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True North Handicap

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Inaugurated
  
1979

Surface
  
Dirt

Distance
  
1,207 m

Website
  
www.nyra.com

Track
  
left-handed

Purse
  
250,000 USD

Location
  
Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

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The True North Handicap is an American thoroughbred horse race run annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The race is a Grade II event, currently offering a purse of $250,000 and is open to four-year-olds and up willing to race six furlongs (1,207 m) on dirt.

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The True North is named for the winner of the 1945 Fall Highweight Handicap, Deering Howe's, True North.

In winning the 1987 edition of the True North Handicap, Groovy earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 134.

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Records

Speed record:

  • 1:07.80 - Groovy (1987)
  • 1:07.85 - Fabulous Strike (2009)

    • Most wins:

  • No horse has won this race more than once.

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 3 - Jean-Luc Samyn (1979, 1981, 1999)
  • 3 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1987, 1988, 1989)
  • 3 - Robbie Davis (1996, 1997, 2000)

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 3 - William I. Mott (1991, 1993, 1998)
  • 3 - Todd Pletcher (2004, 2010, 2015)

    • Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 - Seymour Cohn (1985, 1999)

    • References

    True North Handicap Wikipedia
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