The Last Tycoon Stakes (formerly known as the Inglewood Handicap) is an American

Thoroughbred horse race Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...

run annually in late April at

Hollywood Park Racetrack Hollywood Park was a thoroughbred race course located in Inglewood, California, about 3 miles (5 km) from Los Angeles International Airport and adjacent to the Forum indoor arena. In 1994, the original Hollywood Park Casino was added to the ...

Inglewood, California Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 107,762. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908. The city is in the South Bay ...

. First run in 1938, the race is open to horses three years old and up. A Grade III stakes, it is raced on

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at a distance of miles (8.5 Furlongs). The event currently offers a purse of $100,000. The Last Tycoon Stakes was run in two divisions in 1975, 1976, 1978, and 1979. The race was increased in length to 1 and 1/8th mile in 2012.

Records

Most wins: * 3 -

Native Diver Native Diver (April 16, 1959 – September 13, 1967) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Native Diver's nicknames included "the Diver," "The California Comet" and "The Black Horse." He compiled 34 stakes wins throughout his career, but never ...

(1963, 1964, 1966)

Winners since 1999

Earlier winners

* 1997 - El Angelo * 1996 - Fastness * 1995 - Blaze O'Brien * 1994 - Gothland * 1993 - The Tender Track * 1992 -

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* 1991 - Tight Spot * 1990 - Mohamed Abdu * 1989 - Steinlen * 1988 - Steinlen * 1987 - Le Belvedere * 1986 - Zoffany * 1985 - Al Mamoon * 1984 -

Royal Heroine Royal Heroine (1980–2002) was a Hall of Fame Thoroughbred Champion racehorse foaled in Ireland who raced in England and France and then in the United States where she set a North American record for a mile on turf while winning the inaugur ...

* 1983 - Bold Style * 1982 - Maipon * 1981 - Bold Tropic * 1980 - Red Crescent * 1979 - Johnny's Image * 1979 - Star Spangled * 1978 - Star Spangled * 1978 - Star of Erin * 1977 - Today N Tomorrow * 1976 - Riot In Paris * 1976 - King Pellinore * 1975 - El Botija * 1975 - Gay Style * 1974 - Shirley's Champion * 1973 -

Ancient Title {{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Ancient Title , image = , caption = , sire = Gummo , grandsire = Fleet Nasrullah , dam = Hi Little Gal , damsire = Bar Le Duc , sex = Gelding , foaled = 1970 , country = United States , colour = Ba ...

* 1972 - War Heim * 1971 - Advance Guard * 1970 - Baffle * 1969 - Rising Market * 1968 -

Gamely Gamely (February 10, 1964 – 1975) was an American Thoroughbred race horse who was voted the champion filly of her age group on three occasions. Background Gamely was bred and born at Claiborne Farm outside Paris, Kentucky. Her dam was the st ...

* 1967 - Quicken Tree * 1967 - Pretense * 1966 -

* 1965 - Tronado * 1964 -

* 1963 -

* 1962 - Prove It * 1961 - Sea Orbit * 1960 - Bagdad * 1959 - Bug Brush * 1958 - Eddie Schmidt * 1957 - Find * 1956 - Swaps * 1955 -

Determine Determine (April 7, 1951 – September 27, 1972), was an American Thoroughbred race horse. In a racing career which lasted from 1953 through 1955, the California-trained colt ran forty-four times and won eighteen races. His best season was 1954 ...

* 1954 - High Scud * 1953 - Pet Bully * 1952 - Sturdy One * 1951 - Sturdy One * 1950 - Miche * 1949 -

Ace Admiral {{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Ace Admiral , image = , caption = , sire = Heliopolis , grandsire = Hyperion , dam = War Flower , damsire = Man o' War , sex = Stallion , foaled = 1945 , country = United States , colour = Chestn ...

* 1948 - With Pleasure * 1947 - Artillery * 1946 - Quick Reward * 1945 - High Resolve * 1941 - Sir Jeffrey * 1940 - Historical * 1939 - Specify * 1938 - Ligaroti {{refend

References

The 2008 Inglewood Handicap at the NTRA

Inglewood Handicap at Pedigree Query
Horse races in California Hollywood Park Racetrack Graded stakes races in the United States Open mile category horse races Turf races in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 1938