Acorn Stakes

The Acorn Stakes is an American Grade I race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies. It is raced on dirt over a distance of one mile with a current purse of $250,000. It is the first leg of the US Triple Tiara and is followed by the Coaching Club American Oaks then the Alabama Stakes. The filly must win all three races to win the Triple Tiara. The Acorn Stakes was run at Aqueduct Racetrack from 1960 to 1967 and 1969 to 1975. There were two divisions in 1951, 1970 and 1974. There was a dead heat for first place in 1954 and again in 1956.

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Belmont Park Graded Stakes Races

Stakes Race	Grade	Purse
Westchester Handicap	III	$150,000
Beaugay Stakes	III	$150,000
Fort Marcy Stakes	III	$100,000
Peter Pan Stakes	II	$200,000
Sheepshead Bay Stakes	II	$250,000
Metropolitan Handicap	I	$750,000
Sands Point Stakes	II	$200,000
Acorn Stakes	I	$300,000
Ogden Phipps Handicap	I	$400,000
Vagrancy Handicap	II	$200,000
Brooklyn Handicap	II	$200,000
Jaipur Stakes	III	$150,000
Belmont Stakes	I	$1000,000
Just A Game Stakes	I	$500,000
Manhattan Handicap	I	$500,000
True North Handicap	II	$400,000
Woody Stephens Stakes	II	$400,000
Hill Prince Stakes	III	$150,000
Mother Goose Stakes	I	$300,000
New York Stakes	II	$200,000
Dwyer Stakes	II	$200,000
Bed O'Roses Handicap	III	$150,000
Poker Stakes	III	$150,000
Suburban Handicap	II	$350,000
Victory Ride Stakes	III	$150,000
Man O'War Stakes	I	$600,000
Bowling Green Handicap	II	$150,000
Garden City Stakes	I	$250,000
Noble Damsel Stakes	III	$100,000
Gallant Bloom Handicap	II	$150,000
Kelso Handicap	II	$200,000
Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes	I	$500,000
Beldame Invitational Stakes	I	$350,000
Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes	I	$500,000
Jockey Club Gold Cup	I	$750,000
Vosburgh Invitational Stakes	I	$350,000
Miss Grillo Stakes	III	$100,000
Pilgrim Stakes	III	$100,000
Tempted Stakes	III	$100,000
Nashua Stakes	II	$150,000
Frizette Stakes	I	$300,000
Jamaica Handicap	I	$250,000
Champagne Stakes	I	$300,000
Athenia Stakes	III	$100,000
Knickerbocker Stakes	III	$100,000
Turnback The Alarm Handicap	III	$100,000
Bold Ruler Handicap	III	$100,000