Acorn Stakes

Horseraces infobox
class = Grade I
horse race = Acorn Stakes


caption =
location = Belmont Park
Elmont, New York flagicon|USA
inaugurated = 1981
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.nyra.com/index_belmont.html Belmont Park]
distance = 1 mile (8 furlongs)
track = Dirt, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds Fillies
weight = 121 lbs. (55 kgs)
purse = $250,000
bonuses = 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. There was a dead heat for first place in 1954 and again in 1956.

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. Formerly a part of the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing series, it was replaced by the Alabama Stakes in 2003.

Records

Most wins by an owner:
* 6 - Calumet Farm
* 5 - Wheatley Stable

Most wins by a jockey:
* 5 - Eddie Arcaro
* 4 - Jorge Velasquez, Mike E. Smith

Winners of the Acorn Stakes