Inaugurated 1985 Qualification Three-year-olds Purse 500,000 USD (2014–) | Surface Dirt Distance 1,408 m Track left-handed | |
Location Belmont ParkElmont, New York, United States Website www.nyra.com/index_belmont.html | ||
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The Woody Stephens Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. A Grade II event raced on dirt over a distance of seven furlongs, it is open to three-year-old horses.
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Inaugurated in 1985 as the Riva Ridge Stakes, it was named in honor of the Hall of Fame inductee and Kentucky Derby winner, Riva Ridge. In 2006, it was renamed in memory of Hall of Fame trainer Woody Stephens, who won eight U.S. Triple Crown races including a record five consecutive editions of the Belmont Stakes.
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References
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