Open to horses age three and older, it was contested on dirt over a distance of a mile and a quarter (10 furlongs).
At one time the Washington Handicap was an important event that drew many of the top horses.
Ridden by James Butwell, Roamer, another Hall of Fame inductee, set a new World Record of 1:49 3/5 in winning the 1914 edition.
[2] The race was last run on October 20, 1951, and was won by Charles B. Bohn's gelding, Blue Hills.
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