Raced on dirt and open to two-year-old horses only, it was last run at a distance of five and a half furlongs.
Enacted by the Republican controlled New York Legislature under Governor Charles Evans Hughes, left owners of Gravesend Race Track and other racing facilities in New York State struggling to stay in business without income from betting.
[1] Further restrictive legislation was passed by the New York Legislature in 1910 which deepened the financial crisis for track operators and led to a complete shut down of racing across the state during 1911 and 1912.
[4][5][6][7] While at Gravesend, the Great American Stakes attracted many of the top two-year-olds of the day including 1893 winner and future U.S.
In 1936, Fairy Hill defeated War Admiral and in 1977, in what became one of the great rivalries in the history of American racing, Alydar easily beat Affirmed.