First Special Stakes

The First Special Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run between 1886 and 1909 at Gravesend Race Track in Gravesend, on Coney Island, New York. The race was run on dirt at a distance of one and one-quarter miles and was open to horses of either sex age three and older since 1887.

First Special Stakes
Discontinued stakes race
LocationGravesend Race Track
Gravesend, Coney Island, NY
Inaugurated1886-1909
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1ΒΌ miles (10 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
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