The Memorial Day Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually from 1971 through 2014 at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Held on Memorial Day, it was an ungraded stakes race that had earned Grade III status in 2002–2007 and 2009–2010.
With the Vietnam War officially ended on April 30, 1975, the race was run as the Empty Saddle Handicap, done to demonstrate the real meaning of Memorial Day with a salute to the fallen soldiers of American wars.
In 2014, Calder's racing operations were leased to the Stronach Group, operators of Gulfstream Park, when Csaba won the race with Manoel Cruz in the saddle.
[1] Stronach Group did not pick up this race for their 2015 program.