Modesty Handicap
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| Grade III race | |
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| Modesty Handicap | |
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| Location | Arlington Park Arlington Heights, Illinois  |
| Inaugurated | 1942 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1³/16 miles (9.5 furlongs) |
| Track | Grass, left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, 3-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $150,000 |
The Modesty Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Arlington Park Racetrack in Arlington Heights, Illinois near Chicago.
A Grade III race contested over a distance of 1 3/16 miles on turf, it is open to fillies and mares aged three and older. Run during the third week of July, the event currently offers a purse of $150,000.
Inaugurated in 1942 at the old Washington Park Race Track, until 1951 it was run as the Modesty Stakes.
The race was named in honor of Modesty, a filly who beat her male counterparts to win the 1884 inaugural running of the American Derby at Washington Park Race Track under African-American U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey, Isaac Burns Murphy.
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