Records
Time record:
- 1⅛ miles: 1:47.27 - Skip Away (1998) (new Track Record)
In the 1955 Massachusetts Handicap, jockey Sam Boulmetis, Sr. rode Helioscope to a track record time of 2:01 for 1¼ miles on dirt. As at 2008 that track record still stands.
Largest margin of victory:
- 14 lengths - Commentator (2008)
Most wins:
- 2 - First Fiddle (1944, 1945), Air Pilot (1959, 1962), Smart (1964, 1965), Cigar (1995, 1996), Skip Away (1997, 1998)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Jerry D. Bailey (1995, 1996, 1998, 2001)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Sonny Hine (1986, 1997, 1998) and Clyde Troutt (1959, 1960, 1962)
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