Palm Beach Handicap
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Hialeah, Florida,
United States
| Class | Discontinued Grade III Stakes |
|---|---|
| Location | Hialeah Park Race Track Hialeah, Florida, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1937 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Grass, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Handicap |
The Palm Beach Handicap is a discontinued American Grade 3 Thoroughbred horse race run between 1937 and 1976 at Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida. Open to horses aged three and older, from inception through 1965 it was run on dirt after which it became a race on turf.
First run on February 27, 1937, the race was won by Calumet Farm's Count Morse with jockey Irving Anderson aboard. [1] Following that inaugural running, the Palm Beach Handicap was not held again until 1941, a year frequently reported as its first edition.[2] The final running took place on January 21, 1976 and was won by Sea Lawyer who was ridden by Gerland Gallitano for the Shore View Farm partnership of three Florida medical doctors.[3]