[1] It was contested at various distances as follows: First run on September 4, 1884, the race was won by George Lorillard's Louisette.
Under Canadian jockey Harry Blaylock the filly led all the way and won with ease.
[3] The September Stakes would produce three winners whose racing careers achieved the sport's ultimate acknowledgement of greatness with induction into the U.S.
The 1908 passage of the Hart–Agnew anti-betting legislation by the New York Legislature under Republican Governor Charles Evans Hughes led to a state-wide shutdown of racing in 1911 and 1912.
[6][7] A February 21, 1913 ruling by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division saw horse racing return in 1913.