Hawthorne Handicap

The Hawthorne Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late April at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The race is open to fillies and mares, 3-Years-Old and Up, and was raced on dirt until 2006 when the new synthetic Cushion Track was installed. It is run over a distance of 1¹/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) and currently offers a purse of $100,000.

Hawthorne Handicap

Non Graded Stakes race
Location	Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California
Inaugurated	1974
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.hollywoodpark.com
Race information
Distance	1^1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Track	Cushion Track, left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & Mares, 3-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$100,000

Traditionally a Grade III race, the American Graded Stakes Committee removed its graded status in 2011.

Since inception in 1974, the Hawthorne Handicap has been raced at various distances:

• 7 furlongs : 1974-1975
• 8.5 furlongs : 1976-1984, 1991 to present
• 8 furlongs : 1985-1990

In 2001, jockey Chris McCarron tied a California record for consecutive stakes race wins when he won the race for the fifth straight time.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:40.60 (on dirt) - Country Queen (1980)

Most wins:

• Country Queen (1979, 1980)
• Adored (1984, 1985)
• Bayakoa (1989, 1990)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 5 (Chris McCarron)-

Most wins by a trainer:

• 6 - Ron McAnally

Winners since 1995

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Dist. (Miles)	Time
2009	Race not held
2008	Tough Tiz's Sis	4	Aaron Gryder	Bob Baffert	Karl Watson & Paul Weitman	1^1/16 m	1:41.84
2007	River Savage	5	Omar Berrio	A. C. Avila	L-Bo Racing & Monte Pyle	1^1/16 m	1:44.08
2006	Star Parade	7	Martin Pedroza	Darrell Vienna	Gary A. Tanaka	1^1/16 m	1:42.26
2005	Hollywood Story	4	Victor Espinoza	John Shirreffs	George Krikorian	1^1/16 m	1:42.42
2004	Summer Wind Dancer	4	Victor Espinoza	Jeff Mullins	R. & Y. Wira & L. Vetter	1^1/16 m	1:41.56
2003	Keys To The Heart	4	Jose Valdivia Jr.	Beau Greely	Thomas Nichols	1^1/16 m	1:42.97
2002	Queen Of Wilshire	6	Pat Valenzuela	Darrell Vienna	E. A. Ranches	1^1/16 m	1:43.16
2001	Printemps	4	Chris McCarron	Ron McAnally	Amerman Racing Stables	1^1/16 m	1:43.21
2000	Riboletta	5	Chris McCarron	Eduardo Inda	Aaron & Marie Jones	1^1/16 m	1:42.33
1999	Victory Stripes	5	Chris McCarron	Ron McAnally	Sid & Jenny Craig	1^1/16 m	1:41.73
1998	I Ain't Bluffing	4	Chris McCarron	Ronald W. Ellis	Siegel family	1^1/16 m	1:41.49
1997	Twice The Vice	6	Chris McCarron	Ronald W. Ellis	Martin & Pam Wygod	1^1/16 m	1:42.72
1996	Borodislew	6	Corey Nakatani	John Shirreffs	505 Farms	1^1/16 m	1:41.28
1995	Paseana	8	Chris McCarron	Ron McAnally	Sid & Jenny Craig	1^1/16 m	1:42.40

Earlier winners

• 1994 - Golden Klair
• 1993 - Freedom Cry
• 1992 - Sacrementada
• 1991 - Brought To Mind
• 1990 - Bayakoa
• 1989 - Bayakoa
• 1988 - Integra
• 1987 - Seldom Seen Sue
• 1986 - Don't Stop The Music
• 1985 - Adored
• 1984 - Adored

• 1983 - Marisma
• 1982 - Weber City Miss
• 1981 - Save Wild Life
• 1980 - Country Queen
• 1979 - Country Queen
• 1978 - Sensational
• 1977 - Cascapedia
• 1976 - Swingtime
• 1975 - Tizna
• 1974 - Tallahto