Nassau County Stakes
{{Infobox horseraces
| class = Grade III
| horse race = Nassau County Stakes
| image =
| caption =
| location = Belmont Park
Elmont, New York, United States
| inaugurated = 1996
| race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
| website = {{URL|http://www.nyra.com/index_belmont.html}}
| distance = 7 furlongs
| surface = Dirt
| track = left-handed
| qualification = Three-year-old fillies
| weight = Assigned
| purse = $200,000+
| bonuses =
}}
The Nassau County Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, Nassau County, New York. A Grade III event, it is open to three-year-old fillies willing to run the distance of seven furlongs on dirt. The race offers a purse $200,000 added.[http://www.nyra.com/Belmont/Stakes/NassauCounty.shtmlNassau County Stakes history at the NYRA]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Inaugurated in 1996, it is named after the county on Long Island in which Belmont Park is located.
On November 28, 2007, this Grade II stakes race was downgraded to a Grade III by the American Graded Stakes Committee.
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 jockey:
- 2 - Jorge Chavez (1996, 2008)
- 2 - José A. Santos (1997, 2003)
- 2 - Mike E. Smith (1998, 1999)
- 2 - Javier Castellano (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
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|2010 | No Race | ||||
2009
|Flashing |1:23.59 | ||||
2008
|Zaftig |Susan Moore/M and M Thoroughbred Partners |1:22.74 | ||||
2007
|Dream Rush |West Point Stable |1:22.04 | ||||
2006
|Hello Liberty |J. Ferris, M. Riley, D. Gamble, J. L. Jones |1:22.65 | ||||
2005
|Seeking the Ante |Mary & Chester Broman |1:22.86 | ||||
2004
|Bending Strings |John D. Gunther |1:22.70 | ||||
2003
|House Party |Joseph V. Shields, Jr. |1:23.28 | ||||
2002
|Nonsuch Bay |Joseph P. Platt, Jr. |1:23.90 | ||||
2001
|Cat Chat |1:23.02 | ||||
2000
|C'est L'Amour |1:23.46 | ||||
1999
|Oh What a Windfall |1:23.59 | ||||
1998
|Jersey Girl |Ackerley Bros. Farm |1:22.63 | ||||
1997
|Alyssum |1:22.90 | ||||
1996
|Star de Lady Ann |John D. Murphy |1:22.19 |
Nassau County Handicap
Open to horses of either sex, age three and older, it was raced on dirt over a distance of {{frac|1|1|8}} 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=
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- 1993 - West By West
- 1992 - Strike the Gold
- 1991 - Festin
- 1990 - Tricky Creek
- 1989 - Forever Silver
- 1988 - Personal Flag
- 1987 - Lac Ouimet
- 1986 - Roo Art
- 1985 - Secret Prince
- 1984 - Moro
- 1983 - Winter's Tale
- 1982 - Princelet
- 1981 - Fool's Prayer
- 1980 - Winter's Tale
- 1979 - Alydar
- 1978 - Upper Nile
- 1977 - Forego
- 1976 - Forego
- 1975 - Queen City Lad
- 1974 - Timeless Moment
- 1973 - Icecapade
- 1972 - Towzie Tyke
- 1971 - Proliferation
- 1970 - Reviewer
- 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
- 1956 - Admiral Vee
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