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This article is about an American horse race. For the Australian horse race see AJC Metropolitan Handicap.The Metropolitan Handicap frequently called the Met Mile is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the last week of May at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. Open to horses age three and older it is contested on dirt over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs).The Met Mile was first run in 1891 at Morris Park Racetrack.