Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Dixie Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore Maryland. Frequently referred to as the Dixie Handicap it is the eighth-oldest graded stakes race in the United States and the oldest stakes race in Maryland and all of the Mid-Atlantic states. The race is open to horses age three and up willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the turf.