Discontinued stakes race | |
Location | Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York |
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Inaugurated | 1927 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 7 furlongs |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds and up |
Purse | $20,000 added |
The American Legion Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York open to horses of either sex age three and older. It was contested over a distance of seven furlongs on dirt, except for 1948 and 1949 when it was set at one mile (8 furlongs). The race was run for thirty-two years from 1927 through 1948.