Grade III race | |
Location |
Oaklawn Park Race Track Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1974 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | Oaklawn Jockey Club, Inc. |
Race information | |
Distance | 6 furlongs |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old & up |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $400,000 (2016) |
The Count Fleet Sprint Handicap is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid April at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas for horses age four and older, and contested on dirt over the sprint distance of six furlongs. Inaugurated in 1974, the event currently offers a purse of US$400,000.
The race is named in honor of the 1943 United States Triple Crown champion, Count Fleet.