Lexington Stakes (NYRA)
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This article is about the discontinued thoroughbred horse race last held at Belmont Park, New York in 2007. For the thoroughbred horse race with a similar name at Keeneland in Kentucky, see Lexington Stakes (Keeneland).
The Lexington Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run between 1961 and 2007. A race on turf, the event was run at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York from inception through 1976 after which it was moved permanently to Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
Quick Facts Location, Inaugurated ...
Discontinued stakes race | |
Location | Aqueduct Racetrack, Queens, New York (1961–1976) Belmont Park, Elmont, New York (1977–2007) |
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Inaugurated | 1961 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three years old & up |
Purse | US$100,000 |
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Contested at various middle distances, it was run as the Lexington Handicap from inception in 1961 through 1981.
Named for one of America's greatest race horses as well as foundation sires, Lexington (The Blind Hero of Woodburn), the former Graded stakes race finished classified as a Listed event and offered a purse of $100,000.