Grade III race | |
Location |
Belmont Park Elmont, New York |
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Inaugurated | 2003 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www.nyra.com/index Belmont |
Race information | |
Distance | 6 1⁄2 furlongs sprint |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $150,000 |
The Victory Ride Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run at a distance of 6 1⁄2 furlongs on the dirt. It is a Grade III race with a current purse of $150,000.
Since 2012, the race has been run at Belmont Park in early July. Earlier runnings were at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The race was run at 6 furlongs until 2013, when it was changed to 6 1⁄2 furlongs.
The race is named in honor of Victory Ride, Saratoga's Grade I Test Stakes champion in 2001.