▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : H ong ▁Kong ▁male ▁spr inter s ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁athlet es ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Category : Place ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁General ▁George ▁St akes ▁is ▁ ▁an ▁American ▁Thor ough bre d ▁horse ▁race ▁run ▁ann ually ▁on ▁Pres idents ' ▁Day ▁in ▁mid ▁February ▁at ▁La ure l ▁Park ▁Race course ▁in ▁La ure l , ▁Maryland . ▁A ▁Gra de ▁III ▁event , ▁it ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁horses ▁age ▁three ▁and ▁older ▁and ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁General ▁George ▁Washington ▁( 1 7 3 1 – 1 7 9 9 ), ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Command ing ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁Army . ▁ ▁R ac ed ▁on ▁d irt ▁over ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁seven ▁f url ongs , ▁it ▁currently ▁offers ▁a ▁pur se ▁of ▁$ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁General ▁George ▁Hand ic ap ▁typically ▁draw s ▁the ▁third ▁highest ▁crowd ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁at ▁La ure l ▁Park ▁Race ▁Cour se ▁each ▁year . ▁H eld ▁on ▁Pres idents ' ▁Day ▁ann ually , ▁it ▁tra ils ▁only ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Mill ion ▁and ▁the ▁Frank ▁J . ▁De ▁Francis ▁Memorial ▁D ash ▁St akes ▁in ▁average ▁attend ance . ▁ ▁The ▁race ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁B owie ▁Race ▁Cour se ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 – 8 4 ▁and ▁at ▁P im lic o ▁Race ▁Cour se ▁in