The Long Island Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in November at Aqueduct Racetrack, in Ozone Park, Queens, New York.
The race was open to horses of either gender age three and older and run on dirt over a distance of one mile and one furlong.
A second edition of the Long Island Handicap was inaugurated in 1956 at Belmont Park.
Prior to 2017, the Long Island was run under handicap weights.
[1] Since its inception, the Long Island has been raced at various distances: It was run in two divisions in 1958, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1985, 1990, and 1998.