The Toboggan Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the first week of March at Aqueduct Race Track in Queens, New York. Open to horses aged three and older, the Grade III event is contested over at a distance of six furlongs on the dirt and offers a purse of $150,000 added.
The 120th running of The Toboggan Handicap was run in 2013. Before 1896, it was called the Toboggan Slide because it took place on the downhill Eclipse course at Morris Park Racecourse in the Bronx. The Toboggan Slide was not run in 1891 or 1895. The Toboggan Handicap was not run in 1911 and 1912.
Since inception, the Toboggan Handicap has been contested at two different distances:
- 6 furlongs : 1890-1993, 2005–present
- 7 furlongs : 1995-2004
Read more about Toboggan Handicap: Records, Winners of The Toboggan Handicap
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