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Ashley T. Cole Handicap

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Inaugurated
  
1976

Surface
  
Turf

Website
  
www.nyra.com/belmont

Location
  
Belmont Park Elmont, New York,

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

Distance
  
1 ⁄8 miles (9 furlongs)

Ashley T. Cole Handicap is an American thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Run in mid September, the race is open to horses age three and older bred in the State of New York. Currently offering a purse of US$125,000, it is contested on turf at a distance of  1 1⁄8 miles. Prior to 1989, it was run on dirt. Due to weather conditions, the 2001 edition was raced on dirt.

The race is named for the late Ashley T. Cole, a chairman of the New York State Racing Commission who played a crucial role in the creation of the New York Racing Association.

Inaugurated in 1976 at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York, until 1983 it was restricted to two-year-old horses. Since 1992 the race has been hosted by Belmont Park.

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of  1 1⁄8 miles)

  • 1:46.43 - Provincetown (2004)

    • Most wins:

  • 2 - Lubash (2012, 2014)
  • 2 - Kate's Valentine (1990, 1991)

    • Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 - James F. Edwards (1990, 1991)
  • 2 - Earle I. Mack (1979, 2000)
  • 2 - Anstu Stable (2000, 2002)

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 3 - Jerry Bailey (1992, 1998, 2002)

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 2 - Sarah A. Lundy (1990, 1991)
  • 2 - Gary Sciacca (1986, 2000)
  • 2 - John O. Hertler (1999, 2006)

    • References

    Ashley T. Cole Handicap Wikipedia
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