Narragansett Special
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The Narragansett Special was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Narragansett Park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. At the time of its inaugural running in 1934, the Narragansett Special offered a purse of $32,500 added money making it the biggest race run at the track. Only Suffolk Downs' Massachusetts Handicap, which ran the next summer, had a bigger purse in New England. Both rich contests drew the best talent that the nation had to offer.[1]
Discontinued stakes race | |
Location | Narragansett Park Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1934 - Winner: Time Supply |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+3ā16 miles (9.5 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | $25,000 |
Open to horses age three and older, the race was run over a distance of 1+3ā16 miles (9.5 furlongs). The Special started at the top of the Narragansett stretch with a run of 3/16ths to the wire and then one full lap around the one mile dirt oval.