Double Event Stakes
The Double Event Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in two parts from 1889 through 1910 at Sheepshead Bay Race Track in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York. A race on dirt for two-year-old colts and fillies, the first part was run on the track's opening day in June and at a distance of 5½ furlongs throughout its term. The second part was run in mid July at a distance of 5 3/4 furlongs until 1901 when it was set at six furlongs. Each race originally carried a guaranteed purse of $10,000 and a bonus of $1,000 to the owners of any horse who won both parts.
| Discontinued stakes race | |
| Location | Sheepshead Bay Race Track, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York |
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| Inaugurated | 1889–1910 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | Part 1: 1889–1910, 5.5 F Part 2: 1889–1900, 5.75 F & 1901–1910: 6 F |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-old colts & fillies |
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