Philadelphia Handicap
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The Philadelphia Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race held thirty-eight times between 1913 and 1950 at Havre de Grace Racetrack in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Run on dirt, the race was open to horses of either sex age three and older.
Quick Facts Location, Inaugurated ...
Discontinued stakes race | |
Location | Havre de Grace Racetrack, Havre de Grace, Maryland United States |
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Inaugurated | 1913 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 6 furlongs |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds and up |
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From inception in 1913 through 1919, and again from 1947 through 1950, the event was contested at a sprint distance of six furlongs. In between, it was raced at a mile and a sixteenth.