Michigan Mile And One-Eighth Handicap
| Defunct Stakes race | |
| Location |
Detroit Race Course Livonia, Michigan, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1958 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
The Michigan Mile And One-Eighth Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the now defunct Detroit Race Course in Livonia, Michigan. A one time Grade II event raced on dirt, it was open to horses age three and older.
In 1975, trainer S Kaye Bell became the first female in the United States to condition the winner of a $100,000 stakes race.
Upsets include Stanislas defeating Tom Rolfe in 1966 and Nodouble in 1968 beating the reigning American Horse of the Year, Damascus.[1]
Past winners (partial)
- 1993 – Dignitas
- 1992 – Classic Seven
- 1991 – Black Tie Affair
- 1990 – Beau Genius
- 1989 – Present Value
- 1988 – Lost Code
- 1987 – Waquoit
- 1986 – Ends Well
- 1985 – Badwagon Harry
- 1984 – Timeless Native
- 1983 – Thumbsucker
- 1982 – Vodika Collins
- 1981 – Fio Roto
- 1980 – Glorious Song
- 1979 – Sensitive Prince
- 1978 – A Letter To Harry
- 1977 – My Juliet
- 1976 – Sharp Gary
- 1975 – Mr. Lucky Phoenix
- 1974 – Tom Tulle
- 1973 – Golden Don
- 1972 – King's Bishop
- 1971 – Native Royalty
- 1970 – Fast Hilarious
- 1969 – Calandrito
- 1968 – Nodouble
- 1967 – Estreno
- 1966 – Stanislas
- 1965 – Old Hat
- 1964 – Going Abroad
- 1963 – Crimson Satan
- 1962 – Beau Prince
- 1958 – Nearctic
References
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