| Location | Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1952 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.hollywoodpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) |
| Track | Grass, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $175,000 |
The Honeymoon Handicap is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually in the first week of June at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The race is open to three-year-old fillies, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the turf. The Honeymoon is a major leading prep race for the Grade I American Oaks run during the first part of July.
Inaugurated in 1952 as the Sea Breeze Stakes, the name was changed to the Honeymoon Stakes in 1956 then the Honeymoon Handicap in 1975. It honors the outstanding California bred mare, Honeymoon.
Since inception, the race has been contested at a variety of distances:
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2011 | Sarah's Secret | Rafael Bejarano | Kathy Walsh | Joan Hadley Thoroughbreds/Kirkwoods | 1:50.04 |
| 2010 | Evening Jewel | Victor Espinoza | James M. Cassidy | Braly Family Trust | 1:48.87 |
| 2009 | Well Monied | Joel Rosario | Howard L. Zucker | Carl T. Grether | 1:48.35 |
| 2008 | Misty Ocean | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer | Jim Plemmons | 1:47.56 |
| 2007 | Valbenny | Alex Solis | Paddy Gallagher | A racing partnership | 1:48.17 |
| 2006 | Attima | Victor Espinoza | Julio C. Canani | Fanticola/Scardino | 1:47.36 |
| 2005 | Three Degrees | Gary Stevens | Paddy Gallagher | Harlequin Ranches et al | 1:46.84 |
| 2004 | Lovely Rafaela | Victor Espinoza | Paulo Lobo | TNT Stud | 1:49.96 |
| 2003 | Quero Quero | Tyler Baze | Paulo Lobo | Old Friends Inc. | 1:49.34 |
| 2002 | Megahertz | Pat Valenzuela | Robert J. Frankel | Michael Bello | 1:51.97 |
| 2001 | Innit | Chris McCarron | Ron McAnally | Richard Duchossois | 2:01.28 |
| 2000 | Clasy Cara | Iggy Puglisi | Douglas F. O'Neill | D. Stathatos/J. Zamora | 1:48.05 |
| 1999 | Sweet Ludy | Gary Stevens | Jenine Sahadi | Team Valor | 1:48.05 |
| 1998 | Country Garden | Kent Desormeaux | Walter Greenman | Ed McGrath | 1:48.74 |
| 1997 | Famous Digger | Brice Blanc | Barry Abrams | Let It Ride Stable | 1:47.68 |
‡ In 1993, the race was run off the turf, but retained its GIII status.