and La Rinconada racecourses in Venezuela. In June 1997 he ...

(2002, 2009) 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

Nassau County Handicap

Open to horses of either sex, age three and older, it was raced on dirt over a distance of 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

*1993 - West By West *1992 -

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*1991 - Festin *1990 - Tricky Creek *1989 - Forever Silver *1988 -

Personal Flag Personal Flag (1983–2005) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred and raced by Ogden Phipps, he was sired by Private Account and out of the mare Grecian Banner, a daughter of Hoist The Flag He was a full brother to Personal Ensign. T ...

*1987 - Lac Ouimet *1986 - Roo Art *1985 - Secret Prince *1984 - Moro *1983 -

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*1982 - Princelet *1981 - Fool's Prayer *1980 -

*1979 -

Alydar Alydar (March 23, 1975 – November 15, 1990) was an American Thoroughbred race horse and sire. A chestnut colt, he was most famous for finishing a close second to Affirmed in all three races of the 1978 Triple Crown. With each successive ...

*1978 - Upper Nile *1977 -

Forego Forego (April 30, 1970 – August 27, 1997) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won eight Eclipse Awards including Horse of the Year, Champion Handicap Horse and Champion Sprinter. Background Foaled at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky ...

*1976 -

*1975 - Queen City Lad *1974 - Timeless Moment *1973 - Icecapade *1972 - Towzie Tyke *1971 - Proliferation *1970 -

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*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 Gallant Man (March 20, 1954 – September 7, 1988) was a thoroughbred racehorse, named for a horse in a Don Ameche movie. He was one of the most successful racehorses foaled outside the United States with his near miss in the 1957 Kentucky D ...

*1956 - Admiral Vee

References

{{reflist Graded stakes races in the United States Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies Horse races in New York (state) Belmont Park Recurring sporting events established in 1996 1996 establishments in New York (state)