Ungraded race (discontinued) | |
Location | Suffolk Downs East Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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Inaugurated | October 16, 1935 |
Last run | 2008 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat |
Website | Official website |
Race information | |
Distance | 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) 1½ miles (12 furlongs) (1970–1971) 1¼ miles (10 furlongs) (1948–1969) |
Surface | Dirt Turf (1970–1971) |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | 3 years old and up |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | $500,000 |
Bonuses | $200,000 $100,000 |
The Massachusetts Handicap, frequently referred to as the "MassCap", was a flat thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and up held annually at Suffolk Downs in East Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was an ungraded stakes race run over a distance of 9 furlongs on dirt. The race received Grade III status by the American Graded Stakes Committee for 2009,[1] but the race was never held. The MassCap was stripped of its graded status in 2011 as a result of not being run for two consecutive years.[2]