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The '''Tropical Park Handicap''' was an [[United States|American]] [[Thoroughbred horse race]] run annually at [[Tropical Park Race Track]] in [[Florida]] run from 1938 until the track closed in 1972. Open to horses age three and older, it was contested on dirt over a distane of a one and one-eighth miles. |
The '''Tropical Park Handicap''' was an [[United States|American]] [[Thoroughbred horse race]] run annually at [[Tropical Park Race Track]] in [[Florida]] run from 1938 until the track closed in 1972. Open to horses age three and older, it was contested on dirt over a distane of a one and one-eighth miles. |
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Won by notable horses such as the |
Won by notable horses such as the 1947 [[Preakness Stakes]] winner [[Faultless (horse)|Faultless]], <ref>[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60E15FF3C5B157A93C4A8178AD85F4D8485F9 ''New York Times'' - January 16, 1949]</ref> at one time the Tropical Park Handicap was important race. The article title for a story on the event in the November 24, 1965 issue of the ''[[Miami News]]'' said that the "Tropical Handicap Now Attracts Nation's Finest." <ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cpYzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SusFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2102,3002297&dq=faultless+tropical-park-handicap&hl=en ''Miami News'' - November 24, 1965]</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:45, 6 June 2012
| Ungraded stakes race | |
| Location | Tropical Park Race Track Miami, Florida  |
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| Inaugurated | 1938 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
The Tropical Park Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Tropical Park Race Track in Florida run from 1938 until the track closed in 1972. Open to horses age three and older, it was contested on dirt over a distane of a one and one-eighth miles.
Won by notable horses such as the 1947 Preakness Stakes winner Faultless, [1] at one time the Tropical Park Handicap was important race. The article title for a story on the event in the November 24, 1965 issue of the Miami News said that the "Tropical Handicap Now Attracts Nation's Finest." [2]