Suffolk Downs East Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Inaugurated
October 16, 1935
Last run
2008
Race type
Thoroughbred – Flat
Website
Official website
Race information
Distance
1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) 1½ miles (12 furlongs) (1970–1971) 1¼ miles (10 furlongs) (1948–1969)
Surface
Dirt Turf (1970–1971)
Track
Left-handed
Qualification
3 years old and up
Weight
Handicap
Purse
$500,000
Bonuses
$200,000 $100,000
The Massachusetts Handicap, frequently referred to as the "MassCap", was a flat thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and up held annually at Suffolk Downs in East Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was an ungraded stakes race run over a distance of 9 furlongs on dirt. The race received Grade III status by the American Graded Stakes Committee for 2009,[1] but the race was never held. The MassCap was stripped of its graded status in 2011 as a result of not being run for two consecutive years.[2]
^Seven Additional Graded Stakes in 2009
^Thirteen Fewer Graded Stakes in 2011
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