Sword Dancer Stakes

The Sword Dancer Stakes is an American race for thoroughbred horses, aged three and up, run annually in mid August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Sword Dancer was elected to the United States Racing Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1977.

The event was inaugurated at Aqueduct Racetrack in 1975 as a six furlong sprint on dirt for three-year-old horses.

Beginning in 1977, it was hosted by Belmont Park then in 1992 was moved to the Saratoga Race Course.

Since inception, the Sword Dancer has been contested at various distances: The race was run as an Invitational Handicap from 1994 to 2014.