▁St akes ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁General ▁George ▁Hand ic ap ▁" top ▁three ▁finish ers " ▁and ▁star ters ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁General ▁George ▁Hand ic ap ▁at ▁the ▁N T RA ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁La ure l ▁Park ▁rac et rack ▁ ▁Category : Gr aded ▁st akes ▁races ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Open ▁mile ▁category ▁horse ▁races ▁Category : 1 9 7 3 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Maryland ▁Category : La ure l ▁Park ▁Race course ▁Category : Hor se ▁races ▁in ▁Maryland ▁Category : Rec urr ing ▁sport ing ▁events ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 <0x0A> </s> ▁Jan , ▁Johan ▁or ▁Johannes ▁van ▁Wal be e ck ▁( 1 6 0 2 , ▁Amsterdam ▁– ▁after ▁ 1 6 4 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Dutch ▁navig ator ▁and ▁cart ograph er ▁during ▁a ▁ 1 6 2 0 s ▁circ umn avigation ▁of ▁the ▁earth , ▁an ▁adm iral ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁West ▁India ▁Company , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Ant illes . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Van ▁Wal be e ck ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁born ▁in ▁Amsterdam ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 1 ▁or ▁ 1 6 0 2 ▁ ▁and ▁he ▁might ▁be ▁the ▁Jan ▁van ▁Wal be e ck , ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁merchant ▁Jacob ▁van ▁Wal be e ck ▁and ▁of ▁We ij nt gen ▁van ▁Fore est ▁( app ar ently ▁the ▁only ▁Wal be e