| Discontinued stakes race | |
| Location | Hialeah Park Race Track Hialeah, Florida, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1941 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up |
The Black Helen Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida, from 1941 through 2001. Open to fillies and mares age three and older, the Grade II event was raced on turf at a distance of a mile and an eighth (9 furlongs).[1]
The race was named for Edward R. Bradley's U.S. Racing Hall of Fame mare Black Helen. The inaugural running took place on February 8, 1941, and was won by Sweet Willow at a distance of seven furlongs.[2] The following year the race was run at a mile and an eighth and would remain at that distance for all subsequent editions.[3]
- ^ "Miami Stake Goes To Sweet Willow". The New York Times, Section Sports, page 1. 1941-02-09. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Miami Stake Goes To Sweet Willow". The New York Times. 1941-02-09. p. Section Sports, page 1. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Pomayya Captures $12,575 Black Helen Handicap at Hialeah Park". The New York Times, Section Sports, page 20. 1942-03-03. Retrieved 2019-08-30.