The Metropolitan Handicap commonly known as the Met Mile in the horse racing world is a race in which thoroughbred horses of 3 years and older compete at a distance of 1 mile This is a Grade I race and takes place in Elmont New York on the same day as the Belmont Stakes
The Metropolitan Handicap is one of the most prestigious North American horse races outside of the Triple Crown and the Breeders Cup This race is also generally known as the stud production race as the distance to be covered is 1 mile This shows the ability of horses to respond at this distance which they call brilliance Several of the winners of this competition have become extremely important stallions in the world of horse racing such as Tom Fool Native Dancer Buckpasser Fappiano Gulch and Ghostzapper
This race has a large prize pool of $12 Million and has been on the equestrian calendar since 1891
The winning horses of this race can participate in the upcoming events of world equestrianism and will be considered some of the leading contenders in these races Among the races to look forward to is the Breeders Cup Dirt Mile which will take place in November
Top 4 Horses for the Metropolitan Handicap
- Knicks Go Knicks Go is trained by current Eclipse award winner Brad Cox and is the favorite horse to win this race He has a spectacular 19 6 3 1 record and has earnings of more than $45 million
- Dr Post Dr Post is trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher and surprised nine consecutive Grade I Furlong last summer
- Silver State Silver State is coached by Steve Asmussen who currently has a 5 game winning streak
- Lexitonian Lexitonian raised in the house of Calumet Farn is trained by Jack Sisterson Lexitonian will try to give his owner a second victory in the Met Mile after having achieved it in 1990 with the horse named Criminal Tape
Important Event Information
- When is it The event started on June 5 2021
- Where New York EEUU
- Where to watch it NBC
wpdatatable id=46
EN 
ES 
PT 
PT_BR