1 9 0 2 , ▁the ▁Queens ▁County ▁Hand ic ap ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁America ' s ▁oldest ▁races ▁still ▁running . ▁It ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁Bel mont ▁Park ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁old ▁J ama ica ▁R ac et rack ▁in ▁J ama ica , ▁Queens , ▁New ▁York ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁Since ▁in ception ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁cont ested ▁at ▁various ▁distances : ▁▁ 1 ▁mile , ▁ 7 0 ▁yards ▁: ▁ 1 9 0 2 - 1 9 0 3 ▁▁ 1 ▁mile ▁: ▁ 1 9 0 4 - 1 9 3 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 – 1 9 6 3 ▁▁ ▁miles ▁: ▁ 1 9 4 0 - 1 9 5 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁▁ ▁miles : ▁ 1 9 6 4 - 1 9 7 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁- ▁present ▁▁ ▁miles ▁: ▁ 1 9 7 2 - 1 9 9 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁The ▁Queens ▁County ▁is , ▁like ▁many ▁races ▁at ▁Aqu ed uct , ▁named ▁for ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁bor ough . ▁ ▁Queens ▁is ▁the ▁bor ough ▁that ▁includes ▁the ▁Aqu ed uct ▁race ▁track . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁five ▁bor ough s . ▁▁ ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁race ▁run ▁in ▁ 1 9 0