Withers Stakes

Withers Stakes
Grade III race
LocationAqueduct Racetrack
Queens, New York, United States
Inaugurated1874 (at Jerome Park Racetrack)
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
WebsiteNYRA
Race information
Distance1+18 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight123 lbs with allowances
Purse$250,000 (since 2014)

The Withers Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three years old horses over the distance of 1+18 miles on the dirt scheduled annually in February at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $250,000.[1]

  1. ^ "Withers Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 8 February 2017.