Yankee Handicap Explained

The Yankee Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race first run at the 1935 opening meet of Suffolk Downs in East Boston, Massachusetts. A race for three-year-olds, it was contested on dirt at a mile and an eighth. (9 furlongs) and was usually held on the Columbus Day holiday. A February 19, 1989, issue of the Boston Globe said that the Yankee Handicap "used to be the hallmark of the fall [racing] season."^[1]

Last run in 1987,^[2] the race was won by stars such as Cravat (1938); Challedon (1939); Our Boots (1941); Shut Out (1942), who broke the track record;^[3] Never Bend (1963); and Timely Writer (1982).^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://archive.today/20130131183149/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/61420368.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+19,+1989&author=Ron+Indrisano,+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=COCAINE+ABUSE+VERY+UNLIKELY&pqatl=google Boston Globe - February 19, 1989
2. https://archive.today/20120714222254/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/projo/access/599811131.html?dids=599811131:599811131&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+11,+1988&author=ED+DUCKWORTH&pub=The+Providence+Journal&desc=LeRoux+holds+form+in+killing+Yankee+Cap&pqatl=google Providence Journal (Rhode Island) - October 11, 1988
3. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WO&p_theme=wo&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADE7132F519B5D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Worcester Telegram Gazette - November 17, 1989
4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XrJPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2wUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6851,7217512&dq=yankee-handicap+timely-writer&hl=en Ocala Star-Banner - August 15, 1982