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The '''Astoria Stakes''' is a long-lived [[horse race|race]] for two-year-old [[Thoroughbred]] [[Filly|fillies]] run at [[Belmont Park]] in early June during the [[Belmont Stakes]] carnival. Originally set at a distance of five [[furlong]]s, beginning in the year 1940, the event was increased to five and a half{{frac|5|1|2}} furlongs on the dirt. The race currently offers a $150,000 purse.
 
This race began at [[Gravesend Race Track]] in 1902 where it stayed until 1910. It then moved to [[Aqueduct Racetrack]] to be contested from 1914 to 1955, and again from 1960 to 1974. It was at [[Jamaica Race Course]] 1956, 1958, and 1959.
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==Records==
*At {{frac|5½|1|2}} furlongs : 1:02.80, [[Ruffian (horse)|Ruffian]] (1974) – North American record for a two-year-old.
*At 5 furlongs : 0:58 flat, Panoply (1919)