Nursery Stakes
The Nursery Stakes, or other designations incorporating the word "Nursery", refers to a Thoroughbred horse race used by racetracks worldwide to identify it as a novice race exclusively for two-year-olds, the age a horse is first legally allowed to compete.
In use since the 18th century, it is today still used but is a somewhat dated term. In recent decades the Nursery designation in a race title has often been supplanted by the term "Juvenile". Current or defunct "Nursery" races include:
Australia:
- VATC Gwyn Nursery at Caulfield Racecourse
- RRC Nursery Handicap.
United States:
- Nursery Stakes at Belmont Park
- Pimlico Nursery Stakes at Pimlico Race Course
- Pennsylvania Nursery Stakes at Philadelphia Park Racetrack
- Santa Catalina Nursery Stakes at Santa Anita Park.
Great Britain:
- Nursery Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse
- Princes of Wales's Nursery Plate at Doncaster Racecourse.
South Africa:
- Nursery Stakes at Turffontein Racecourse.