Mount Vernon Stakes

Mount Vernon Stakes

Restricted stakes race
Location	Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated	1979
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website	Belmont Park at the NYRA
Race information
Distance	1 mile (8 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up, bred in New York State
Weight	Assigned
Purse	US$125,000

The Mount Vernon Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually near the end of May at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Contested on turf at a distance of a mile (8 furlongs), it is restricted to Fillies and mares age three and older who were bred in the State of New York

The Mount Vernon Stakes is named for the city of Mount Vernon in Westchester County, New York. Since inception in 1979, the race has been contested at various distances:

• 1 mile : 2014–present
• 1+1⁄16 miles : 1979–1982, 1989–1996, 2008–2013
• 1+1⁄8 miles : 1997–2007
• 1+1⁄4 miles : 1983–1988

Due to course conditions, the race was switched to dirt in 1988, 1990 and 2003.

The Mount Vernon was run in two divisions in 1989, 1992, 2002, 2004, and 2005.

Ángel Cordero Jr. won this race as a jockey three times (1980, 1982, 1989) and as a trainer in 1996.

Speed record:

• 1:32.87 – Invading Humor (2015) (at current distance of 8 furlongs)
• 1:40.00 – Her Favorite (1992) (at previous distance of 1+1⁄16 miles)

Most wins:

• 2 – Gitchee Goomie (2011, 2012)
• 2 – Fifty Five (2019, 2020)

Most wins by an owner:

• 4 – Michael Dubb (2013, 2017, 2018, 2023)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 – José A. Santos (1987, 1991, 2000, 2005)
• 4 – Javier Castellano (2006, 2017, 2019, 2020)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 5 – Chad Brown (2013, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023)

• The 2010 Mount Vernon Stakes at New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc.