Kelso Stakes

This article is about the event previously held at Belmont Park and the Saratoga Race Course as the Forbidden Apple Stakes. For the event held at Belmont Park that was previously known as the Kelso Handicap, see Forty Niner Stakes.
Kelso Stakes
Grade III race
LocationSaratoga Race Course
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Inaugurated2014 (as Forbidden Apple Stakes at Belmont Park)
WebsiteNYRA
Race information
Distance1 mile (8 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour-year-olds and older
Weight124 lbs with allowances
PurseUS$175,000 (since 2022)

The Kelso Stakes, previously held as the Forbidden Apple Stakes, is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged four years old and older held over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs) on the turf held annually in mid-July at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.