The Argonaut Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race first run in 1940 at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. A one-mile race on dirt, it was open to horses age three and older.
In 1956, Swaps won this race while setting a new world record for one mile with time of 1:33 1/5.
It was last run in 1978.
Winners 1978 - Radar Ahead 1977 - Text 1976 - L'Heureux 1975 - Forceten 1974 - Carry The Banner 1973 - Out of the East 1972 - Kentuckian 1971 - Violonor 1970 - Western Welcome 1969 - Tell 1968 - First Mate 1967 - Tumble Wind 1966 - Exhibitionist 1965 - Carpenter's Rule 1964 - Close By 1963 - Oppo 1962 - Doc Jocoy 1961 - Mr. America 1960 - T. V. Lark 1959 - Hillsdale 1958 - Round Table 1957 - Terrang 1956 - Swaps 1955 - Curragh King 1954 - Curragh King 1953 - Fleet Bird 1952 - Admiral Drake 1951 - Be Fleet 1950 - Old Rockport 1949 - Ace Admiral 1948 - Shannon 1947 - Olhaverry 1946 - Occupy 1944 - Okana 1941 - Joy Boy 1940 - Specify
References
1948 Time magazine article on Shannon and his win in the Argonaut Handicap New York Times article on Hillsdale's win in the 1959 Argonaut Handicap