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New Orleans Classic Stakes
Grade II race
LocationFair Grounds Race Course
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Inaugurated1924
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.fairgroundsracecourse.com
Race information
Distance1+18 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFour-years-old & up
Weight124 lbs. with allowances
Purse$400,000

The New Orleans Classic Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Open to horses four years old and up, the race is run at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. It currently offers a purse of $400,000.

Due to flooding as a result of Hurricane Katrina, the 2006 edition of the New Orleans Handicap was run at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, Louisiana.

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