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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.
First run in 1950, its popularity saw the 1958 edition of the Michigan Mile And One-Eighth Handicap draw the largest crowd in the racetrack's history. [1] That 1958 race was won by E. P. Taylor's Nearctic, a future Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee and sire of the supersire Northern Dancer. [2]
Metropolitan Handicap [am] I $1,000,000 3&up open 1 mile: Dirt Saratoga 8 June 2024 Poker Stakes [an] III $350,000 4&up open 1 mile: Turf Saratoga 8 June 2024 Matt Winn Stakes [ao] III $395,000 3yo open 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles: Dirt Churchill Downs 9 June 2024 Bed O' Roses Stakes [ap] II $200,000 4&up f&m 7 furlongs: Dirt Aqueduct 15 June 2024 ...
The largest races are Grade I. The committee uses as criteria for the grading: Purse Requirement: That the race has a purse of more than $75,000. Longevity: That the race has been run for two years under the same conditions. Drug Testing: That post race drug testing is managed by a governmental authority.
White Abarrio, a 5-year-old with more than $5 million in career earnings, opened his 2024 campaign with a 10th-place finish in the Saudi Cup on Feb. 24 then ran fifth in the Metropolitan Handicap ...
The New York Handicap Triple is a series of three handicap races run in New York. [4] Although historically notable, the series is now essentially defunct, as two of the races are run on the same day, making a sweep impossible. In addition, only the Metropolitan Handicap maintains a top-level designation and continues to be run as a handicap.
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)
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