Brighton Mile

Brighton Mile
Discontunued horse race
Location	Brighton Beach Race Course, Brighton Beach, Coney Island, New York, United States
Inaugurated	1905
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance	1 mile (8 furlongs)
Track	Dirt, left-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned

The Brighton Mile was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Brighton Beach Race Course in Brighton Beach, Coney Island, New York. A handicap event for horses age three and older, it was contested on dirt at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs).

Inaugurated in 1905,^[1] the Brighton Mile was not run in 1908 and 1909 due to passage of the Hart-Agnew Law.^[2] In 1910 the Brighton Mile was run at Empire City Race Track.^[3] That would turn out to be the last time the event was run as further restrictions were enacted by the New York State Legislature through amendments to the Hart-Agnew Law ^[4] that shut down all racing in New York in 1911 and 1912 and ended horse racing permanently at the Brighton Beach facility.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:37.60 - Charles Edward (1907) (new race and track record)

Most wins:

• No horse ever won this race more than once.

Most wins by a jockey:

• No jockey ever won this race more than once.

Most wins by a trainer:

• No trainer ever won this race more than once.

Most wins by an owner:

• No owner ever won this race more than once.

Winners

References