Berkeley Handicap
| Grade III race | |
| Location |
Golden Gate Fields Berkeley, California |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1948 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.goldengatefields.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1/16 Miles (8.5 Furlongs) |
| Track | Synthetic, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Berkeley Handicap is a Grade III race for thoroughbred horses held on the synthetic surface at Golden Gate Fields in Albany, California, United States. Highlighting the Labor Day weekend, it's a race for three-year-olds and up of either gender and run at a distance of one and one sixteenth mile. The Berkeley was the richest race of the fall meeting, offering a purse of US$100,000.
In 2009, it was run on May 25 as part of the spring program.
Restless Con holds the track record at this distance of 1:39:50 on June 14, 1991.
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