The Hawthorne Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in May from 1974 thru 2008 at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The race was open to fillies and mares age three and older and regularly drew from the West Coast's top female runners.
The Hawthorne Handicap was raced on three different surfaces. 1973-1974: dirt 1976-1980: turf 1981-2006: dirt 2007-2008: all weather dirt composite track
Historical notes The inaugural running of the Hawthorne Handicap took place on May 25, 1974 and was won by Tallahto. Owned by Elizabeth Keck and bred by her husband Howard, Tallahto would win eight stakes races for her owner of which three were Grade 1 events and two were Grade 2 stakes.
In 2001, Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron won his fifth consecutive edition of the Hawthorne Handicap aboard Printemps. That feat tied McCarron with the Hollywood Park record for most consecutive wins of a single race set in the Los Angeles Handicap in 1974 by Don Pierce.
Hall of Fame jockeys Laffit Pincay Jr. and Chris McCarron each won the Hawthorne Handicap eight times. Their combined total of sixteen wins equals half of all the Hawthorne Handicap editions ever run.
In 1989 and 1990 Bayakoa won back-to-back editions of the Hawthorne. Both times, she would go on to win the Breeders' Cup Distaff and be voted the Eclipse Award as the American Champion Older Female Horse.
The final edition of the Hawthorne Handicap took place on May 4, 2008 and was won by Tough Tiz's Sis owned by Karl Watson & Paul Weitman and ridden by Aaron Gryder.
Records Speed record: 1:32.80 @ 1 mile: Bayakoa (1989) 1:40.60 @ 1-1/16 miles on turf: Country Queen (1980) 1:41.84 @ 1-1/16 miles on dirt: Tough Tiz's Sis (2008)
Most wins: Country Queen (1979, 1980) Adored (1984, 1985) Bayakoa (1989, 1990)
Most wins by a jockey: 8 - Laffit Pincay Jr. (1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990) 8 - Chris McCarron (1981, 1987, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
Most wins by a trainer: 6 - Ron McAnally (1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2001)
Most wins by an owner: 2 - Maribel G. Blum (1979, 1980) 2 - H. Joseph Allen (1981, 1982) 2 - Ethel D. Jacobs (Lessee) (1984, 1985) 2 - Frank & Janis Whitham (1989, 1990) 2 - Sidney & Jenny Craig (1995, 1999)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. (Miles) Time Purse $ Gr.2008Tough Tiz's Sis4Aaron GryderBob BaffertKarl Watson & Paul Weitman1-1/16 m1:41.84$100,000G32007River Savage5Omar BerrioAntonio "A.C." AvilaL-Bo Racing (Shawn Turner et al.) & Monte Pyle1-1/16 m1:44.08$100,000G32006Star Parade7Martin PedrozaDarrell ViennaGary A. Tanaka1-1/16 m1:42.26$100,000G32005Hollywood Story4Victor EspinozaJohn ShirreffsGeorge Krikorian1-1/16 m1:42.42$100,000G32004Summer Wind Dancer4Victor EspinozaJeff MullinsRichard & Yvette Wira & Linda Vetter 1-1/16 m1:41.56$100,000G32003Keys To The Heart4Jose Valdivia Jr.Beau GreelyThomas Nichols1-1/16 m1:42.97$100,000G32002Queen of Wilshire6Pat ValenzuelaDarrell ViennaE. A. Ranches (Ernie & Lisa Auerbach)1-1/16 m1:43.16$100,000G32001Printemps4Chris McCarronRon McAnallyAmerman Racing Stables (John & Jerry Amerman)1-1/16 m1:43.21$150,000G22000Riboletta5Chris McCarronEduardo IndaAaron & Marie Jones1-1/16 m1:42.33$150,000G21999Victory Stripes5Chris McCarronRon McAnallySidney & Jenny Craig1-1/16 m1:41.73$150,000G21998I Ain't Bluffing4Chris McCarronRonald W. EllisSiegel family1-1/16 m1:41.49$100,000G21997Twice The Vice6Chris McCarronRonald W. EllisMartin & Pam Wygod1-1/16 m1:42.72$100,000G21996Borodislew6Corey NakataniJohn Shirreffs505 Farms1-1/16 m1:41.28$100,000G21995Paseana8Chris McCarronRon McAnallySidney & Jenny Craig1-1/16 m1:42.40$100,000G21994Golden Klair4Kent DesormeauxDarrell ViennaNo Problem Stable & Sido Stable1-1/16 m1:41.41$100,000G21993Freedom Cry5Alex SolisGary F. JonesHi Card Ranch (Keith & Barbara Card)1-1/16 m1:41.12$100,000G21992Sacramentada6Kent DesormeauxRichard MandellaRandall D. Hubbard1-1/16 m1:43.04$100,000G21991Brought To Mind4Pat ValenzuelaRon McAnallyTadahiro Hotehama1-1/16 m1:41.50$100,000G21990Bayakoa6Laffit Pincay Jr.Ron McAnallyFrank & Janis Whitham1 m1:34.00$100,000G21989Bayakoa5Laffit Pincay Jr.Ron McAnallyFrank & Janis Whitham1 m1:32.80$100,000G21988Integra4Gary StevensHenry M. MorenoGeorge Aubin (Lessee)1 m1:36.00$75,000G21987Seldom Seen Sue4Chris McCarronGary F. JonesFrederick & Howard Drakos1 m1:33.60$75,000G21986Dontstop Themusic6Laffit Pincay Jr.Randy WinickAlbert R. & Dana N. Broccoli1 m1:35.40$75,000G21985Adored5Laffit Pincay Jr.Laz BarreraEthel D. Jacobs (Lessee)1 m1:34.80$75,000G21984Adored4Fernando ToroLaz BarreraEthel D. Jacobs (Lessee)1-1/16 m1:41.80$60,000G21983Marisma5Kenneth D. BlackLee J. RossiCarl Joseph Maggio1-1/16 m1:44.80$50,000G21982Weber City Miss5Sandy HawleyHoward M. TesherH. Joseph Allen1-1/16 m1:42.40$50,000G31981Save Wild Life4Chris McCarronHoward M. TesherH. Joseph Allen1-1/16 m1:42.80$60,000L/R1980Country Queen5Laffit Pincay Jr.Randy WinickMaribel G. Blum & Gainesway Farm1-1/16 m1:40.60$50,000L/R1979Country Queen4Laffit Pincay Jr.Randy WinickMaribel G. Blum, George Sarant, Arnold N. Winick1-1/16 m1:41.20$40,000L/R1978Sensational4Laffit Pincay Jr.Laz BarreraMill House Stable1-1/16 m1:41.80$40,000L/R1977Cascapedia4Sandy HawleyGordon C. CampbellBernard J. Ridder1-1/16 m1:40.80$40,000L/R1976-1Swingtime4Bill ShoemakerCharles E. WhittinghamMary Jones Bradley & Charles E. Whittingham1-1/16 m1:41.80$30,000L/R1976-2Mia Amore4Fernando ToroJaime VillagomezJohn Valpredo1-1/16 m1:41.80$30,000L/R1975Tizna6Jerry LambertHenry M. MorenoNile Financial Corp. (Victor Zemborain)7 f1:20.60$30,000UGS1974Tallahto4Laffit Pincay Jr.Charles E. WhittinghamElizabeth A. Keck7 f1:20.70$30,000UGS
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