Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Nashua Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens New York. Named for Nashua the 1955 United States Horse of the Year it was first run in 1975. A Grade II race it is open to two-year-olds and has been raced over a distance of one mile since 1994. Held in late October it currently offers a $100000-added purse.