NEW YORK STAKES · UNITED STATES
New York Stakes prize money
The New York Stakes is worth $750,000 for the 2024 running . That makes it the 122nd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 52nd richest in the United States.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY $750,000
WORLD RANK 122nd
RUNNINGS HELD 90
FIRST RUN 1940
What the New York Stakes is
Grade I · miles (10 furlongs) · Turf · Belmont Park
- Racecourse
- Belmont Park
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Grade I
- Distance
- miles (10 furlongs)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Fillies & Mares, Four-years-old & up
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1940
We hold the total fund for the New York Stakes and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Run in 1:52.50 in 2026, the New York Stakes pays $6,667 for every second of the race, which is 107th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 55th in the United States.
Every New York Stakes winner
90 runnings, 1940 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Portfolio Duration (GB)4 · 1:52.50 | Flavien Prat | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables |
| 2025 | She Feels Pretty4 · 2:00.76 | John R. Velazquez | Cherie DeVaux | Lael Stables |
| 2024 | Didia (ARG)6 · 1:52.29 | Jose Ortiz | Ignacio Correas IV | Merriebelle Stables and Resolute Racing |
| 2023 | Marketsegmentation4 · 2:02.12 | Jose Ortiz | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables |
| 2022 | Bleecker Street4 · 2:02.58 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Chad C. Brown | Peter M. Brant |
| 2021 | Mean Mary5 · 2:04.68 | Luis Saez | H. Graham Motion | Alex G. Campbell Jr. |
| 2020 | Mean Mary4 · 2:01.85 | Luis Saez | H. Graham Motion | Alex G. Campbell Jr. |
| 2019 | Homerique4 · 2:00.60 | Irad Ortiz Jr | Chad C. Brown | Peter M. Brant |
| 2018 | Fourstar Crook6 · 1:59.21 | Irad Ortiz Jr | Chad C. Brown | Michael Dubb, Bethlehem Stables LLC, Gary Aisquith |
| 2017 | Hawksmoor4 · 2:01.18 | Julien Leparoux | Arnaud Delacour | Lael Stables |
| 2016 | Dacita (CHI)5 · 2:01.46 | Irad Ortiz Jr | Chad C. Brown | Sheep Pond Partners & Bradley Thoroughbreds |
| 2015 | Waltzing Matilda (IRE)4 · 2:01.30 | Junior Alvarado | Tommy Stack | Mrs. Paul Shanahan |
| 2014 | Riposte (GB)4 · 1:59.71 | Joel Rosario | William I. Mott | Juddmonte Farms |
| 2013 | Starformer5 · 2:00.33 | Edgar Prado | William I. Mott | Juddmonte Farms |
| 2012 | Mystical Star4 · 2:00.07 | Jose Lezcano | Christophe Clement | Cheyenne Stables |
| 2011 | Giants Play4 · 2:04.76 | Rajiv Maragh | Christophe Clement | Newells Park Stud |
| 2010 | Lady Shakespeare4 · 2:00.34 | John Velazquez | Roger Attfield | Charles Fipke |
| 2009 | Icon Project4 · 1:49.38 | Jose Valdivia Jr. | Martin D. Wolfson | Star Crown Stable |
| 2008 | Mauralakana5 · 2:01.31 | Kent Desormeaux | Christophe Clement | Robert Scarborough |
| 2007 | Makderah4 · 2:00.07 | Alan Garcia | Kiaran McLaughlin | Shadwell Racing |
| 2006 | Noble Stella5 · 2:08.26 | Mike E. Smith | Roger Attfield | Gary A. Tanaka |
| 2005 | Wend4 · 2:02.23 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Claiborne Farm |
| 2004 | Wonder Again5 · 2:05.60 | Edgar Prado | James J. Toner | Joan & John Phillips |
| 2003 | Snow Dance5 · 1:59.63 | Richard Migliore | John T. Ward Jr. | John C. Oxley |
| 2002 | Owsley4 · 1:59.81 | Edgar Prado | Randy Schulhofer | Arthur B. Hancock III |
| 2001 | England's Legend4 · 1:59.63 | Corey Nakatani | Christophe Clement | Edouard de Rothschild |
| 2000 | Perfect Sting4 · 2:05.36 | Jerry Bailey | Joseph Orseno | Stronach Stable |
| 1999 | Soaring Softly4 · 2:02.20 | Mike E. Smith | James J. Toner | Joan & John Phillips |
| 1998 | Auntie Mame4 · 1:59.50 | John Velazquez | Angel Penna Jr. | Lazy F Ranch |
| 1997 | Maxzene4 · 1:59.91 | Mike E. Smith | Thomas J. Skiffington Jr. | Ken-Mort Stable |
| 1996 | Electric Society5 · 2:03.79 | Jorge F. Chavez | John C. Kimmel | Gary A. Tanaka |
| 1995 | Irish Linnet7 · 1:59.92 | John Velazquez | Leo O'Brien | Austin Delaney |
| 1994 | You'd Be Surprised5 · 1:59.69 | Jerry Bailey | MacKenzie Miller | Rokeby Stables |
| 1993 | Aquilegia4 · 1:59.05 | Julie Krone | Flint S. Schulhofer | Helen K. Groves |
| 1992 | Plenty of Grace5 · 2:00.74 | Julie Krone | John M. Veitch | Darby Dan Farm |
| 1991 | Foresta5 · 1:59.20 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Thomas Bohannan | Loblolly Stable |
| 1990 | Capades4 · 1:58.40 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Richard O'Connell | Poma Stable |
| 1989 | Miss Unnameable5 · 2:05.80 | Raul Rojas | Wayne Widmer | Tatt Stable |
| 1988 | Beauty Cream5 · 2:03.00 | Pat Day | Patrick Clark | Warren N. Moore |
| 1987 | Anka Germania5 · 2:01.00 | Craig Perret | Thomas J. Skiffington Jr. | Glencrest Farm |
| 1986 | Possible Mate5 · 2:02.40 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Philip G. Johnson | Edward P. Evans |
| 1985 | Powder Break5 · 2:03.60 | Jerry Bailey | Luis Olivares | Robert Green |
| 1984 | Annie Edge5 · 2:02.20 | Jorge Velásquez | Jonathan Sheppard | Augustin Stable |
| 1983 | Sabin4 · 2:01.00 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski |
| 1982 | Noble Damsel5 · 2:07.00 | Jorge Velásquez | Michael Kay | G. Watts Humphrey Jr. |
| 1981 | Mairzy Doates5 · 2:04.00 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Horatio Luro | Arno Schefler |
| 1980 | Just A Game4 · 2:00.40 | Don Brumfield | David A. Whiteley | Peter M. Brant |
| 1979 | La Soufriere4 · 1:41.20 | Jean Cruguet | Eugene Jacobs | Herbert A. Allen Sr. |
| 1978 | Late Bloomer4 · 1:41.20 | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Gaver Jr. | Greentree Stable |
| 1978 | Pearl Necklace4 · 1:40.00 | Ruben Hernandez | Roger Laurin | Reginald N. Webster |
| 1977 | Fleet Victress5 · 1:39.20 | Ruben Hernandez | James W. Maloney | Ralph Kercheval |
| 1976 | Sugar Plum Time4 · 2:03.20 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | John W. Russell | Cynthia Phipps |
| 1972 | Barely Even3 · 1:23.40 | Ray Broussard | Louis M. Goldfine | Mrs. Leonard Gilmartin |
| 1971 | Princess Pout5 · 1:56.00 | Jean Cruguet | Michael Smithwick | June McKnight |
| 1971 | Telly3 · 1:55.20 | Jamie Arellano | William O. Hicks | Cambridge Stable |
| 1970 | Last Of The Line3 · 1:57.40 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | William J. Hirsch | William R. Hawn |
| 1970 | Marchandeuse4 · 1:58.00 | Heliodoro Gustines | Sherrill W. Ward | Lazy F Ranch |
| 1969 | Klassy Poppy4 · 1:55.40 | Michael Hole | Edward Anspach | Harold Minassian |
| 1969 | Drumtop3 · 1:54.40 | Larry Adams | Roger Laurin | James B. Moseley |
| 1968 | Ludham4 · 1:57.20 | Jacinto Vásquez | Frank I. Wright | Happy Hill Farm |
| 1967 | Politely4 · 1:43.20 | Ray Broussard | George M. Baker | Bohemia Stable |
| 1966 | Swinging Mood3 · 1:44.00 | Earlie Fires | Ivan H. Parke | Harbor View Farm |
| 1966 | Indian Sunlite3 · 1:43.40 | Larry Adams | Sherrill W. Ward | George M. Humphrey |
| 1965 | Batteur5 · 1:42.60 | Manuel Ycaza | James W. Maloney | William Haggin Perry |
| 1965 | Blue Thor5 · 1:42.40 | Walter Blum | Thomas Heard Jr. | Charles E. Wilson |
| 1964 | Batteur4 · 1:55.60 | Larry Adams | James W. Maloney | William Haggin Perry |
| 1963 | Blue Thor3 · 1:57.00 | Eugene Monacelli | Oleg Dubassoff | Charles E. Wilson |
| 1962 | Honey Dear4 · 2:03.80 | Johnny Sellers | Ivor G. Balding | C. V. Whitney |
| 1961 | Wise Ship4 · 2:14.00 | Heliodoro Gustines | Jake Byer | Milton J. Ritzenberg |
| 1960 | Wolfram4 · 1:50.00 | Eldon Nelson | Burley Parke | Harbor View Farm |
| 1960 | Nickle Boy5 · 1:51.00 | Ismael Valenzuela | Walter A. Kelley | Elmendorf Farm |
| 1959 | Amerigo4 · 1:47.00 | Bill Hartack | Harris Brown | Mrs. Tilyou Christopher |
| 1958 | Anxious Moment4 · 2:17.20 | Bill Shoemaker | James E. Ryan | Jacnot Farm |
| 1956 | Nearque II7 · 2:18.80 | Ismael Valenzuela | Carl A. Roles | Herman Helbush |
| 1955 | Chevation4 · 2:25.80 | Eric Guerin | Richard E. Handlen | Foxcatcher Farm |
| 1954 | Bicarb4 · 1:48.60 | Ted Atkinson | Philip Bieber | Mrs. Philip Bieber |
| 1953 | Crafty Admiral5 · 1:48.80 | Eddie Arcaro | Robert B. Odom | Charfran Stable |
| 1952 | Battlefield4 · 1:48.40 | Eddie Arcaro | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener Jr. |
| 1951 | Hill Prince5 · 1:49.00 | Eddie Arcaro | Casey Hayes | Christopher Chenery |
| 1950 | Pilaster6 · 3:52.60 | Robert Martin | Frank A. Bonsal | Frank A. Bonsal (Lessee) |
| 1949 | Donor5 · 3:51.20 | Warren Mehrtens | George P. "Maj" Odom | Mrs. W. Deering Howe |
| 1948 | Miss Grillo6 · 3:53.60 | Conn McCreary | Horatio Luro | Mill River Stable |
| 1947 | Rico Monte5 · 3:48.40 | Eddie Arcaro | Horatio Luro | W. Arnold Hanger |
| 1946 | Stymie5 · 3:51.20 | Basil James | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs |
| 1945 | Reply Paid3 · 3:53.80 | Warren Mehrtens | George W. Carroll | Mrs. L. Rabinowitz |
| 1944 | Caribou5 · 3:53.00 | Ted Atkinson | Preston M. Burch | Brookmeade Stable |
| 1943 | Bolingbroke6 · 3:52.20 | Steve Brooks | Walter Burrows | Townsend B. Martin |
| 1942 | Alsab3 · 3:47.20 | Carroll Bierman | Sarge Swenke | Mrs. Albert Sabath |
| 1941 | Fenelon4 · 3:47.00 | James Stout | James Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud |
| 1940 | Shot Put4 · 3:48.80 | Willie Garner | Donald McEachern | Mrs. Marie Evans |
90 of the 90 runnings name the rider, 90 name the trainer and 90 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the New York Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Mean Mary has won it 2 times, which is more than any other horse.
3 horses have won it more than once across 90 runnings.
Most wins by a trainer
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Mean Mary | 2 | 2020, 2021 |
| Batteur | 2 | 1964, 1965 |
| Blue Thor | 2 | 1963, 1965 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the New York Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | First Lady StakesKeeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky United States | United States | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 112 | Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 113 | Japan Dirt ClassicOhi Racecourse | Japan | $797,681 | ¥119,000,000 |
| 114 | Gran Premio LotteriaAgnano Racetrack, Naples, | $795,000 | $795,000 | |
| 116 | Jeff Ruby SteaksTurfway Park | United States | $777,000 | $777,000 |
| 117 | Kranji MileSingapore Turf Club | Singapore | $773,262 | S$1,000,000 |
| 118 | Singapore Gold CupSingapore Turf Club | Singapore | $773,262 | S$1,000,000 |
| 119 | Belmont DerbyBelmont Park | United States | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 120 | Christophe Clement Turf StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 121 | Fourstardave StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 123 | Pat Day Mile StakesChurchill Downs | United States | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 124 | Saratoga Derby StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 125 | Wood Memorial StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 126 | Deutsches DerbyHorner Rennbahn | Germany | $738,889 | €650,000 |
| 127 | New Zealand DerbyEllerslie Racecourse | New Zealand | $732,996 | NZ$1,250,000 |
| 128 | King's PlateWoodbine Racetrack | Canada | $713,944 | CA$1,000,000 |
| 129 | Arrowfield 3YO SprintRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | $703,704 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 130 | Australian GuineasFlemington Racecourse | Australia | $703,704 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 131 | Caulfield StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | $703,704 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 132 | Concorde StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | $703,704 | AU$1,000,000 |
The 20 races closest to the New York Stakes in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in the United States
196 races, 52nd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Ruby Steaks | Turfway Park | Grade III | $777,000 |
| Belmont Derby | Belmont Park | Grade I | $750,000 |
| Christophe Clement Turf Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Grade 1 | $750,000 |
| Fourstardave Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Grade I | $750,000 |
| Pat Day Mile Stakes | Churchill Downs | Grade II | $750,000 |
| Saratoga Derby Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Grade I | $750,000 |
| Wood Memorial Stakes | Aqueduct Racetrack | Grade II | $750,000 |
| Alcibiades Stakes | Keeneland Race Course | Grade I | $650,000 |
Every race in the United States we hold a purse for is on the United States prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total New York Stakes prize money?
$750,000, for the 2024 running.
Where does the New York Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
122nd of 997. 121 races pay more, the nearest of them First Lady Stakes. In the United States it is 52nd of 196.
Which horse has won the New York Stakes most often?
Mean Mary, 2 times, in 2020, 2021.
Which jockey has won the New York Stakes most often?
Jerry Bailey, with 4 wins between 1985 and 2005.
When was the New York Stakes first run?
1940. This page holds 90 runnings, from 1940 to 2026.
How far is the New York Stakes?
miles (10 furlongs), on turf, at Belmont Park.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money