| Grade III race | |
|---|---|
| Affirmed Handicap | |
| Location | Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1979 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.hollywoodpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Affirmed Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. Raced in mid-June, the Grade III event is open to three-year-old horses and is contested on dirt over a distance of 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs).
Inaugurated in 1979 as the Silver Screen Handicap, in 1993 the race was renamed to honor the 1978 U.S. Triple Crown champion, Affirmed. Since inception, the race has been contested at various distances:
Speed record: (at current distance of 11/16 miles)
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2011 | Coil | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, Paul Weitman | 1:42.88 |
| 2010 | Golden Itiz | Tyler Baze | Ron Ellis | Jay Em Ess Stable | 1:42.84 |
| 2009 | Grazen | Rafael Bejarano | Mike R. Mitchell | Nicholas B. Alexander | 1:41.40 |
| 2008 | Two Step Salsa | Martin Pedroza | Julio C. Canani | Everest Stables | 1:41.57 |
| 2007 | Desert Code | Richard Migliore | David Hofmans | Tarabilla Farms | 1:44.21 |
| 2006 | Point Determined | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 1:42.55 |
| 2005 | Indian Ocean | Jon Court | Jay M. Robbins | Mercedes Stable | 1:42.53 |
| 2004 | Boomzeeboom | Victor Espinoza | Vladimir Cerin | John Karubian/ Alan Landsburg | 1:42.11 |
| 2003 | Eye of the Tiger | Alex Solis | Jerry Hollendorfer | John D. Gunther | 1:42.30 |
| 2002 | Came Home | Chris McCarron | J. Paco Gonzalez | Toffan & McCaffery et al | 1:41.99 |
| 2001 | Until Sundown | Gary Stevens | Laura de Seroux | San Gabriel Investmenrs et al. | 1:43.10 |
| 2000 | Tiznow | Victor Espinoza | Jay M. Robbins | M. Cooper/C. Straub-Rubens | 1:42.35 |
| 1999 | General Challenge | David Flores | Bob Baffert | Golden Eagle Farm | 1:40.83 |
| 1998 | Old Trieste | Chris McCarron | Mike Puype | Gary Bisantz | 1:41.80 |
| 1997 | Deputy Commander | Corey Nakatani | Wallace Dollase | Horizon stable, et al. | 1:42.80 |
| 1996 | Hesabull | Eddie Delahoussaye | Mike Chambers | Ron Judy | 1:43.20 |
| 1995 | Mr. Purple | Corey Nakatani | Ron McAnally | Alex Campbell, Jr. | 1:42.20 |
| 1994 | R Friar Tuck | Jerry Bailey | Ian Jory | S. David Plummer | 1:49.00 |
| 1993 | Codified | Gary Stevens | David Hofmans | Not found | 1:48.80 |
| 1992 | Natural Nine | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Lewis Cenicola | John Elardi | 1:49.40 |
| 1991 | Compelling Sound | Gary Stevens | Charlie Whittingham | Jerry Moss | 1:47.80 |
| 1990 | Stalwart Charger | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Pico Perdomo | Sidney & Dorothy Factor | 1:48.40 |
| 1989 | Raise a Stanza | Corey Black | Jay M. Robbins | Jack Kent Cooke | 1:48.40 |
| 1988 | Iz a Saros | Aaron Gryder | Joe Manzi | not found | 1:49.00 |
| 1987 | Candi's Gold | Gary Stevens | Edwin J. Gregson | David J. & Elizabeth P. Whelan | 1:47.60 |
| 1986 | Melair | Pat Valenzuela | John W. Sadler | Marianne Millard & Bea Rous | 1:32.80 |
| 1985 | Pancho Villa | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | D. Wayne Lukas & L. R. French, Jr. | 1:33.80 |
| 1984 | Tights | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Laz Barrera | Mill House | 1:48.60 |
| 1983 | My Habitony | Donald Pierce | Art Lerille | Olga J. Pejsa | 1:48.60 |
| 1982 | Journey at Sea | Chris McCarron | Ross Fenstermaker | Fred W. Hooper | 1:46.80 |
| 1981 | Stancharry | Pat Valenzuela | Melvin F. Stute | Cole, Freeman & Gold | 1:51.00 |
| 1980 | Score Twenty Four | Darrel McHargue | James Jordan | Score Stable & Fred Purner, Jr. | 1:48.20 |
| 1979 | Valdez | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Laz Barrera | Aaron & Marie Jones | 1:47.40 |