Nursery Stakes
Introduction 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.
References *  Information on Nursery Races at FlatStats