| Grade III race | |
| Location | Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1890 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | Aqueduct Racetrack at NYRA |
| Race information | |
| Distance | Seven furlong sprint |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight | 124 lbs with allowances (2019)[1] |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Toboggan Stakes, formerly the Toboggan Handicap, is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the first week of March at Aqueduct Race Track in Queens, New York. Open to horses aged three and older, the Grade III event is contested over at a distance of six furlongs on the dirt and offers a purse of $150,000 added.[2]
The 123rd running of The Toboggan Handicap was run in 2016. Before 1896, it was called the Toboggan Slide because it took place on the downhill Eclipse course at Morris Park Racecourse in the Bronx. The Toboggan Slide was not run in 1891 or 1895. The Toboggan Handicap was not run in 1911 and 1912.
In 2015, it was run in early February.
Since inception, the Toboggan Stakes has been contested at two different distances: