Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Hollie Hughes Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1979 at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park Queens New York. A six furlong sprint raced on dirt it is open to horses bred in the State of New York age three and older. Run in mid February the race currently offers a purse of $65000.The race is named in honor of New York native Hollie Hughes a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee who trained horses from a New York base for 70 years.