The Los Angeles Handicap is an American

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run annually at

Santa Anita Park Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent horse racing events in the United States during early fall, winter and in spring. The track is home to numerous prestigious races ...

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during the spring racing season. It was previously run 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 ...

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), which closed in 2013. A Grade III sprint race run on dirt over a distance of six

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s, it is open to horses aged three and older. The race was not run in 2018. From 2007 to 2013, it was run on ( Cushion Track synthetic dirt. For 2015 only, the race was run at Los Alamitos Racetrack and shortened to furlongs due to the track dimensions. Prior to 1979, the race was run at a distance of seven furlongs. The 1968 race was run in two divisions.

Records

Speed record: * 1:07.55 - Street Boss (2008) (at current distance of 6 furlongs) * 1:19.80 -

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(1972) (stakes, track, and

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(at previous distance of 7 furlongs) Most wins: * 2 -

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(1965, 1967) Most wins by a

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: * 6 -

Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Alejandro Pincay Jr. (born December 29, 1946, in Panama City, Panama) was once flat racing's winningest all-time jockey, still holding third place many years after his retirement. He competed primarily in the United States. Career Pincay ...

(1968, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1989, 1997) * 5 -

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(1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973) Most wins by a trainer: * 5 - John W. Sadler (1986, 1988, 2003, 2009, 2010) * 4 - Buster Millerick (1965, 1967, 1968, 1983) * 4 -

Bruce Headley Bruce Edmund Headley (14 February 1934 – 15 January 2021) was a Thoroughbred horse trainer and owner. Biography Involved with horse racing since his teens, Headley worked as an exercise rider from 1949 until taking out his trainers license in 1 ...

(1999, 2002, 2008, 2014) Most wins by an owner: * 2 - Austin C. Taylor (1938, 1956) * 2 -

Fred W. Hooper Fred William Hooper (October 6, 1897 – August 4, 2000) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. He was a member of The Jockey Club, an honorary director of the Breeders' Cup, and one of the founders of the Thoroughbred Owners ...

(1962, 1977) * 2 - M/M Louis K. Shapiro (1965, 1967) * 2 - Gary & Cecil Barber (2009, 2010)

Winners

* † In 1996 there was a dead heat for first.

References

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June 26, 1938 ''Los Angeles Times'' report on the Los Angeles Handicap

''Thoroughbred Times'' - May 16, 2009 report on the 2009 Los Angeles Handicap
Graded stakes races in the United States Horse races in California Open sprint category horse races Recurring sporting events established in 1938 Santa Anita Park 1938 establishments in California