Essex Handicap
| Ungraded stakes race | |
| Location | Oaklawn Park Race Track Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1948 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Essex Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the first week of February at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Open to horses age four and older, it is contested on dirt over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs).
Inaugurated in 1948 as the Southland Handicap, its name was changed to the Essex beginning with the 1974 edition.
Past winners
- 2015 - Golden Lad (5)
- 2014 - Right to Vote (5)
- 2013 - Donoharm (4)
- 2012 - Alternation (4)
- 2011 - Kates Main Man (6)
- 2010 - Racing Bran (5) (Christopher A. Emigh)
- 2009 - Prom Shoes (5)
- 2008 - Spotsgone (5)
- 2007 - Jonesboro (5)
- 2006 - Rockport Harbor (4)
- 2005 - Absent Friend (5)
- 2004 - Private Emblem (5)
- 2003 - Colorful Tour (4)
- 2002 - Crafty Shaw (4)
- 2001 - Mr. Ross (6)
- 2000 - Maysville Slew (4)