Open to horses age three and older, it is now run at the 1+1⁄4 mile distance on dirt for a $350,000 purse (as of 2023).
[1] However, 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.
[2][3] A February 21, 1913 ruling by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division saw horse racing return in 1913.
Not run the following year it was hosted by the Empire City Race Track in 1915 before returning to Belmont Park.
The first mare to win the Suburban Handicap was the great Hall of Famer, Imp.