Brooklyn Stakes
The Brooklyn Stakes (formerly known as the Brooklyn Handicap) is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, on Long Island. It currently is a Grade II event open to four-year-olds and up willing to race one and one-half miles on dirt. It was a Grade 1 race prior to 1993.
| Grade II race | |
"The Picket" winning the 1904 Brooklyn Handicap | |
| Location | Belmont Park Elmont, New York, USA |
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| Inaugurated | 1887 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-year-olds & up |
| Weight | 124 lbs. with allowances |
| Purse | $250,000-added (2023) |
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