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The Metropolitan Handicap, frequently called the "Met Mile", is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is contested on dirt over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). Starting in 2014, it is now run on the same day as the Belmont Stakes in early June.
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Metropolitan Handicap, an American Grade 1 race for horses three years old and older at one mile on dirt held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. [1] (List 1973–present)
The race when first run in 1863 was known as the Great Metropolitan Stakes. [2] It is one of the main races in the Sydney Spring Carnival held in early October at Randwick Racecourse, along with the Epsom Handicap. [1] Many great household names have won this race, but none have won the treble of The Metropolitan, Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup.
In his first race as a five-year-old, the favorite Cody's Wish won the 2023 Churchill Downs Stakes for his fifth victory in a row. The NBC broadcast included a feature on Cody's Wish and Dorman, [15] who attended the race. [16] On June 10, Cody's Wish was the 13/20 odds-on favorite in the GI Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park.
The list of American and Canadian Graded races is a list of Thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada that meet the graded stakes standards maintained by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association [1] and the Jockey Club of Canada. A specific grade level (I, II, III or listed) is then ...
In 1961, Kelso joined Whisk Broom II and Tom Fool as the third horse in history to win the New York Handicap Triple, made up of the Metropolitan Handicap – in which he carried 130 pounds (59 kg), the Suburban Handicap – in which he carried 133 pounds (60 kg) – and the Brooklyn Handicap, in which he carried 136 pounds (62 kg).
The three races are (in order): Metropolitan Handicap; Suburban Handicap; Brooklyn Handicap (now the Brooklyn Invitational Stakes) Since 2008, the Brooklyn Handicap and Metropolitan Handicap have both been run on Belmont Stakes day, making it impossible for a horse to win all 3 races. Four horses have won the Handicap Triple Crown: Whisk Broom ...
The City and Suburban Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 17 yards (2,027 metres) at Epsom in April during the Epsom Spring meeting.