Native Diver Handicap
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The Native Diver Handicap is an American Grade III stakes race for Thoroughbred race horses run in early December at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. Set at a distance of 9 furlongs (one and one eighth mile] it’s open to horses three-years-old and up and offers a purse of $100,000 added.
Begun in 1978, the Native Diver is in its 30th running in 2008.
The race is named for one of the great sprinters and certainly one of California’s most beloved horses, Native Diver, who ranks no. 60 in Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century.
[edit] Past winners
- 2007 - Heatseeker (IRE) (4) (Michael C. Baze)
- 2006 – Saint Stephen (6)
- 2005 - Trotamondo (Chilean bred) (4) (Garrett Gomez)
- 2004 – Truly a Judge (6) (Martin Pedroza)
- 2003 – Olmodavor (4) (Alex Solis)
- 2002 – Piensa Sonado (Chilean bred) (4) (Laffit Pincay, Jr.)
- 2001 – Momentum (3) (Corey Nakatani)
- 2000 – Sky Jack (4)
- 1999 – Puerto Madero (Chilean bred) (5) (Kent Desormeaux) (Silver Charm, heavily favored, came third.)
- 1998 – Puerto Madero (4)
- 1997 - Refinado Tom (Gary Stevens)
- 1996 – Gentlemen (ARG) (4) (Gary Stevens)
- 1995 – Alphabet Soup (4)
- 1994 – Best Pal (6)
- 1993 – Slew of Damascus (Corey Nakatani)
- 1992 – Sir Beaufort (5) (Chris McCarron)
- 1991 – Twilight Agenda (Chris McCarron)
- 1990 – Warcraft (3) (Chris McCarron) (Pleasant Tap placed by a nose.)
- 1989 – Ruhlmann (Chris McCarron)
- 1988 – Cutlass Reality (beat Precisionist, 1985 sprint champion)
- 1979 – Life’s Hope (Seattle Slew placed.)
