Razorback Handicap

Razorback Handicap
Grade III race
Location	Oaklawn Park Race Track Hot Springs, Arkansas
Inaugurated	1960
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.oaklawn.com
Race information
Distance	1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface	Dirt
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Four years old and up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$250,000 (2015)

The Razorback Handicap is a race for Thoroughbred horses run at Oaklawn Park each year. The race is open to four-year-olds and up willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. A Grade III event, the Razorback currently offers a purse of $250,000.

The 1 1/16-mile test older horses is a prep for the Grade II $500,000 Oaklawn Handicap.

Race history

Race distance

• 1960 – 5 ¹⁄₂ furlongs
• 1961–1968 - 1 mile and 70 yards
• 1969 onwards - 1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles

Past winners

References

• Oaklawn.com