Grade II race | |
Location | Fair Grounds Race Course New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1992 (as Explosive Bid Handicap) |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www.fairgroundsracecourse.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and older |
Weight | 124 lbs with allowances |
Purse | $300,000 (since 2014) |
Muniz Memorial Classic Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged four and older at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf run annually in early March at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event currently offers a purse of $300,000.