The Clark Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses. It is the feature event of the Churchill Downs fall meet. The race is one and one-eighth miles on the dirt for a purse of $500,000. The race is open to horses three-years-old and up. The race has been run ever since 1875. The race was in honor of Colonel Lewis Clark who set up the Louisville Jockey Club and foudned Churchill Downs. The race had never been a Grade I but the Graded Stakes Committee announced it will be Grade I in 2006. The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. ... Composite image of Churchill Downs on Derby Day, 1901 Churchill Downs, located on Central Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky, is a thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby. ...
Past winners
The following horses have won the Clark Handicap in the last five eyars:
Clarks dream of one day becoming an internationally renowned fashion designer begins to gain momentum after he is accepted to one of the most competitive design schools in the country: New Yorks Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.).
As Clark explains, What people see in the media almost never captures the essence of Haitians, their passions, their creativity, or their identity. Moreover, as a Haitian-American struggling to navigate his newfound American-ness while still maintaining his Haitian roots, Clark searches for an opportunity to merge these oft-alienated two worlds.
Clarks creations were also well received at the Ralph McDaniel sponsored Phat Fashion show in July 1998 where critics observed that the HaitiNY line was a breath of fresh air and was sure to leave a lasting impression on the fashion scene.
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