| Grade III race | |
| Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, USA (relocated from the now closed Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California, United States) |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1938 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs |
| Surface | Cushion Track synthetic dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 (since 2006) [1] |
The Los Angeles Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California during the spring racing season. It was previously run at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California), which closed in 2013. A Grade III sprint race run on dirt over a distance of six furlongs, it is open to horses aged three and older.
The race was not run in 2018. From 2007 to 2013, it was run on (Cushion Track synthetic dirt. For 2015 only, the race was run at Los Alamitos Racetrack and shortened to 5 1⁄2 furlongs due to the track dimensions. Prior to 1979, the race was run at a distance of seven furlongs.
The 1968 race was run in two divisions.
Speed record:
Most wins:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Lord Simba | 4 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Baoma Corporation | 1:08.74 |
| 2016 | San Onofre | 6 | Edwin A. Maldonado | Karen Headley | Matson Racing | 1:02.04 |
| 2015 | Distinctiv Passion | 5 | Edwin A. Maldonado | Jeff Bonde | Brown/Klein/Lebherz | 1:08.00 |
| 2014 | Cyclometer | 6 | Edwin A. Maldonado | Bruce Headley | Headley/I. & A. Molasky | 1:09.02 |
| 2013 | Comma to the Top | 5 | Edwin A. Maldonado | Peter Miller | Barber/Birnbaum/Tsujihara | 1:09.11 |
| 2012 | Roman Threat | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert | P & H Earnhardt III | 1:08.57 |
| 2011 | Camp Victory | 4 | Joe Talamo | Mike R. Mitchell | Featherston/Jacobsen/Miller | 1:08.87 |
| 2010 | Cost of Freedom | 7 | Tyler Baze | John W. Sadler | Gary & Cecil Barber | 1:08.49 |
| 2009 | Red Arrow | 6 | Joe Talamo | John W. Sadler | Gary & Cecil Barber | 1:08.40 |
| 2008 | Street Boss | 4 | David Flores | Bruce Headley | Bluegate Corp. et al. | 1:07.55 |
| 2007 | Sailors Sunset | 4 | Jon Court | Marcelo Polanco | Everest Stable | 1:09.03 |
| 2006 | Siren Lure | 5 | Alex Solis | Art Sherman | Stuart Kesselman et al. | 1:08.57 |
| 2005 | Forest Grove | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Eoin G. Harty | Aaron & Marie Jones | 1:08.57 |
| 2004 | Pohave | 6 | Jon Court | Douglas F. O'Neill | Kagele Bros, Inc. et al. | 1:08.12 |
| 2003 | Hombre Rapido | 6 | Jose Valdivia Jr. | John W. Sadler | Granja Vista Del Rio Stable | 1:08.49 |
| 2002 | Kona Gold | 8 | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Headley, Molasky, High Tech | 1:08.72 |
| 2001 | Caller One | 4 | Corey Nakatani | James K. Chapman | Carolyn Chapman & Theresa McArthur | 1:08.35 |
| 2000 | Highland Gold | 5 | Chris McCarron | Jerry Hollendorfer | George Todaro & J. Hollendorfer | 1:09.11 |
| 1999 | Son Of A Pistol | 7 | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Luis Asistio, B.B.C. Stables, Jeff Davenport | 1:08.17 |
| 1998 | Gold Land | 7 | Kent Desormeaux | Neil D. Drysdale | Prince Fahd Salman | 1:08.06 |
| 1997 | Men's Exclusive | 4 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Wesley A. Ward | Hartsel E. Reed | 1:08.97 |
| 1996 | Abaginone † | 5 | Gary Stevens | Sanford Shulman | Charles & Clear Valley Stables | 1:08.33 |
| 1996 | Paying Dues † | 4 | Chris Antley | Clifford W. Sise Jr. | Randy Welty et al. | 1:08.33 |
| 1995 | Forest Gazelle | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:07.90 |
| 1994 | J F Williams | 5 | Chris McCarron | Ron McAnally | John Carr & Double J Farm | 1:09.03 |
| 1993 | Star of the Crop | 4 | Gary Stevens | Willard L. Proctor | Glen Hill Farm | 1:08.78 |
| 1992 | Cardmania | 6 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Derek Meredith | Jean Couvercelle | 1:08.73 |
| 1991 | Black Jack Road | 7 | Russell Baze | Fordell Fierce | Donna & Dorothy Kisela | 1:09.10 |
| 1990 | Timeless Answer | 4 | Robbie Davis | Ronald W. Ellis | Ed Friendly | 1:08.80 |
| 1989 | Sam Who | 4 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Henry M. Moreno | Carlton Sell | 1:09.40 |
| 1988 | Olympic Prospect | 4 | Alex Solis | John W. Sadler | Gregg Alsdorf, Frank Sinatra, Lawrence Opas | 1:08.80 |
| 1987 | Bedside Promise | 5 | Gary Stevens | Robert L. Martin | Jawl Brothers | 1:08.40 |
| 1986 | Rosie's K. T. | 5 | Pat Valenzuela | John W. Sadler | Marianne Millard & Bea Rous | 1:10.00 |
| 1985 | Charging Falls | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Jack Van Berg | John A. Franks | 1:08.80 |
| 1984 | Night Mover | 4 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Robert J. Frankel | Ann & Jerry Moss | 1:08.40 |
| 1983 | Mr. Prime Minister | 7 | Martin Pedroza | Buster Millerick | Sardara Sengara | 1:09.80 |
| 1982 | Terresto's Singer | 5 | Pat Valenzuela | Cliff Goodwin | Tschudi & Wong | 1:09.20 |
| 1981 | Doonesbury | 4 | Sandy Hawley | Barney Willis | Fletcher Jones, Sam Roffe, et al. | 1:08.80 |
| 1980 | Beau's Eagle | 4 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Larry Rose | Relatively Stable | 1:08.20 |
| 1979 | Hawkin's Special | 4 | Darrel McHargue | Jack Van Berg | Donald Bruce & Jack Van Berg | 1:08.40 |
| 1978 | J. O. Tobin | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Laz Barrera | George A. Pope Jr. | 1:21.40 |
| 1977 | Beat Inflation | 4 | Darrel McHargue | Julius E. Tinsley Jr. | Fred W. Hooper | 1:20.20 |
| 1976 | Century's Envoy | 5 | Sandy Hawley | Jerry Dutton | M/M John J. Elmore Sr. | 1:20.80 |
| 1975 | Big Band | 5 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Tommy Heard Jr. | Heardsdale | 1:20.60 |
| 1974 | Ancient Title | 4 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Keith L. Stucki Sr. | Kirkland Stable | 1:20.40 |
| 1973 | Soft Victory | 5 | Donald Pierce | Ron McAnally | Max R. Prestridge Jr. | 1:21.00 |
| 1972 | Triple Bend | 4 | Donald Pierce | Vance Longden | Frank M. McMahon | 1:19.80 |
| 1971 | Fleet Surprise | 5 | Donald Pierce | Frank E. Childs | Perne L. & Chuck T. Grissom | 1:20.80 |
| 1970 | Ack Ack | 4 | Donald Pierce | Charles E. Whittingham | Cain Hoy Stable | 1:20.60 |
| 1969 | Indulto | 6 | Donald Pierce | Bert C. Littrell | Mrs. Edward Lasker | 1:20.60 |
| 1968 | Rising Market (1st div.) | 4 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Ted Saladin | M/M Bert W. Martin | 1:20.60 |
| 1968 | Kissin' George (2nd div.) | 5 | Bill Mahorney | Buster Millerick | DeCourcy Graham | 1:21.20 |
| 1967 | Native Diver | 8 | Jerry Lambert | Buster Millerick | M/M Louis K. Shapiro | 1:21.00 |
| 1966 | Nasharco | 4 | Bobby Jennings | Roy Hodges | Dr. Robert S. Flinn | 1:21.60 |
| 1965 | Native Diver | 6 | Jerry Lambert | Buster Millerick | M/M Louis K. Shapiro | 1:20.00 |
| 1964 | Cyrano | 5 | John L. Rotz | William J. Hirsch | Greentree Stable | 1:21.40 |
| 1963 | Doc Jocoy | 4 | Willie Harmatz | Lionel C. Sternberger | M/M Lionel C. Sternberger | 1:20.80 |
| 1962 | Winonly | 5 | Willie Harmatz | Julius E. Tinsley Jr. | Fred W. Hooper | 1:21.60 |
| 1961 | T.V. Lark | 4 | Johnny Longden | Paul K. Parker | Preston W. Madden | 1:21.80 |
| 1960 | Finnegan | 4 | Ralph Neves | William B. Finnegan | Neil S. McCarthy | 1:20.80 |
| 1959 | Hillsdale | 4 | Tommy Barrow | Martin L. Fallon Jr. | Clarence W. Smith | 1:21.00 |
| 1958 | How Now | 5 | Willie Harmatz | Cecil Jolly | George C. Newell | 1:21.60 |
| 1957 | Porterhouse | 6 | Johnny Longden | Charles E. Whittingham | Llangollen Farm Stable | 1:20.80 |
| 1956 | Colonel Mack | 4 | Ralph Neves | Sam Brunson | Austin C. Taylor | 1:09.00 |
| 1955 | Karim | 5 | Gordon Glisson | Fred M. Smith | M/M John Eyraud | 1:09.20 |
| 1939 | Main Man | 5 | George Woolf | Ted D. Grimes | Louis B. Mayer | 1:43.00 |
| 1938 | Whichcee | 4 | Tim Sena | Darrell Cannon | Austin C. Taylor | 1:44.40 |
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