The ATHENIA Handicap is named in honor of Hal Price Headley's winner of the 1946 Ladies Handicap. Restricted to three year old fillies prior to 1983. Run on the main track in 1979 and 1990. Run at a mile and a quarter prior to 1982. Run at a mile and three eighths from 1982 to 1993. Run at Belmont Park from 1978 to 1993, barring 1982 where it was run in two divisions at Aqueduct. Run at one mile in 1996. Run at Belmont Park at the distance of a mile and an eighth in 1997. Run at Aqueduct at the distance of a mile and a sixteenth from 1998 to 2000. Run at Belmont Park in 2001. Run at Aqueduct in 2002-04.