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:

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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style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:38px" | Year

! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:135px"| Winner

! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:140px"| Jockey

! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:140px"| Trainer

! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:275px"| Owner

! style="background-color:#DACAA5" | Time

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|2010

| No Race

2009

|Flashing

|Javier Castellano

|Thomas Albertrani

|Darley Stable

|1:23.59

2008

|Zaftig

|Jorge Chavez

|James A. Jerkens

|Susan Moore/M and M Thoroughbred Partners

|1:22.74

2007

|Dream Rush

|Eibar Coa

|Richard Violette, Jr.

|West Point Stable

|1:22.04

2006

|Hello Liberty

|Norberto Arroyo, Jr.

|J. Larry Jones

|J. Ferris, M. Riley, D. Gamble, J. L. Jones

|1:22.65

2005

|Seeking the Ante

|Mike Luzzi

|John C. Kimmel

|Mary & Chester Broman

|1:22.86

2004

|Bending Strings

|Jerry Bailey

|Kiaran McLaughlin

|John D. Gunther

|1:22.70

2003

|House Party

|José A. Santos

|H. Allen Jerkens

|Joseph V. Shields, Jr.

|1:23.28

2002

|Nonsuch Bay

|Javier Castellano

|Frank A. Alexander

|Joseph P. Platt, Jr.

|1:23.90

2001

|Cat Chat

|John Velazquez

|Alan E. Goldberg

|Jayeff B Stables

|1:23.02

2000

|C'est L'Amour

|Edgar Prado

|Philip G. Johnson

|Lael Stables

|1:23.46

1999

|Oh What a Windfall

|Mike E. Smith

|C. R. McGaughey III

|Ogden Phipps

|1:23.59

1998

|Jersey Girl

|Mike E. Smith

|Todd A. Pletcher

|Ackerley Bros. Farm

|1:22.63

1997

|Alyssum

|José A. Santos

|Flint S. Schulhofer

|Alexander & Groves

|1:22.90

1996

|Star de Lady Ann

|Jorge Chavez

|William W. Perry

|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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References