El Conejo Handicap

The El Conejo Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually on January 1 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A Grade III sprint race open to horses age four and older, it is contested on Pro-Ride synthetic dirt over a distance of five and a half furlongs.

In 2000, the El Conejo Handicap was run in January and again in December and in 1984 it was raced in two divisions. There was no race run in 1987.

The race was not on the Santa Anita Stakes schedule for 2010.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:01.27 - In Summation (2008)

Most wins:

• 2 - To B. Or Not (1981, 1982)
• 2 - Kona Gold (1999, 2003)
• 2 - Freespool (2000 (2x))
• 2 - In Summation (2008, 2009)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 7 - Chris McCarron (1982, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2000 (2x)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 2 - Ronald W. Ellis (1981, 1982)
• 2 - Robert J. Frankel (1984, 1998)
• 2 - Bob Baffert (1994, 1997)
• 2 - Bruce Headley (1999, 2003)
• 2 - Ted H. West (2000 (2x))
• 2 - D. Wayne Lukas (2002, 2006)
• 2 - Douglas F. O'Neill (2005, 2007)
• 2 - Christophe Clement (2008, 2009)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Bohm Stables, Inc. (1981, 1982)
• 2 - Irwin & Andrew Molasky et al. (1999, 2003)
• 2 - Desperado Stables, Inc. (2000 (2x))
• 2 - Waterford Stable (2008, 2009

Winners

References

• The 2009 El Conejo Handicap at the NTRA