Brighton Handicap
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The Brighton Handicap was an American thoroughbred horse race run annually from 1896 through 1907 at the Brighton Beach Race Course in Brighton Beach, Coney Island, New York and in 1910 at Empire City Race Track. Open to horses age three and older, it was contested on dirt over a distance of a mile and a quarter (ten furlongs).
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Discontinued race | |
Location | Brighton Beach Race Course, Brighton Beach, New York, USA (1896–1907) - and - Empire City Race Track, Yonkers, New York, USA (1910) |
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Inaugurated | 1896–1910 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $25,000 |
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A premier event, in the late 19th and early part of the 20th century the Brighton Handicap, along with the Suburban Handicap at Sheepshead Bay Race Track and the Metropolitan Handicap at Morris Park Racecourse, were the big three events of the Northeastern United States racing season.[1]