True North Handicap

True North Handicap

Grade II race
Location	Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated	1979
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.nyra.com
Race information
Distance	6 furlongs
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Four-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$250,000

The True North Handicap is an American thoroughbred horse race run annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The race is a Grade II event, currently offering a purse of $250,000 and is open to four-year-olds and up willing to race six furlongs (1,207 m) on dirt.^[1]

The True North is named for the winner of the 1945 Fall Highweight Handicap, Deering Howe's, True North.

In winning the 1987 edition of the True North Handicap, Groovy earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 134.^[2]

Records

Speed record:

• 1:07.80 - Groovy (1987)
• 1:07.85 - Fabulous Strike (2009)

Most wins:

• No horse has won this race more than once.

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 - Jean-Luc Samyn (1979, 1981, 1999)
• 3 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1987, 1988, 1989)
• 3 - Robbie Davis (1996, 1997, 2000)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 3 - William I. Mott (1991, 1993, 1998)
• 3 - Todd Pletcher (2004, 2010, 2015)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Seymour Cohn (1985, 1999)

Winners

References

• The 2009 True North Handicap at Thoroughbred Times