The Oakdale Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race run in twenty-four years between 1902 and 1932 at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, New York.
[2] The 1908 passage of the Hart-Agnew anti-betting legislation by the New York Legislature under Republican Governor Charles Evans Hughes led to a state-wide shutdown of racing in 1911 and 1912.
[6][7] The biggest upset in the history of the Oakdale occurred in 1920 when J. D. Mooney rode Knobbie to victory over Grey Lag.
[8] A recent purchase by trainer Sam Hildreth for the Rancocas Stable, Grey Lag's career would see him earn four National Champion titles, including American Horse of the Year, and induction into the U.S.
[9] [10] The Wall Street crash of 1929 marked the beginning of the Great Depression, the effects of which saw racetrack owners and all businesses across the United States scrambling to reduce costs to prevent closing.