The Bougainvillea Handicap was a Thoroughbred horse race run between 1940 and 2001 at Hialeah Park in Hialeah, Florida. A race for horses age three and older, it was run at a distance of 1 1/8 miles on turf. The race was named for the purple bougainvillea flower which is an integral part of the track's floral blueprint.

History The inaugural running in 1940 was won by William F. Mannagh's Liberty Flight. Sent off by the betting public at odds of more than 10:1, he was the longshot of the seven starters. In a rare occurrence, the second-place finisher High One had the second longest odds and third-place finisher Dunade had the third longest odds. Armor Bearer, the betting favorite, finished last.

In 1964, Parka set a new course record of 1:53 4/5 in winning the Bougainvillea Handicap. He returned to Hialeah the following year to win the race again in exactly the same time.

In 1970, Secretariat's Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte aboard Vent du Nord became the only jockey to ever win the "Hialeah Turf Series", three races consisting of the Palm Beach, Bougainvillea and Hialeah Turf Cup Handicaps.

In 1973 the Graded stakes race system was recorded for the first time in the United States. The February 10, 1973 edition of the Bougainvillea Handicap was awarded Grade 2 status. This historical event was won by Gleaming, owned by the renowned Calumet Farm of Lexington, Kentucky.

The final running of the Bougainville Handicap took place on March 31, 2001 and was won by Make No Mistake, owned by Walter Haefner's Moyglare Stud Farm.

Records Speed record: 1:46.04 @ 1 miles : Signal Tap (1996) 1:51 4/5 @ 1 miles : Toonerville (1976)

Most wins: 2 – Frere Jacques (1947, 1949) 2 – Chicle (1950, 1951) 2 – Parka (1964, 1965) 2 – London Company (1974, 1975) 2 – Flying Pidgeon (1985, 1986) 2 – Sharp Appeal (1997, 1998)

Most wins by a jockey: 4 – Ángel Cordero Jr. (1971, 1973, 1974, 1978) 4 – José A. Santos ( 1985, 1986, 1997, 2001)

Most wins by a trainer: 3 – LeRoy Jolley (1974, 1975, 1983) (Note: subject to change due to 4 missing names)

Most wins by an owner: 2 – Jacob Sher (1947, 1949) 2 – Palatine Stable (Frank Rosen) (1950, 1951) 2 – Hasty House Farm (1956, 1958) 2 – Pelican Stable (Rachel Carpenter) (1964, 1965) 2 – Calumet Farm (1966, 1973) 2 – Chance Hill Farm (1974, 1975) 2 – Constance Daparma / Armand Marcanthony (1985, 1986) 2 – Martin L. Cherry (1997, 1998)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. (Miles) Time Gr2001Make No Mistake6José A. SantosChristophe ClementMoyglare Stud Farm, Ltd.1 M1:50.1032000Down The Aisle7Javier CastellanoWilliam I. MottAlbert Coppola Sr. / Charles H. Deters 1 M1:49.4631999Parade Ground4Pat DayNeil J. HowardWilliam S. Farish III / Stephen C. Hilbert1 M1:47.0431998Sharp Appeal5Herb McCauleyMartin D. WolfsonMartin L. Cherry1 M1:46.4031997Sharp Appeal4José A. SantosMartin D. WolfsonMartin L. Cherry1 M1:47.9531996Signal Tap5John VelazquezScotty SchulhoferCentennial Farms1 M1:46.0431995Lassigny4Jerry BaileyWilliam I. MottPrince Sultan al Kabeer1 M1:47.9231994Awad4Eddie MapleDavid DonkRyehill Farm (James P. Ryan)1 M1:53.6031993Carterista4Carlos Lopez Sr.Ronald B. SpatzS. A. of South Florida, Inc.1 M1:54.811992 Race not held1991Buckhar3Jean CruguetWillard C. FreemanJohn W. Meriwether1 M1:54.801990 Race not held1989Forlitano8Corey BlackThomas J. SkiffingtonEvergreen Farm1 M1:53.8021988Salem Drive6Gene St. LeonRichard J. LundyVirginia Kraft Payson1 M1:56.4021987Akabir5Jerry BaileyThomas J. SkiffingtonMinnesota Sunrise Stable1 M1:54.0021986Flying Pidgeon5José A. SantosLuis OlivaresConstance Daparma / Armand Marcanthony1 M1:53.2021985-1Pass The Line4Alexis SolisCarl DominoStanley Ersoff1 M1:53.2021985-2Flying Pidgeon4José A. SantosLuis OlivaresConstance Daparma / Armand Marcanthony1 M1:53.6021984Four Bases5Alex SolisGilberto PuentesMurray M. Garren1 M1:52.4021983-1Nijinsky's Secret5José A. Vélez Jr.Kent H. StirlingMrs. Bud. McDougald1 M1:52.8021983-2Lamerok4Jacinto VásquezLeRoy JolleyPeter M. Brant1 M1:53.0021982Gleaming Channel4Mike LeeReed CombestMitchell Wolfson1 M1:52.0021981Spence Bay6Octavio VergaraNeal WinickN. B. Hunt / Summa Stable1 M1:53.0031980Premier Ministre4Ramon EncinasAngel Penna Sr.Daniel Wildenstein1 M1:54.2031979Scythian Gold4Jean CruguetVictor MorganMary Zimmerman1 M1:53.2021978Noble Dancer6Ángel Cordero Jr.Tommy KellyHaakon Fretheim1 M1:52.6021977All Friends5Earlie FiresArthur HoffmanMarvin L. Warner1 M1:52.8021976-1Sea Lawyer6Gerland GallitanoKenneth O. KempShore View Farm Stable1 M1:52.4021976-2Toonerville5Gene St. LeonNorman St. LeonNorman St. Leon, et al.1 M1:51.8021975-1Snurb7Gene St. LeonReed CombestB.L.T. Stable1 M1:53.6021975-2London Company5Marco CastanedaLeRoy JolleyChance Hill Farm1 M1:53.0021974London Company4Ángel Cordero Jr.LeRoy JolleyChance Hill Farm1 M1:52.8021973Gleaming5Ángel Cordero Jr.Reggie CornellCalumet Farm1 M1:54.4021972Star Envoy4Jacinto VásquezEverett W. KingLloyd I. Miller1 M1:52.601971-1Shelter Bay5Robert WoodhouseScotty SchulhoferTartan Stable1 M1:54.001971-2More The Merrier5Ángel Cordero Jr.John H. RigioneSamuel H. Klein & Sarkis R. Davitian1 M1:54.001970-1Great Cohoes5Eddie BelmonteArnold N. WinickMaribel G. Blum1 M1:54.401970-2Vent du Nord5Ron TurcotteAlfred A. ScottiEmanuel Mittman1 M1:53.801969Fort Marcy5Manuel YcazaJ. Elliott BurchRokeby Stable1 M2:03.001968Flit-To5John L. RotzJames P. ConwayRobert Lehman1 M1:55.201967Tequillo4Jorge VelásquezRaymond F. MetcalfPaul L. Benshoof1 M1:57.601966Kentucky Jug †5William BolandHorace A. JonesCalumet Farm1 M1:54.801966Lord Date †5Calvin StoneFrank H. Merrill Jr.North Star Ranch1 M1:54.801965Parka7John L. RotzWarren A. Croll Jr.Pelican Stable (Rachel Carpenter)1 M1:53.801964Parka6Wayne ChambersWarren A. Croll Jr.Pelican Stable (Rachel Carpenter)1 M1:53.801963Bronze Babu5Herb HinojosaFrank Y. Whiteley Jr.Mrs. Ephraim Winer1 M1:56.001962Eurasia6Bill HartackFrank J. McManusGreentree Stable1 M1:56.801961Wolfram5John L. RotzBurley E. ParkeHarbor View Farm1 M1:56.201960Noble Sel4George GibbW. R. "Bob" WhiteDr. Frank J. Recio1 M1:56.801959General Arthur5Jack LeonardJames W. SmithBrae Burn Farm1 M1:59.801958Stephanotis5Bill HartackHarry TrotsekHasty House Farm1 M1:59.001957Espea4Robert MartinEugene JacobsJaclyn Stable1 M1:57.601956Summer Solstice4John AdamsHarry TrotsekHasty House Farm1 M1:59.201955Cascanuez7Bobby UsseryRobert B. OdomCharfran Stable1 M1:56.001954Parnassus4Chris RogersWillard C. FreemanJohn S. Phipps1 M1:55.401953Iceberg5Jorge ContrerasHoratio LuroW. Arnold Hanger1 M1:57.601952Picador5Ronnie NashPreston M. BurchBrookmeade Stable 1 M1:56.801951Chicle II6Hedley WoodhouseJoseph H. Pierce Sr.Palatine Stable (Frank Rosen)1 M1:58.201950Chicle II5Hedley WoodhouseJoseph H. Pierce Sr.Palatine Stable (Frank Rosen)1 M1:56.001949Frere Jacques7Douglas DodsonL. Harry SilverJacob Sher1 M1:57.201948Master Bid5Henri MoraMarion BartonPerne L. Grissom1 M2:01.001947Frere Jacques5Ted AtkinsonMarion McGonigleJacob Sher1 M1:57.401946Cat Bridge4Porter RobertsRichard "Whitey" NixonGeorge R. Watkins1 M1:56.601943 – 1945 Race not held1942Signator4William StricklerRoss O. HigdonWoolford Farm M1:12.201941Potranco4Irving AndersonAlexis G. WilsonLexbrook Stable (M. A. & L. D. Kern) M1:11.601940Liberty Flight5Willie Lee JohnsonD. W. CarrollW. F. Mannagh M1:10.60

† 1966 – Kentucky Jug and Lord Date ran a dead heat for first.

External links B&W Photo collection titled: Collection titled 57 Old Photos of Hialeah Park in All its Architectural Grandeur

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