Grade III stakes race | |
Location | Sam Houston Race Park Houston, Texas, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1995 (as John B. Connally Jr. Turf Cup Handicap) |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Website | Sam Houston Race Park |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄2 miles |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Four-year-olds and older |
Weight | 123 lbs with allowances |
Purse | $200,000 (since 2010) |
The John B. Connally Turf Cup is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race, for four-year-olds and older over a distance of one and one-half miles (12 furlongs) on the turf track, held annually in late January or early February at Sam Houston Race Park in Houston, Texas. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000.