Brooklyn Invitational Stakes
| Grade II race | |
"The Picket" winning the 1904 Brooklyn Handicap
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| Location |
Belmont Park Elmont, New York, USA |
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| Inaugurated | 1887 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Weight-For-Age |
| Purse | $400,000-added (2015) |
The Brooklyn Invitational Stakes (formerly known as the Brooklyn Handicap) is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, on Long Island. It currently is a Grade II event open to four-year-olds and up willing to race one and one-half miles on dirt. It was a Grade 1 race prior to 1993.
The race was once the second leg of what is sometimes referred to as the New York Handicap Triple series of races. It was preceded by the Metropolitan Handicap and followed by the Suburban Handicap. Four horses won the Handicap Triple:
The race is currently run on the same day as the Metropolitan Handicap, so it is no longer possible to win the Handicap Triple.
First run in 1887 at Gravesend Race Track on Coney Island, New York, the Brooklyn Handicap quickly became one of the top attractions on the New York racing circuit, drawing some of the best Thoroughbreds.
Since inception the race has been held at:
The Brooklyn Handicap has been contested at a variety of distances:
Stakes record:
Most wins:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
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