General Douglas Mac Arthur Handicap
General Douglas MacArthur Handicap has been run at Belmont Park in New York since 1982 for New York breds, aged three-years-old and up. An ungraded stakes race of onemile on the dirt, it offers a purse of $100,000. Though not restricted to New York bred horses, this is not an open race: it is considered a race on the New York bred schedule.
This race is named in honor of General Douglas MacArthur, one of America's foremost generals in World War II and commander of the Allied Forces.
This race is not listed on the 2009 schedule of races at Belmont Park.
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