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The race was renamed the Aqueduct Stakes from 1962 to 1965 and in 1967 and 1968. In 1973 it was restricted to 2-year-old horses and was won by Cannonade who went on to win the 1974 Kentucky Derby. On January 17, 2009 it was run as the Evening Attire Stakes. The race's distance has been altered four times: 1 + 5 ⁄ 16 miles : 1920 through 1924
The Queens County is, like many races at Aqueduct, named for a New York City borough. Queens is the borough that includes the Aqueduct race track. It is also the largest of New York City's five boroughs. There was no race run in 1909, and from 1911 through 1913. The race, once a graded stakes, has lost that status.
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 ...
First run in 1895, the race was named for Brooklyn contractor and tugboat captain, William Carter, who put up most of the purse money and provided the trophy. [2] The race was hosted by the old Aqueduct race track from 1895 to 1955, except for 1946 when it was held at Belmont Park. It returned to Belmont Park from 1956 to 1959, 1968 to 1974 ...
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 Wood Memorial Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in April at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens, New York.It is run over a distance of 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs) on dirt.
Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref At Aqueduct – Forty Niner Stakes: 2024 Coastal Mission 5 Arnaldo Bocachica Jeff C. Runco Jeff C. Runco 1 mile 1:36.10 $250,000 II [15] 2023 Everso Mischievous 3 Cristian A. Torres Brad H. Cox: Qatar Racing 1 mile 1:35.32 $310,538 II [16] Kelso Handicap: 2022 Double Crown 5 J. D. Acosta
The race was named in honor of the filly Comely, who, in a remarkable performance as a two-year-old, defeated older male horses in winning the first running of the Fall Highweight Handicap in 1914. Going into 2019, she remains the only two-year-old to win the Fall Highweight Handicap and one of only a few two-year-olds to defeat older horses in ...