The Fort Marcy Stakes is a

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American

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for three-years-old and older run over a distance of miles on the turf annually in early May at

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, in

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. The event currently offers a purse of $200,000 added.

History

It was initially known as the Fort Marcy Handicap but was renamed to the Fort Marcy Stakes beginning with its 2009 running. The race is named for the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame horse, Fort Marcy. Inaugurated on 31 August 1975, the event was run at

a distance of seven

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s. It was run in two divisions that year as well as in 1978, 1981, and 1987. The event was not held in 1976 and 1977. In 1980, the Fort Marcy Handicap was restricted to horses, age four and older. The event was hosted by

in 1981, 1987, 1988 and since 2009. In 1998 and 2003, bad weather resulted in the race being contested on the dirt track at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). From 2014 the race has been run at miles on the Inner Turf track. In 2020 the event was upgraded to

. In 2024 the event was moved to Aqueduct Racetrack due to infield tunnel and redevelopment work at Belmont Park.

Records

Speed record: * miles – 1:45.70 Deterministic (2025) (new track record) * miles – 1:40.88 Spindrift (2000) Margins: * 8 lengths – Subordination (1998) Most wins: * 2 – Adam Smith (1993, 1994) Most wins by an owner: * 3 – Hobeau Farm (1975, 1983, 2004) * 3 –

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(1981, 1984, 1987) * 3 – Madaket Stables, (2019, 2021, 2022) Most wins by a

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: * 3 – José A. Santos (1986, 1988, 1995) * 3 –

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(1993, 1997, 2000) * 3 – Eric Cancel (2017, 2021, 2022) Most wins by a trainer: * 6 – Chad C. Brown (2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

Winners

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† Ran as an entry

References

{{reflist, 2 Graded stakes races in the United States Grade 2 stakes races in the United States Horse races in New York (state) Turf races in the United States Open mile category horse races Belmont Park Horse races established in 1975 1975 establishments in New York (state)

History

Records

Winners

See also

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