Pennine Ridge Stakes

The Pennine Ridge Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the inner turf held annually in late May or early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $300,000.

History

The race was inaugurated in 2014 with a stakes purse of $200,000.
In 2016 the event was classified as Grade III.
The race is named after the Graded stakes winner Pennine Ridge who in 1994 won the Jamaica Handicap, Hill Prince Stakes and Choice Handicap.
The event is considered a preparatory race for the Belmont Derby which is held in July.
In 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, NYRA schedule the event at a shorter distance of one mile.
In 2021 the event was moved off the turf due to the inclement weather which affected the turf course. Subsequently the event was downgraded to Grade III.
In 2024 the event was moved to Aqueduct Racetrack due to infield tunnel and redevelopment work at Belmont Park.
The race was moved to Saratoga Racecourse in 2025 and was downgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Grade III status and was downgraded one more level as a consequence of being moved off the turf and held on the dirt track.

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