The Bernard Baruch Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for three-years-old and older run over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on the turf annually in early August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.
The event is named in honor of Bernard Baruch who was a statesman, an adviser to various Presidents of the United States, and a lover of horses, thoroughbred horse racing, and the life of America's racetracks.
The inaugural running of the event was on 12 August 1959 as the Bernard Baruch Stakes for three year old horses over a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles on the dirt and was won by Middle Brother, ridden by Bobby Ussery defeating Howard B. Keck's Bagdad by a neck in a time of 1:49 flat setting a new track record.
Of these who won the event were crowned US Champion Male Turf Horse.
The event even in today's Breeders' Cup era continues to attract excellent horses who have run in this race.