| Discontinued stakes race | |
| Location | Sheepshead Bay Race Track Brooklyn, New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1900–1908 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2+1⁄4 miles (18 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three years olds and older |
| Weight | 3yos: 116 lbs.; 4yos: 130 lbs; 5yos & up: 131 lbs. |
| Purse | $25,000 |
The Annual Champion Stakes is a discontinued Thoroughbred horse race run from 1900 through 1908 that was the richest in the United States at the time for older horses with a guarantee purse of $25,000. Run on dirt over a distance of two and one-quarter miles at the Sheepshead Bay Race Track in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York, the race was open to horses age three and older.[1][2] The race was created to try to slow a decade-long trend to shorter distance races.[3]