The Nassau County Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, Nassau County, New York. A Grade III event, it is open to three-year-old fillies willing to run the distance of seven furlongs on dirt. The race offers a purse $200,000 added.^[1]

Inaugurated in 1996, it is named after the county on Long Island in which Belmont Park is located.

On November 28, 2007, this Grade II stakes race was downgraded to a Grade III by the American Graded Stakes Committee.

Previously, Belmont Park hosted the Nassau County Handicap, a race on dirt for horses of either sex, age three and older. This race was last run in 1993.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:22.04 - Dream Rush (2007)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 2 - Jorge Chavez (1996, 2008)
• 2 - José A. Santos (1997, 2003)
• 2 - Mike E. Smith (1998, 1999)
• 2 - Javier Castellano (2002, 2009)

Most wins by a trainer:

• No trainer has won this race more than once.

Most wins by an owner:

• No owner has won this race more than once.

Winners

Nassau County Handicap

Open to horses of either sex, age three and older, it was raced on dirt over a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs).

In 1992, the four-year-old Strike the Gold, set a new track record of 1:46 3/5 in winning the Nassau County Handicap.

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