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The Cornhusker Handicap is an American Grade II thoroughbred horse race held annually at the end of June at Prairie Meadows Racetrack in Altoona Iowa. The race is open to horses age three years and older and currently offers a purse of $300000. Raced at a distance of 1⅛ miles on the dirt prior to 1974 it was run at 11/16 miles. Inaugurated in 1966 the Cornhusker Handicap was originally run at the Ak-Sar-Ben Racetrack in Omaha Nebraska which closed in 1995.