Grade III race | |
Location | Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1953 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | 123 lbs. with allowances[1] |
Purse | $300,000 (since 2017)[2] |
The Gotham Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run in early March at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. A Grade III event with a current purse of US$300,000, it is set at a distance of 1 mile on the dirt. It is part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby.