Palos Verdes Handicap
| Grade II race | |
| Location |
Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1951 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $200,000 |
The Palos Verdes Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually near the end of January at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A Grade II event, it is open to horses age four and up, willing to race six furlongs on dirt. It currently carries a purse of $200,000.
In 1971, the Palos Verdes Handicap was run in January and December. Prior to 1967 and for the January 1971 edition, the race was restricted to horses, age three and up. There was no race in 1969, 1970 and 1991.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:06.67 - In Summation (2008) (New track record)
Most wins:
- 2 - Native Diver (1964, 1965)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 7 - Laffit Pincay, Jr. (1968, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1985, 1992, 2001)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Buster Millerick (1955, 1964, 1965, 1967)
- 4 - Charles E. Whittingham (1956, 1957, 1959, 1966)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Llangollen Farm (1956, 1957, 1966)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kobe's Back | 5 | Gary L. Stevens | Peter Eurton | C R K Stable | 1:08.70 |
| 2015 | Conquest Two Step | 4 | Joseph Talamo | Mark E. Casse | Conquest Stables | 1:08.10 |
| 2014 | Wild Dude | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | Jerry Hollendorfer | Hollendorfer/Smith | 1:08.09 |
| 2013 | Sahara Sky | 5 | Joseph Talamo | Jerry Hollendorfer | Hollendorfer/Sweetwater Stable | 1:07.73 |
| 2012 | Frumious | 6 | Antonio Castanon | Jeff Bonde | George & Mary Clare Schmitt | 1:07.28 |
| 2011 | Euroears | 7 | Mike Smith | Bob Baffert | Helzer, James E. and Marilyn | 1:07.23 |
| 2010 | Kinsale King | 5 | Martin Garcia | Carl O'Callaghan | Super Horse Inc. | 1:08.81 |
| 2009 | Johnny Eves | 5 | Garrett Gomez | Jay M. Robbins | Mooncoin LLC | 1:08.56 |
| 2008 | In Summation | 5 | Rafael Bejarano | Christophe Clement | Waterford Stable | 1:06.67 |
| 2007 | Friendly Island | 6 | Garrett Gomez | Michael W. McCarthy | Anstu Stables | 1:08.95 |
| 2006 | Major Success | 5 | Tyler Baze | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 1:09.23 |
| 2005 | Saint Afleet | 4 | Patrick Valenzuela | Jeff Mullins | Ronald C. Waranch | 1:09.15 |
| 2004 | Bluesthestandard | 7 | Mike E. Smith | Ted H. West | Jeffrey Sengara | 1:08.13 |
| 2003 | Avanzado | 6 | Tyler Baze | Douglas F. O'Neill | Cees Stable | 1:07.85 |
| 2002 | Snow Ridge | 4 | Mike E. Smith | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1:07.70 |
| 2001 | Men's Exclusive | 8 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Wesley A. Ward | H. Eugene Reed | 1:08.33 |
| 2000 | Kona Gold | 6 | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Headley, Molasky & Molasky | 1:08.85 |
| 1999 | Big Jag | 6 | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | Tim Pinfield | Julius H. Zolezzi | 1:08.05 |
| 1998 | Funontherun | 4 | Goncalino Almeida | Melvin F. Stute | David & Herb Alpert | 1:08.93 |
| 1997 | High Stakes Player | 5 | Corey Nakatani | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram | 1:08.44 |
| 1996 | Lit de Justice | 6 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Jenine Sahadi | Evergreen Farm | 1:08.88 |
| 1995 | D'Hallevant | 5 | Corey Nakatani | Ronald McAnally | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | 1:08.44 |
| 1994 | Concept Win | 4 | Gary L. Stevens | Willard L. Proctor | Glen Hill Farm | 1:07.71 |
| 1993 | Music Merci | 7 | David Flores | Armando Lage | Royal T Stable & L. C. Pendleton | 1:08.82 |
| 1992 | Individualist | 5 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | David Hofmans | Golden Eagle Farm | 1:08.66 |
| 1991 | no race | |||||
| 1990 | Frost Free | 5 | Chris McCarron | John W. Sadler | Triple Dot Dash Stable/J. Vandervoort | 1:08.60 |
| 1989 | Sunny Blossom | 4 | Gary L. Stevens | Edwin J. Gregson | Bauer, Estrin, et al. | 1:07.20 |
| 1988 | On The Line | 4 | Gary L. Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:07.60 |
| 1987 | High Brite | 3 | Gary L. Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | H. Joseph Allen | 1:09.00 |
| 1986 | Bedside Promise | 4 | Gary L. Stevens | Robert L. Martin | Jawl Brothers | 1:08.40 |
| 1985 | Phone Trick | 3 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Richard E. Mandella | De Angelis, Mandella & Wynne | 1:08.00 |
| 1984 | Debonaire Junior | 3 | Chris McCarron | Noble Threewitt | Jack D. Rogers | 1:10.20 |
| 1983 | Fighting Fit | 4 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Robert J. Frankel | Jerry Moss | 1:09.00 |
| 1982 | Chinook Pass | 3 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Bud Klokstad | Hi-Yu Stable | 1:07.60 |
| 1981 | I'm Smokin | 5 | Pat Valenzuela | Thomas F. Proctor | Albert Levinson | 1:08.00 |
| 1980 | To B. Or Not | 4 | Marco Castaneda | Ronald W. Ellis | Bohm Stables, Inc. | 1:08.20 |
| 1979 | Beau's Eagle | 3 | Sandy Hawley | Larry Rose | Relatively Stable | 1:10.00 |
| 1978 | Little Reb | 3 | Frank Olivares | Jerry M. Fanning | Fanning & Harrison | 1:08.60 |
| 1977 | Impressive Luck | 4 | Sandy Hawley | Robert J. Frankel | Albert Katz | 1:10.40 |
| 1976 | Maheras | 3 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | R. Lin Wheeler | Cristofi & Bissias | 1:08.60 |
| 1975 | Messenger of Song | 3 | Jerry Lambert | Gordon C. Campbell | Bernard J. Ridder | 1:08.60 |
| 1974 | Ancient Title | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Keith L. Stucki, Sr. | Ethel Kirkland | 1:08.80 |
| 1973 | Woodland Pines | 4 | Donald Pierce | Cecil Jolly | Verne Winchell | 1:09.00 |
| 1972 | Crusading | 4 | Fernando Toro | Tom Pratt | Dr. J. Temple | 1:08.60 |
| 1971 | King of Cricket | 4 | Howard Grant | Noble Threewitt | Corradini & Nuccio | 1:11.00 |
| 1971 | Jungle Savage | 5 | Jerry Lambert | Johnny Longden | Frank M. McMahon | 1:08.60 |
| 1970 | no race | |||||
| 1969 | no race | |||||
| 1968 | Rising Market | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Ted Saladin | M/M. Bert W. Martin | 1:10.40 |
| 1967 | Kissin' George | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Buster Millerick | DeCourcy Graham | 1:09.20 |
| 1966 | Pretense | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles E. Whittingham | Llangollen Farm | 1:09.20 |
| 1965 | Native Diver | 6 | Jerry Lambert | Buster Millerick | M/M Louis K. Shapiro | 1:09.00 |
| 1964 | Native Diver | 5 | Jerry Lambert | Buster Millerick | M/M Louis K. Shapiro | 1:10.20 |
| 1963 | Cyrano | 4 | Manuel Ycaza | William J. Hirsch | Greentree Stable | 1:08.40 |
| 1962 | Crozier | 4 | Ismael Valenzuela | Julius E. Tinsley, Jr. | Fred W. Hooper | 1:09.20 |
| 1961 | Revel | 5 | Alex Maese | C. E. "Buck" Logan | Helen L. Kenaston | 1:09.80 |
| 1960 | Ole Fols | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | William B. Finnegan | Neil S. McCarthy | 1:09.40 |
| 1959 | Clandestine | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles E. Whittingham | C. Z. Guest & Charles Wacker | 1:09.20 |
| 1958 | Golden Notes | 4 | Eddie Arcaro | William J. Hirsch | King Ranch | 1:09.60 |
| 1957 | Nashville | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles E. Whittingham | Llangollen Farm | 1:09.60 |
| 1956 | Porterhouse | 5 | Eddie Arcaro | Charles E. Whittingham | Llangollen Farm | 1:10.20 |
| 1955 | History Book | 5 | Ralph Neves | Buster Millerick | M/M Barry J. Richards | 1:10.80 |
| 1954 | Imbros | 4 | Johnny Longden | William Molter | Andrew J. Crevolin | 1:09.00 |
| 1953 | Heliowise | 5 | Peter Moreno | Edward A. Neloy | Dormar Stable | 1:09.40 |
| 1952 | First Glance | 5 | Eric Guerin | William C. Winfrey | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | 1:10.20 |
| 1951 | Northern Star | 3 | Ted Atkinson | George T. Poole | Greentree Stable | 1:10.40 |
References
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