The Red Smith Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. A race on turf open to horses age three and older, it is typically run in November over a distance of 1+3⁄8 miles (11 furlongs). Since inception, the Red Smith has been run at various distances: * 1+3⁄8 miles : 1960–1962, 1968–1971, 1994–2005, 2007 to present * 1+3⁄16 miles : 1963 to 1967 * 1+1⁄16 miles : 1977 * 1+1⁄4 miles : 1972 to 1976, 1978–1993, 2006 Hosted by: * Belmont Park : 1960–1962, 1968–1993 * Aqueduct Racetrack : 1963–1967, 1994 to present