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The first filly to win the Suburban Handicap: Imp, 1899

On June 17, 1899, the Suburban Handicap was won, in its 16th running, for the first time by a filly or mare.  She set a stakes record (2:04 4/5), and she won by two lengths, in a field of 13.  Her name was Imp. Imp was bred in Ohio by Daniel R. Harness, the man…

July 3, 2010 in fillies and mares, racing history.

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