Amsterdam Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1993 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6+1⁄2 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $200,000 |
The Amsterdam Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the end of July at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Open to three-year-old horses, it is a sprint race competed over a distance of 6+1⁄2 furlongs. A Grade III event, it currently offers a purse of $200,000.
Inaugurated in 1993 as the Screen King Stakes and run at seven furlongs, it was raced at a distance of six furlongs between 1994 and 2005.
In 1998 the race was renamed for Amsterdam, New York, a neighbor town of Saratoga Springs in Upstate New York.
The race was run in two divisions in 1994.
Records
Time record: (at current distance of 6+1⁄2 furlongs)
- 1:13.74 - Quality Road (2009) (Breaking Saratoga’s 30-year track record, as well as the 37-year-old six-furlong record.)
- 1:09.13 - Distorted Humor (1996) (at previous distance of 6 furlongs)
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner has won this race more than once.
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Pat Day (1995, 1996, 2000, 2002)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Steven M. Asmussen (2004, 2005, 2015)
- 3 - Todd Pletcher (2009, 2010, 2013)
Winners of the Amsterdam Stakes
*In 1998 there was a Dead Heat between Mint and Secret Firm.