Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Michigan Mile And One-Eighth Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the now defunct Detroit Race Course in Livonia Michigan. A one time Grade II event raced on dirt it was open to horses age three and older.In 1975 trainer S Kaye Bell became the first female in the United States to condition the winner of a $100000 stakes race. Upsets include Stanislas defeating Tom Rolfe in 1966 and Nodouble in 1968 beating the reigning American Horse of the Year Damascus.