The Nassau County Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, Nassau County, New York.
A Grade III event, it is open to three-year-old fillies willing to run the distance of seven furlongs on dirt.
[1] Inaugurated in 1996, it is named after the county on Long Island in which Belmont Park is located.
Previously, Belmont Park hosted the Nassau County Handicap, a race on dirt for horses of either sex, age three and older.
In 1992, the four-year-old Strike the Gold, set a new track record of 1:46 3/5 in winning the Nassau County Handicap.