Next Move Handicap
The Next Move Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually near the end of March at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. A Grade III event open to fillies and Mares, age three and older, it is contested on dirt over a distance of one mile and one furlong. It offers a purse of $100,000.
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Aqueduct Racetrack Ozone Park, Queens, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1975 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | US$100,000 |
Inaugurated in 1975, the race was restricted to three-year-old fillies at one mile in 1975. It was contested at a mile and three sixteenths from 1984 through 1994.
The race is named in honor of the filly Next Move who was the American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly of 1950 and the American Co-Champion Older Female Horse in 1952.
Since inception, the Next Move Handicap has been contested at various distances:
- 1 mile : 1975
- 1+1⁄8 miles : 1976–1983, 1995–present
- 1+3⁄16 miles : 1984–1994
On December 4, 2009, the New York Racing Association announced that the Next Move Handicap was being placed on hiatus.