Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Inaugurated
1901–1961
Race type
Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Race information
Distance
1+1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs)
Surface
Dirt
Track
left-handed
Qualification
Three-years-old and up
The Saratoga Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. It was open to horses three years old and upward and raced at a distance of 1¼ miles on dirt. First run in 1901,[1] after sixty years it had its final running in 1961 that was won by Divine Comedy ridden by future Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker on his 30th birthday.[2] Government wartime restrictions saw the 1943 edition run at Belmont Park.
^"Winners of Saratoga Handicap". Daily Racing Form. 1922-08-01. Retrieved 2018-12-03 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
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six-furlong Climax Handicap at Havre de Grace Racetrack, defeating stablemate Milkmaid and five other runners. In the SaratogaHandicap, he beat Exterminator...
three of six races including the Great American Stakes and Eastern Shore Handicap. However, the star of this crop was then considered to be Pompoon, who...
Capistrano Handicap and the prestigious Santa Anita Handicap. Divine Comedy - won the 1960 Saranac Handicap, Roamer Handicap and 1961 SaratogaHandicap. Lord...
Princequillo won several important races at longer distances. He broke the Saratoga Race Course record for 1¾ miles and his performances were such that he...
honors, Saratoga Dew won eight times. In top level races she was second by a nose in the Alabama Stakes then scored wins in the Grade 1 Gazelle Handicap and...
one mile on the turf course scheduled annually in August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $500...
Massachusetts Handicap". Equibase. Retrieved 9 March 2021. "Chart for the Suburban Handicap". Equibase. Retrieved 9 March 2021. "Chart for the Saratoga Breeders'...
wins in the Whitney Handicap at historic Saratoga Race Course and the Narragansett Special, Social Outcast was the 2nd best handicap horse in the country...
family that for generations has had so much to do with racing at Saratoga, the Whitney Handicap was first run in 1928. The Whitney family’s involvement with...
and the Inaugural Handicap. At five Princess Doreen won the Inaugural Handicap and the SaratogaHandicap. In the SaratogaHandicap she beat two-time Horse...
won several times, including the Detroit Governor's Handicap (worth $5,600) and the Scarsdale Handicap ($7,300) at Empire City Race Track in Yonkers, New...
1919 Triple Crown Champion Sir Barton to a new Saratoga track record in winning the SaratogaHandicap. In May 1920 he was given the opportunity to ride...
was again aboard Dandelion, scoring an impressive win in the SaratogaHandicap at Saratoga Race Course breaking the track record by 3/5 of a second for...
to Saratoga Racetrack due construction at Belmont Park. The distance was decreased from 1+1⁄4 miles to 1+3⁄16 miles In 2024 the Metropolitan Handicap was...
Stakes at Saratoga (2014) Princess Rooney Handicap at Calder (2014) Rodeo Drive Stakes at Santa Anita Park (2023) Ruffian Handicap at Saratoga (2012) Santa...
the Donn Handicap, Gulfstream Park Handicap and Widener Handicap. Moving back to his home base in New York, he next won the Carter Handicap and Brooklyn...
County Handicap, Empire City Handicap, SaratogaHandicap, Kings County Handicap, Excelsior Handicap, Metropolitan Handicap, Suburban Handicap, and Jockey...
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