Knickerbocker Stakes

Knickerbocker Stakes
Grade III race
LocationBelmont Park
Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated1960
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
Websitewww.nyra.com
Race information
Distance1+18 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds and up
Weightallowance
Purse$200,000 (since 2013)[1]

The Knickerbocker Stakes is an American Grade III race on turf for Thoroughbred horses run each year at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The Knickerbocker is open to three-year-olds and up, and set at a distance of 1+18 miles (nine furlongs). Run in mid October, it currently offers a purse of $200,000.[2]

  1. ^ "Knickerbocker Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. ^ Knickerbocker Stakes history at the NYRA