Premise: The Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually near the end of July at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. A Grade I event open to horses age three and older, it is a six furlong sprint raced on dirt.
Hypothesis: Although the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap race is a Grade I event, it is open to the general public.