Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Brighton Mile was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Brighton Beach Race Course in Brighton Beach Coney Island New York. A handicap event for horses age three and older it was contested on dirt at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs).Inaugurated in 1905 the Brighton Mile was not run in 1908 and 1909 due to passage of the Hart-Agnew Law. In 1910 the Brighton Mile was run at Empire City Race Track.