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The Ashley T. Cole Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. Run in mid September the race is open to horses age three and older bred in the State of New York. Currently offering a purse of US$100000 it is contested on turf at a distance of 1⅛ miles. Prior to 1989 it was run on dirt. Due to weather conditions the 2001 edition was raced on dirt.The race is named for the late Ashley T.