First run in 1999 as the Mid Atlantic Distaff, it changed to the Dr. James Penny Memorial Handicap in 2000. It has been run at 1 1/16 miles on turf since its inception and was made a Grade 3 in 2012. It has been won by horses such as License Fee, Delta Princess, Somali Lemonade and Coffee Clique.
First run in 1999 as the Mid Atlantic Distaff, it changed to the Dr. James Penny Memorial Handicap in 2000. It has been run at 1 1/16 miles on turf since its inception and was made a Grade 3 in 2012. It has been won by horses such as License Fee, Delta Princess, Somali Lemonade and Coffee Clique.