Acorn Stakes
The Acorn Stakes is an American Grade I race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies. It is raced on dirt over a distance of one mile with a current purse of $300,000 for 2020, down from the previous $750,000. It is the first leg of the US Triple Tiara and is followed by the Coaching Club American Oaks then the Alabama Stakes. The filly must win all three races to win the Triple Tiara, as well as the third leg of the "National" Triple Tiara.
The Acorn Stakes was run at Aqueduct Racetrack from 1960 to 1967 and 1969 to 1975. There were two divisions in 1951, 1970 and 1974. There was a dead heat for first place in 1954 and again in 1956.
Records
Speed record:- 1:32.55 – Gamine
- 6 – Calumet Farm
- 5 – Wheatley Stable
- 5 – Eddie Arcaro
- 5 – Mike E. Smith
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Grade |
| 1931 | Baba Kenney | 3 | W. Cannon | Herbert J. Thompson | Edward R. Bradley | 1-mile | 1:41.00 | |
| 1932 | Top Flight | 3 | Raymond Workman | Thomas J. Healey | C. V. Whitney | 1-mile | 1:39.00 | |
| 1933 | Iseult | 3 | Hank Mills | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1-mile | 1:40.60 | |
| 1934 | Fleam | 3 | James Stout | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1-mile | 1:38.00 | |
| 1935 | Good Gamble | 3 | Sam Renick | Bud Stotler | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | 1-mile | 1:39.00 | |
| 1936 | Blue Sheen | 3 | James Stout | James E. Fitzsimmons | Whitney A. Stone | 1-mile | 1:38.80 | |
| 1937 | Dawn Play | 3 | Lester Balaski | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 1-mile | 1:38.80 | |
| 1938 | Handcuff | 3 | Charley Kurtsinger | Hugh L. Fontaine | Brookmeade Stable | 1-mile | 1:39.80 | |
| 1939 | Hostility | 3 | Leon Haas | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1-mile | 1:39.80 | |
| 1940 | Damaged Goods | 3 | John Gilbert | John M. Milburn | Starmount Stable | 1-mile | 1:37.00 | |
| 1941 | Proud One | 3 | Wendell Eads | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1-mile | 1:37.60 | |
| 1942 | Zaca Rose | 3 | Charles Wahler | Frank J. Baker | W. W. Crenshaw | 1-mile | 1:38.20 | |
| 1943 | Nellie L | 3 | Wendell Eads | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1-mile | 1:38.60 | |
| 1944 | Twilight Tear | 3 | Conn McCreary | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1-mile | 1:37.00 | |
| 1945 | Gallorette | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | Edward A. Christmas | William L. Brann | 1-mile | 1:37.20 | |
| 1946 | Earshot | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | Willie Booth | William G. Helis Sr. | 1-mile | 1:37.20 | |
| 1947 | But Why Not | 3 | Warren Mehrtens | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 1-mile | 1:38.00 | |
| 1948 | Watermill | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener Jr. | 1-mile | 1:37.00 | |
| 1949 | Nell K | 3 | Douglas Dodson | John B. Partridge | Spring Hill Farm | 1-mile | 1:38.00 | |
| 1950 | Siama | 3 | Ted Atkinson | Moody Jolley | Cain Hoy Stable | 1-mile | 1:37.20 | |
| 1951 | Nothirdchance | 3 | Bennie Green | Hirsch Jacobs | Isidor Bieber | 1-mile | 1:38.80 | |
| 1951 | Kiss Me Kate | 3 | Warren Mehrtens | Oscar White | Walter M. Jeffords | 1-mile | 1:36.40 | |
| 1952 | Parading Lady | 3 | James Hardinbrook | John B. Theall | Joe W. Brown | 1-mile | 1:38.80 | |
| 1953 | Secret Meeting | 3 | James Nichols | Robert L. Dotter | J. C. Brady | 1-mile | 1:39.40 | |
| 1954 | Riverina | 3 | William Boland | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 1-mile | 1:38.80 | |
| 1954 | Happy Mood | 3 | Pete Moreno | Monte S. Parke | Fannie Hertz | 1-mile | 1:38.80 | |
| 1955 | High Voltage | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1-mile | 1:38.80 | |
| 1956 | Princess Turia | 3 | Henry Moreno | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1-mile | 1:37.80 | |
| 1956 | Beyond | 3 | Conn McCreary | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1-mile | 1:37.80 | |
| 1957 | Bayou | 3 | Bobby Ussery | Moody Jolley | Claiborne Farm | 1-mile | 1:37.00 | |
| 1958 | Big Effort | 3 | Pete D. Anderson | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 1-mile | 1:37.40 | |
| 1959 | Quill | 3 | Bobby Ussery | Lucien Laurin | Reginald N. Webster | 1-mile | 1:37.40 | |
| 1960 | Irish Jay | 3 | Hedley Woodhouse | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1-mile | 1:35.80 | |
| 1961 | Bowl of Flowers | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 1-mile | 1:37.40 | |
| 1962 | Cicada | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Casey Hayes | Meadow Stable | 1-mile | 1:35.60 | |
| 1963 | Spicy Living | 3 | Jimmy Combest | Jimmy Rowe | Eleonora Sears | 1-mile | 1:37.20 | |
| 1964 | Castle Forbes | 3 | John L. Rotz | Edward A. Neloy | Wheatley Stable | 1-mile | 1:37.00 | |
| 1965 | Ground Control | 3 | Donald Pierce | Edward A. Neloy | Jules D. Michaels | 1-mile | 1:37.20 | |
| 1966 | Marking Time | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Edward A. Neloy | Ogden Phipps | 1-mile | 1:36.00 | |
| 1967 | Furl Sail | 3 | Jacinto Vasquez | John L. Winans | Mrs. Edwin K. Thomas | 1-mile | 1:35.60 | |
| 1968 | Dark Mirage | 3 | Manuel Ycaza | Everett W. King | Lloyd I. Miller | 1-mile | 1:34.80 | |
| 1969 | Shuvee | 3 | Jesse Davidson | Willard C. Freeman | Anne Minor Stone | 1-mile | 1:35.60 | |
| 1970 | Cathy Honey | 3 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Evan S. Jackson | Hastings Harcourt | 1-mile | 1:36.00 | |
| 1970 | Royal Signal | 3 | Garth Patterson | Stephen A. DiMauro | Mrs. L. W. Knapp Jr. | 1-mile | 1:36.20 | |
| 1971 | Deceit | 3 | John L. Rotz | Del W. Carroll | Windfields Farm | 1-mile | 1:36.60 | |
| 1972 | Susan's Girl | 3 | Victor Tejada | John W. Russell | Fred W. Hooper | 1-mile | 1:34.60 | |
| 1973 | Windy's Daughter | 3 | Braulio Baeza | Laz Barrera | Mrs. Paul Blackman | 1-mile | 1:35.40 | I |
| 1974 | Special Team | 3 | Miguel A. Rivera | James E. Picou | Fred W. Hooper | 1-mile | 1:35.40 | I |
| 1974 | Chris Evert | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | Joseph A. Trovato | Carl Rosen | 1-mile | 1:36.00 | I |
| 1975 | Ruffian | 3 | Jacinto Vasquez | Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. | Locust Hill Farm | 1-mile | 1:34.40 | I |
| 1976 | Dearly Precious | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | Stephen A. DiMauro | Richard E. Bailey | 1-mile | 1:35.80 | I |
| 1977 | Bring Out The Band | 3 | Don Brumfield | James W. Murphy | Hickory Tree Stable | 1-mile | 1:36.80 | I |
| 1978 | Tempest Queen | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | Lou Rondinello | Darby Dan Farm | 1-mile | 1:35.40 | I |
| 1979 | Davona Dale | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | 1-mile | 1:36.00 | I |
| 1980 | Bold 'n Determined | 3 | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil Drysdale | Saron Stable | 1-mile | 1:36.80 | I |
| 1981 | Heavenly Cause | 3 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Woody Stephens | Ryehill Farm | 1-mile | 1:35.20 | I |
| 1982 | Cupecoy's Joy | 3 | Angel Santiago | Alfredo Callejas | Ri-Ma-Ro Stables | 1-mile | 1:34.20 | I |
| 1983 | Ski Goggle | 3 | Chris McCarron | A. Thomas Doyle | Zenya Yoshida | 1-mile | 1:35.00 | I |
| 1984 | Miss Oceana | 3 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Newstead Farm | 1-mile | 1:35.80 | I |
| 1985 | Mom's Command | 3 | Abigail Fuller | Edward T. Allard | Peter D. Fuller | 1-mile | 1:35.80 | I |
| 1986 | Lotka | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1-mile | 1:35.20 | I |
| 1987 | Grecian Flight | 3 | Craig Perret | Joseph H. Pierce Jr. | Henry C. Lindh | 1-mile | 1:35.20 | I |
| 1988 | Aptostar | 3 | Robbie Davis | H. Allen Jerkens | Centennial Farms | 1-mile | 1:34.80 | I |
| 1989 | Open Mind | 3 | Angel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1-mile | 1:35.40 | I |
| 1990 | Stella Madrid | 3 | Angel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Peter M. Brant | 1-mile | 1:36.00 | I |
| 1991 | Meadow Star | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Leroy Jolley | Carl Icahn | 1-mile | 1:37.40 | I |
| 1992 | Prospectors Delite | 3 | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | Elkins, Farish & Webber | 1-mile | 1:35.00 | I |
| 1993 | Sky Beauty | 3 | Mike E. Smith | H. Allen Jerkens | Georgia E. Hoffman | 1-mile | 1:35.40 | I |
| 1994 | Inside Information | 3 | Mike E. Smith | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | 1-mile | 1:34.26 | I |
| 1995 | Cat's Cradle | 3 | Chris Antley | David Hofmans | Georgia B. Ridder | 1-mile | 1:37.40 | I |
| 1996 | Star de Lady Ann | 3 | Mike E. Smith | William W. Perry | John D. Murphy | 1-mile | 1:34.60 | I |
| 1997 | Sharp Cat | 3 | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1-mile | 1:34.40 | I |
| 1998 | Jersey Girl | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Todd A. Pletcher | Ackerley Bros. Farm | 1-mile | 1:36.20 | I |
| 1999 | Three Ring | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Edward Plesa Jr. | Barry K. Schwartz | 1-mile | 1:36.00 | I |
| 2000 | Finder's Fee | 3 | John Velazquez | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1-mile | 1:37.20 | I |
| 2001 | Forest Secrets | 3 | Chris McCarron | John Ward Jr. | Debby M. Oxley | 1-mile | 1:34.80 | I |
| 2002 | You | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 1-mile | 1:34.00 | I |
| 2003 | Bird Town | 3 | Edgar Prado | Nick Zito | Marylou Whitney Stable | 1-mile | 1:35.20 | I |
| 2004 | Island Sand | 3 | Terry J. Thompson | J. Larry Jones | James Osbrone | 1-mile | 1:34.80 | I |
| 2005 | Round Pond | 3 | Stewart Elliott | John Servis | Fox Hill Farms, Inc. | 1-mile | 1:35.20 | I |
| 2006 | Bushfire | 3 | Alex Solis | Eddie Kenneally | Ron & Ricki Rashinski | 1-mile | 1:35.89 | I |
| 2007 | Cotton Blossom | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | 1-mile | 1:34.70 | I |
| 2008 | Zaftig | 3 | John Velazquez | James A. Jerkens | Susan Moore et al. | 1-mile | 1:34.50 | I |
| 2009 | Gabby's Golden Gal | 3 | Javier Castellano | Bob Baffert | Arnold Zetcher | 1-mile | 1:34.79 | I |
| 2010 | Champagne d'Oro | 3 | Martin Garcia | Eric Guillot | Southern Equine Stables | 1-mile | 1:37.44 | I |
| 2011 | It's Tricky | 3 | Eddie Castro | Kiaran McLaughlin | Darley Stable | 1-mile | 1:35.48 | I |
| 2012 | Contested | 3 | Javier Castellano | Bob Baffert | Natalie J. Baffert | 1-mile | 1:34.61 | I |
| 2013 | Midnight Lucky | 3 | Rosie Napravnik | Bob Baffert | Pegram, Watson & Weitman | 1-mile | 1:35.11 | I |
| 2014 | Sweet Reason | 3 | Irad Ortiz Jr | Leah Gyarmati | Treadway Racing Stable | 1-mile | 1:34.98 | I |
| 2015 | Curalina | 3 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners | 1-mile | 1:35.13 | I |
| 2016 | Carina Mia | 3 | Julien Leparoux | William Mott | Three Chimneys Farm | 1-mile | 1:34.97 | I |
| 2017 | Abel Tasman | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | China Horse Club International Ltd./Clearsky Farms | 1-mile | 1:35.37 | I |
| 2018 | Monomoy Girl | 3 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Stuart Grant, Michael Dubb, Monomoy Stables, LLC | 1-mile | 1:34.10 | I |
| 2019 | Guarana | 3 | Jose Ortiz | Chad C. Brown | Three Chimneys Farm | 1-mile | 1:33.58 | I |
| 2020 | Gamine | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Bob Baffert | Michael Petersen | 1-mile | 1:32.55 | I |