Bay Shore Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location |
Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1960 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $300,000 |
The Bay Shore Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early April at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. The Grade III event is for three-year-olds of either gender, and is set at a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt track.
In its 57th running in 2017, the Bay Shore, named for the resort town of Bay Shore, New York, currently offers a purse of $300,000. It was also the name of a seven-furlong race for three-year-olds and up, last run in 1955.
Since inception in 1960 as the Bay Shore Handicap, the race has been contested at a variety of distances:
The race was run in two divisions in 1962, 1968, 1975, and 1986
Due to bad weather it was not run in 1993.
Speed record: (at current distance of 7 furlongs)
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
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