Discontinued stakes race | |
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Location | Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York United States 1925-1945, 1947-1955 Belmont Park Elmont, New York (1946, 1956-1959) |
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Inaugurated | 1925 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile : 1925-1939 1+1⁄16 miles : 1940-1952 7 furlongs : 1953-1959 |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old |
Weight | Assigned |
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There was no race run from 1933 through 1935.
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