| Discontinued stakes race | |
| Location | Sheepshead Bay Race Track Sheepshead Bay, New York |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1904 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 Furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-old colts & geldings |
The Waldorf Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Sheepshead Bay Race Track in Sheepshead Bay, New York. Open to two-year-old colts and geldings, it was run on dirt over a distance of six furlongs.[1] First run in 1904, the Daily Racing Form reported that "The owner of the winner gives an elaborate dinner to the other subscribers to the event and its winning is an honor keenly coveted." However, the race had a very short tenure after passage of the Hart–Agnew anti-betting legislation by the New York Legislature which devastated horse racing.[2] The winner's share of the purse for the Waldorf Stakes was always in the area of $6,000 but for what would prove to be its last running, the winner's share for 1908 was reduced by more than 70%.[3] When a February 21, 1913 ruling by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division saw horse racing return it was too late for the Sheepshead Bay horse racing facility and it never reopened.[4][5][6]