Athenia Stakes

Athenia Stakes
Listed race
LocationBelmont Park
Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated1978 (as Athenia Handicap)
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
WebsiteNYRA
Race information
Distance1+18 miles
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFillies & Mares, three-year-olds and older
WeightBase weights with allowances:
4-year-olds and up: 126 lbs.
3-year-olds: 122 lbs.
PurseUS150,000 (2023)

The Athenia Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares age three-years-old and older run over at a distance of a mile and an eighth on the turf held annually in October at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The event offers a purse of US150,000.