The Bowling Green Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for horses age four years old and older over a distance of 1+3⁄8 miles on the turf held annually in late July at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.
[1] The event is named for the area on the lower tip of Manhattan Island, known as Bowling Green.
[4] In winning the Bowling Green Handicap on 17 June 1990 at Belmont Park, the 1989 Canadian champion With Approval set a new World Record of 2:101⁄5 for 1+3⁄8 miles on turf.
[6] Two mares have won this race, Drumtop in 1971 setting a new course record for the 1+1⁄2 miles distance[7] and Summer Guest in 1973.
[8] In 2024 the British-bred Silver Knott set a new track record at Saratoga Racetrack for the 1+3⁄8 miles distance winning in 2:11.40 on the inner turf course.