The Red Smith Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.
A race on turf open to horses age three and older, it is typically run in November over a distance of 1+3⁄8 miles (11 furlongs).
Previously, there had been a race on dirt known as the Edgemere Handicap which was contested at a distance of a mile and one furlong.
Last run in 1957, this turf race was renamed the Red Smith Handicap in honor of the late Walter "Red" Smith, an honored and respected sports columnist for over 45 years who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1976.
In 1984, 1997, 2006 and 2018, the Red Smith was taken off the turf and run on the dirt.