The Whirlaway Handicap is a discontinued Thoroughbred horse race run at Washington Park Race Track in Chicago, Illinois. The event was first held on August 21, 1946, and had its final running on August 16, 1952. Open to horses three years of age and older, the race on dirt was run as the Whirlaway Stakes from 1946 to 1951 and for 1952 as the Whirlaway Handicap. Daily Racing Form May 18, 1946 article titled "Whirlaway Important New Chicago Stake" Retrieved October 8, 2018New York Times August 17, 1952 article titled "Crafty Admiral 3-Length Victor" Retrieved October 8, 2018
In winning the 1949 race, Coaltown set a new world record for one mile on dirt while beating his Calumet Farm stablemate Ponder who on May 7 had won the 1949 Kentucky Derby.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette August 21, 1949 page 21 article titled "Coaltown Sets World Record In Mile Race" Retrieved October 8, 2018
Race distances: 1 3/16 miles : 1952 1 1/8 miles : 1946–1948, 1951 1 mile : 1949-1950
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. (Mile) Time Purse U.S$.1952Crafty Admiral4Eddie ArcaroRobert B. OdomCharfran Stable (Charles & Frances Cohen)1 M1:58.60$40,0001951Wistful5Steve BrooksBen JonesCalumet Farm1 M1:48.60$40,0001950Curandero4Darrell MaddenMax HirschKing Ranch1 M1:34.40$40,0001949Coaltown4Steve BrooksJimmy JonesCalumet Farm1 M1:34.00$40,0001948Colossal5Ovie ScurlockIvan ParkeFred W. Hooper1 M1:48.20$40,0001947Armed6Douglas DodsonJimmy JonesCalumet Farm1 M1:48.60$40,0001946 Armed5Douglas DodsonBen JonesCalumet Farm1 M1:51.20$40,000
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