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The Fall Highweight Stakes (formerly the Fall Highweight Handicap) is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually near the end of November at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. Currently run at a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 m), it is open to horses three years of age and older. As the name implies, the race is known for the ...
In 2016 the event was downgraded to Grade III status. [6] In 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Aqueduct closed their track and the event was cancelled. [9] In 2024 the conditions of the event were changed from handicap to stakes allowance and this the events name was modified to the Distaff Stakes. [7]
Aerial view of Aqueduct's main track, inner dirt track and turf course, 2010 Main clubhouse entrance to Aqueduct Racetrack. Aqueduct Racetrack is a Thoroughbred horse racing facility and casino in the South Ozone Park and Jamaica neighborhoods of Queens, New York City, United States. [1] Aqueduct is the only racetrack located within New York ...
The list of American and Canadian Graded races is a list of Thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada that meet the graded stakes standards maintained by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association [1] and the Jockey Club of Canada. A specific grade level (I, II, III or listed) is then ...
Articles relative to Aqueduct Racetrack racetrack in Queens, New York City, United States. Pages in category "Aqueduct Racetrack" The following 72 pages are in this category, out of 72 total.
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.
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 Gazelle Stakes (formerly Gazelle Handicap until 2004) is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, New York. It is a Grade III event run over a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles on dirt that is open to three-year-old fillies. The race was previously run in the Fall at Belmont Park and often used as a ...