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The Astoria Stakes is a long-lived race for two-year-old Thoroughbred fillies run at Belmont Park during its Spring/Summer season. Originally set at a distance of five furlongs beginning in the year 1940 it went off at five and a half furlongs on the dirt. Still at this distance today the Astoria offers a $100000 purse.This race began at Gravesend Race Track in 1902 where it stayed until 1910.