Hudson Stakes (NYB)

The Hudson Stakes (NYB) is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. In 1996 it was hosted by another NYRA racing facility, the Aqueduct Racetrack. An important Black type race designed to support the state's breeding industry, the Hudson is restricted to horses age three and older that were bred in New York State. Originally named the Hudson Handicap, it was changed in 2023 to the Hudson Stakes.

The race name was chosen to honor the English explorer, Henry Hudson for whom the Hudson River was named. It was run at a distance of one mile from 1978 to 1982, at a mile and a sixteenth from 1983 to 1988, seven furlongs from 1989 to 1993, and at six furlongs from 1994 through the present.

Records

Speed record:

• 6 furlongs: Wire Me Collect, 1:08.60, (1997)
• 1<span style="font-size:100%"> furlongs: Moonlight Song, 1:15.58, (2014)</span>
• 7 furlongs: Preporant, 1:21.40, (1993)
• 1 mile: Shy Groom, 1:35.40, (1982)
• 1<span style="font-size:100%"> miles: Tinchen's Prince, 1:41.20, (1988)</span>

Most wins:

• Corma Ray (1994, 1995)
• Friendly Island (2004, 2005)
• General Maximus (2010, 2011)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 - Jorge Velásquez (1981, 1983, 1985)
• 3 - John Velazquez (2002, 2004, 2005)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 3 - Richard E. Dutrow Jr. (2002, 2007, 2008)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Tanrackin Farm (Wilhelmine Stewart & Kirby Waller) (1978, 1984)
• 2 - Raymond L. Simoneau (1994, 1995)
• 2 - Anstu Stables, Inc. (Stuart Subotnick) (2004, 2005)
• 2 – IEAH Stables (2007, 2008)
• 2 - Goldmark Farm, Michael Imperio, Elizabeth Loftus (2010, 2011)

References