Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Longacres Mile Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in August at Emerald Downs in Auburn Washington. The race is open to horses three years of age and older and is run on dirt over a distance of one mile (eight furlongs). A Grade III event it is the showpiece of the Emerald Downs’ race meeting. Part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge series since 2008 the winner of the Longacres Mile automatically qualifies for the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile.