The Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap was a

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three-years-old and up run on dirt at

Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track located on Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs, New York, Saratoga Springs, New York (state), New York, United States. Opened in 1863, it is often considered to be the oldest major sporting v ...

in New York from 1994 through 2005. From 1994 through 1996, it was run as the Saratoga Cup Handicap, the name of another race that was run from 1865 through 1955. A

event, it was set at a distance of 1 1/8 miles for its inaugural running but changed in 1995 to 1 1/4 miles. It offered a purse of $250,000.

Records

Speed record: * 2:00.83 @ 1¼ miles - Evening Attire (2004) Most wins: * 2 - L'Carriere (1995, 1996) * 2 - Evening Attire (2002, 2004) Most wins by a

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(1996, 2000, 2003) Most wins by a trainer: * 3 - H. James Bond (1995, 1996, 2000) Most wins by an owner: * 2 - Virginia Kraft Payson (1995, 1996) * 2 - Joseph & Mary Grant, Tommy J. Kelly

Winners

References

{{reflist Graded stakes races in the United States Discontinued horse races in New York (state) Saratoga Race Course Horse races established in 1994 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2005 1994 establishments in New York (state) 2005 disestablishments in New York (state)

Records

Winners

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