Stuyvesant Handicap

The Stuyvesant Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in the fall of the year at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.

August Belmont Jr.'s colt Fernrock won the May 23, 1916, inaugural edition of the Stuyvesant Handicap against what the Daily Racing Form described as "an above average field.

[4] Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Riva Ridge set a new track record of 1:47 flat for 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) on dirt in winning the 1973 edition of the Stuyvesant Handicap.

Sportscaster and Aqueduct track announcer Chic Anderson called the race's climax movingly: "Ladies and gentlemen, here he is, the champion of the world, Seattle Slew!

[1] However, with only five entrants and heavy rain forecast for race day, organizers cancelled the event on November 12, while also citing a general lack of interest.