Great Trial Stakes

Great Trial Stakes
Discontinued stakes race
LocationBelmont Park, Elmont, New York, United States
Sheepshead Bay Race Track
Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Inaugurated1891–1910, 1913
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
Race information
Distance6 furlongs (0.75 mi)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationTwo-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]

  1. ^ "Condensed History of the Great Trial Stakes". Daily Racing Form. 1909-07-03. Retrieved 2019-06-02 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
  2. ^ "Western Filly Triumphs: Round the World Beats Pick of Eastern Juveniles in Great". Daily Racing Form. 1910-06-26. Retrieved 2019-06-03 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
  3. ^ "Belmont Park Form Chart". Daily Racing Form. 1913-07-01. Retrieved 2019-06-02 – via University of Kentucky Archives.