| Discontinued stakes race | |
| Location | Hawthorne Race Course Stickney/Cicero, Illinois, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1983 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www.hawthorneracecourse.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | US$75,000 |
The Robert F. Carey Memorial Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race run from 1983 through 2013 at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney/Cicero, Illinois. A former Grade 3 event, it was open to horses age three and older and contested on turf over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs).
Inaugurated on October 9, 1983, the race is named in honor of Robert Francis Carey, founder of the American Brick Company and the Managing Director of Hawthorne from 1947 to his death in 1980.
In 1985, 1994 and again in 2009, soft course conditions from heavy rains resulted in the race being transferred to the main dirt track.
Speed record:
Most wins:
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| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Dist. (Miles) | Time | Win $ | Gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Pizza Man | 4 | Francisco Torres | Roger Brueggemann | Midwest Thoroughbreds | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.62 | $75,000 | |
| 2012 | Suntracer | 4 | Eduardo E. Perez | Chris M. Block | Team Block | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.75 | $100,000 | |
| 2011 | Princeville Condo | 6 | Jozbin Z. Santana | Michele Boyce | Terry Biondo & Cherrywood Stables II (Michele Boyce & Nate Ruffolo) | 1-1/16 m | 1:42.20 | $60,000 | |
| 2010 | Amazing Results | 5 | Eduardo E. Perez | Chris M. Block | Team Block | 1 m | 1:35.65 | $100,000 | G3 |
| 2009 | Public Speaker | 4 | Junior Alvarado | Dale Bennett | Peter J. Karahalios | 1 m † | 1:42.16 | $100,000 | |
| 2008 | Wise River | 5 | Francisco Torres | Clark Hanna | Don L. Benge | 1 m | 1:35.04 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 2007 | Classic Campaign | 5 | Richard Migliore | William I. Mott | Kinsman Stable | 1 m | 1:33.95 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 2006 | No Tolerance | 5 | Jesse M. Campbell | Michael B. Campbell | Easy Money 2006 LLC, et al. | 1 m | 1:35.54 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 2005 | Spruce Run | 7 | Rex A. Stokes III | Linda L. Rice | Golden Dome Stable (Robert H. & Mary Ellen Harris, Robert M. Harris) | 1 m | 1:39.97 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 2004 | Scooter Roach | 5 | Jesse M. Campbell | David Kassen | Butterfly Stable (Larry Slavin, Lois Temkin, David Flanbaum) | 1 m | 1:34.51 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 2003 | Mystery Giver | 5 | Carlos H. Marquez | Chris M. Block | Team Block | 1 m | 1:34.70 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 2002 | Kimberlite Pipe | 6 | Christopher Emigh | Michael W. Wright Jr. | John D. Gunther | 1 m | 1:35.94 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 2001 | Galic Boy | 6 | Ray Sibille | Mickey A. Goldfine | Arthur I. Appleton | 1 m | 1:35.10 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 2000 | Where's Taylor | 4 | Corey Lanerie | Michael Stidham | Barry & Mark Golden | 1 m | 1:36.31 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 1999 | Ray's Approval | 6 | Earlie Fires | Robert L. Irwin | James Orr Jr. | 1 m | 1:37.01 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 1998 | Soviet Line | 8 | Shane Sellers | Kiaran McLaughlin | Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum | 1 m | 1:33.40 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 1997 | Trail City | 6 | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | William I. Mott & Robert Verchota | 1 m | 1:36.04 | $150,000 | |
| 1996 | Homing Pigeon | 6 | Robby Albarado | Harvey L. Vanier | Nancy A. Vanier | 1 m | 1:36.58 | $150,000 | |
| 1995 | Homing Pigeon | 5 | Robby Albarado | Harvey L. Vanier | Nancy A. Vanier | 1 m | 1:38.09 | $100,000 | |
| 1994 | Recoup The Cash | 4 | Juvenal Diaz | Jere Smith Sr. | Richard Trebat | 1 m,70 yd † | 1:40.91 | $100,000 | |
| 1993 | High Habitation | 5 | Gabe Retana | Michael L. Reavis | Cesar C. Tan | 1 m | 1:35.33 | $100,000 | |
| 1992 | Double Booked | 7 | José Ferrer | Linda L. Rice | Robert Gorham | 1 m | 1:39.82 | $100,000 | |
| 1991 | Slew the Slewor | 4 | Garrett Gomez | P. Noel Hickey | P. Noel Hickey | 1 m | 1:38.72 | $150,000 | |
| 1990 | Allijeba | 4 | Kerwin Clark | Larry Robideaux Jr. | Robert Allensworth | 1 m | 1:39.20 | $135,000 | |
| 1989 | Iron Courage | 5 | Dave Penna | Harvey L. Vanier | Nancy A. Vanier & Ray Roncari | 1-1/8 m | 1:47.00 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 1988 | New Colony | 5 | René Douglas | Charlie Stutts] | Louise & Anthony DiAntonio | 1-1/8 m | 1:47.60 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 1987 | The Sassman | 4 | Kerwin Clark | Rickey B. Harris | Phyllis & Lou Herbster, Warren Brubaker, Rickey B. Harris | 1-1/4 m | 2:05.40 | $100,000 | G3 |
| 1986 | Pass the Line | 5 | Juvenal Diaz | Frank Solimena | Stanley M. Ersoff | 1-1/4 m | 2:01.00 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 1985 | River Lord | 6 | Randy Meier | Sol Durschslag | Jim Nolan & Sol Durschslag | 1-1/4 m † | 2:06.20 | $100,000 | |
| 1984 | Ronbra | 4 | Carlos H. Marquez | J. R. "Bob" Garrard | Doris & Russell Boss | 1-1/4 m | 2:03.80 | $100,000 | |
| 1983 | Sir Pele | 4 | Octavio Vergara | Laz Barrera | Aaron & Marie Jones | 1-3/16 m | 1:55.00 | $100,000 | |
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