The Nashua Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds run over a distance of one mile on the dirt at Belmont at the Big A in Ozone Park, New York. Named after the great horse Nashua, it’s a fall juvenile stakes that often attracts promising young dirt runners.
The 2026 Nashua Stakes is expected to take place on October 31st.
Recent winners of the Nashua Stakes include My World, who captured the 2025 edition of the Listed $150,000 Nashua Stakes. Past winners over the years have included two-year-olds that later went on to compete in bigger races as three-year-olds, so the event is closely watched by bettors looking for emerging talent.
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | My World | Jaime Rodriguez | Brad H. Cox | 1:37.90 |
| 2024 | Studlydoright | Xavier Perez | John J. Robb | 1:37.23 |
| 2023 | Where's Chris | Isaac Castillo | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. | 1:36.75 |
| 2022 | Champions Dream | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Danny Gargan | 1:39.17 |
| 2021 | Rockefeller | Luis Saez | Bob Baffert | 1:36.66 |
| 2020 | Pickin' Time | Trevor McCarthy | Kelly J. Breen | 1:39.89 |
