Questionnaire Handicap

Questionnaire Handicap
Stakes race
LocationJamaica Race Course
Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
Inaugurated1938-1953
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.empirecitycasino.com/racing/
Race information
Distance1+58 miles (13 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds and up

The Questionnaire Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race named in honor of the horse Questionnaire who was bred and raced by James Butler, the late president and owner of Empire City Race Track. The race was held from its inception in 1938 through 1942 at the Empire City RaceTrack in Yonkers, New York but [1] [2] with the United States becoming involved in World War II, in 1943 rationing and other wartime limitations resulted in the Empire City Association's decision to go back to hosting only harness racing. The Questionnaire Handicap was then moved to the Jamaica Race Course where it would run under the sponsorship of the Empire City Association through 1953 when it had its final running.

While never a major race, the Questionnaire Handicap drew some of the best horses of the day and from the top racing stables.

Race distances:

  • 1938-1943, 1947-1952 : 1116 miles on dirt
  • 1944-1946, 1953 : 158 miles on dirt