The Fort Marcy Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-years-old and older run over a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles on the turf annually in early May at Belmont Park, in Elmont, New York.
Inaugurated on 31 August 1975, the event was run at Belmont Park a distance of seven furlongs.
[2] In 1980, the Fort Marcy Handicap was restricted to horses, age four and older.
In 1998 and 2003, bad weather resulted in the race being contested on the dirt track at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs).
[1] In 2024 the event was moved to Aqueduct Racetrack due to infield tunnel and redevelopment work at Belmont Park.