Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Barbara Fritchie Handicap is an American race for Thoroughbred horses run at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel Maryland each year. A Grade II this race is open to fillies and mares age three and up willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt and offers a purse of $300000.The race is run in honor of Barbara Fritchie who was an American patriot during the American Civil War.