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The Clark Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late November/early December at Churchill Downs in Louisville Kentucky. Among the oldest races in the United States it was first run in 1875 the year the racetrack opened for business. Currently a Grade I event it is open to horses age three and older and is contested on dirt over a distance of 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs).The race is named in honor of Colonel M.