| Class | Restricted Stakes |
|---|---|
| Location | Belmont Park, Elmont, New York, U.S. |
| Inaugurated | 1978 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1/16 miles |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds and up, bred in New York State |
The Hudson Stakes (NYB) is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. In 1996 it was hosted by another NYRA racing facility, the Aqueduct Racetrack. An important Black type race designed to support the state's breeding industry, the Hudson is restricted to horses age three and older that were bred in New York State. Originally named the Hudson Handicap, it was changed in 2023 to the Hudson Stakes.[1]
The race name was chosen to honor the English explorer, Henry Hudson for whom the Hudson River was named. It was run at a distance of one mile from 1978 to 1982, at a mile and a sixteenth from 1983 to 1988, seven furlongs from 1989 to 1993, and at six furlongs from 1994 through the present.
- ^ "Hudson Stakes (NYB)". NYRA. Retrieved 9 November 2024.