Inaugurated 1976 Surface Turf | Website www.arlingtonpark.com Purse 100,000 USD | |
Location Arlington ParkArlington Heights, Illinois, United States Distance 1 ⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
The Lincoln Heritage Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois. An ungraded stakes raced on turf open to fillies and Mares, age three and older, it is contested over a distance of 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs).
The 2009 edition had to be moved to the main track's Polytrack synthetic dirt.
Inaugurated in 1976 as the Anita Peabody Handicap, in 1998 it was renamed the Lincoln Heritage Handicap.
In 1980, 1981, 1984, and in 1988, the race was run in two divisions.
Since inception, the race has been contested at various distances on both dirt and turf:
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1 1⁄16 miles on turf)
Most wins:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner: