Discontinued stakes race | |
Location | Belmont Park, Elmont, New York, United States Sheepshead Bay Race Track Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1891–1910, 1913 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 6 furlongs (0.75 mi) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Two-year-olds |
The Great Trial Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Sheepshead Bay Race Track in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York from 1891 through 1910 and for 1913 at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Raced on dirt, it was run at a distance of 5¾ furlongs from 1891 through 1900 and then at 6 furlongs. Run in late June or early July, for most of its years at Sheepshead Bay the Great Trial Stakes was the most valuable race for two-year-olds during the track's summer meet.[1][2][3]