The Palm Beach Handicap is a discontinued American Grade 3 Thoroughbred horse race run between 1937 and 1976 at Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida. Open to horses aged three and older, from inception through 1965 it was run on dirt after which it became a race on turf.
Historical notes First run on February 27, 1937, the race was won by Calumet Farm's Count Morse with jockey Irving Anderson aboard. Following that inaugural running, the Palm Beach Handicap was not held again until 1941, a year frequently reported as its first edition. The final running took place on January 21, 1976 and was won by Sea Lawyer who was ridden by Gerland Gallitano for the Shore View Farm partnership of three Florida medical doctors.
Records Speed record: 1:39.80 @ 1-1/16 miles on turf : Star Envoy (1972) 1:22.00 @ 7 furlongs on dirt: Crafty Admiral (1952) & Pointer (1960)
Most wins: 2 - Switch On (1956, 1957) 2 - Point du Jour (1966, 1967)
Most wins by a jockey: 4 - Ron Turcotte (1966, 1967, 1969, 1970)
Most wins by a trainer: 4 - John A. Nerud (1956, 1957, 1962, 1964)
Most wins by an owner: 2 - Calumet Farm (1937, 1941) 2 - Greentree Stable (1944, 1949) 2 - Hasty House Farm (1953, 1973) 2 - Edith Baily Dent (1966, 1967) 2 - Emanuel Mittman (1969, 1970)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. (Miles) Time Win $ Gr.1976Sea Lawyer6Gerland GallitanoKenneth O. KempShore View Farm Inc.1-1/16 m (t)1:41.60$20,800G31975Buffalo Lark5Ruben HernandezJoseph M. BolleroRogers Red Top Farm (Walter F. Mullady)1-1/16 m (t)1:41.00$21,645G31974Take Off5Ruben HernandezFrank CatroneAda L. Rice1-1/16 m (t)1:41.60G31973Unanime6Jorge VelasquezHarry TrotsekHasty House Farm1-1/16 m (t)1:42.20 $22,197G31972-1Joe Gaylord5Craig PerretArnold N. WinickMaribel G. Blum1-1/16 m (t)1:41.001972-2Star Envoy4Jacinto VasquezEverett W. KingLloyd I. Miller1-1/16 m (t)1:39.801971-1Drumtop5Chuck BaltazarRoger LaurinJames B. Moseley1-1/16 m (t)1:41.40$17,3061971-2Mongo's Pride4Carlos Marquez Sr.Don CombsMrs. Russell L. Reineman1-1/16 m (t)1:42.00$17,3061970Vent du Nord4Ron TurcotteAlfred A. ScottiEmanuel Mittman1-1/16 m (t)1:41.00$20,8971969-1Needles Stitch5John L. RotzFreeman E. McMillanRobert Braunsdorf & Robert Levine1-1/16 m (t)1:43.60$16,6561969-2Doon4Ron TurcotteAlfred A. ScottiEmanuel Mittman1-1/16 m (t)1:43.20$16,6561968-1Abe's Hope5Braulio BaezaDel W. CarrollGrand Prix Stable (Joseph Bartell & Robert Byfield)1-1/16 m (t)1:44.00$17,6801968-2Polyfoto6Angel Cordero Jr.Michael F. FogartyPatrick C. Rowe1-1/16 m (t)1:42.80$17,3551967-1Point du Jour6Ron TurcotteNick CombestEdith Baily Dent1-1/16 m (t)1:46.20$17,4201967-2Third Martini8Ernest CardoneH. Allen JerkensHobeau Farm1-1/16 m (t)1:45.80$17,5821966-1First Family4Larry AdamsCasey HayesMeadow Stable1-1/16 m (t)1:42.60$18,1351966-2Point du Jour5Ron TurcotteNick CombestEdith Baily Dent1-1/16 m (t)1:46.20$18,1351965Lt. Stevens4Tommy BarrowCharles P. SanbornErnest Woods7 f (d)1:24.00$19,8901964Rainy Lake5Bobby UsseryJohn A. NerudJoseph M. Roebling7 f (d)1:23.00$20,9621963Ridan4Steve BrooksLeRoy JolleyDorothy Jolley, Ernest Woods, John L. Greer7 f (d)1:22.80$19,2401962Intentionally6Bobby UsseryJohn A. NerudTartan Stable7 f (d)1:22.60$21,7421961April Skies4Heriberto HinojosaGene W. SemlerJerome DeRenzo7 f (d)1:23.00$19,2721960Pointer4Walter BlumIra G. HanfordLoren P. Guy7 f (d)1:22.00$15,8411959Clem5Johnny SellersWilliam W. StephensAdele L. Rand7 f (d)1:23.20$16,0681958Encore4Sam BoulmetisJ. Elliott BurchBrookmeade Stable7 f (d)1:23.80$15,7751957Switch On6Sam BoulmetisJohn A. NerudFormella Stables (James Forma & Gerald S. Colella)7 f (d)1:24.20$20,7501956Switch On5Bobby UsseryJohn A. NerudGerald S. Colella7 f (d)1:24.00$19,1751955Blessbull4John H. SkellyHerbert E. LewisMaurice Sims6 f (d)1:09.40$14,9751954Impasse4James D. NicholsFrancis J. ScottValley Farm (L. Larry Katz)7 f (d)1:24.00$14,7251953Oil Capitol6Conn McCrearyHarry TrotsekHasty House Farm7 f (d)1:24.40$14,5001952Crafty Admiral4Con ErricoRobert B. OdomCharfran Stable (Charles & Frances Cohen)7 f (d)1:22.00$9,5001951American Glory5Kenneth ChurchThomas J. CarrollCross Bell Ranch7 f (d)1:23.80$7,2951950Nell K4Warren MehrtensJohn B. PartridgeSpring Hill Farm7 f (d)1:22.80$6,9351949Blue Border5Ted AtkinsonGeorge T. PooleGreentree Stable7 f (d)1:23.00$9,1001948Delegate4Ted AtkinsonRoss O. HigdonWoolford Farm7 f (d)1:24.40$7,9501947The Shaker4Carson KirkCharles V. GribbinSamuel D. Riddle7 f (d)1:23.40$8,5001946-1Happy Buckie4Lawrence HansmanCharles M. FeltnerGustave Ring7 f (d)1:23.20$8,9251946-2Buzfuz4Eddie ArcaroJoseph B. RosenSunshine Stable (Dan Chappell & Moze Rauzin)7 f (d)1:22.80$8,5501945 Race not held1944-1Four Freedoms4Eddie ArcaroJohn M. Gaver Sr.Greentree Stable7 f (d)1:26.40$4,0401944-2Old Grad5Mike CaffarellaCanupet Stable7 f (d)1:28.80$4,1401943 Race not held1942Get Off6Basil JamesWilliam B. FinneganEdward S. Moore7 f (d)1:25.20$4,9901941Beau James5Wendell EadsBen A. JonesCalumet Farm7 f (d)1:26.00$4,4901938 - 1940 Race not held1937Count Morse4Irving AndersonFrank J. KearnsCalumet Farm1 m (d)1:36.00
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