San Diego Handicap

Last updated
San Diego Handicap
ClassGrade II
Location Del Mar Racetrack
Del Mar, California, United States
Inaugurated1937
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1+116 miles (8.5 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old & up
WeightAssigned
Purse $200,000 [1]

The San Diego Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late July/early August at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. This Grade II race is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. It is considered the track's key prep race for its foremost attraction, the $1-million Pacific Classic Stakes.

Contents

Inaugurated in 1937, it was first run on July 3 as part of the first-ever racecard at Del Mar Racetrack. Since inception it has been contested at various distances:

The race was not run in 1939-1940 and from 1942 through 1944.

From 2007 to 2014, the race was run on a Polytrack artificial dirt surface.

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 1+116 miles)

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time<be>
2025Nysos4 Flavien Prat Bob Baffert Baoma Corp1:42.61
2024Dr. Venkman4Antonio FresuMark GlattAgnew, Dan J., Bunch, Clint, Cohen, Mark L. and Hailey, James1:43.36
2023 Senor Buscador 5Geovanni FrancoTodd W. FincherPeacock Family Holdings LP1:42.54
2022Royal Ship6Mike E. SmithRichard E. MandellaFox Hollow Racing LLC and Siena Farm LLC1:42.75
2021Express Train4Juan Hernandez John Shirreffs CRK Stable, LLC1:43.37
2020 Maximum Security 4 Abel Cedillo Bob Baffert Mary E. & Gary L. West, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith1:44.54
2019Catalina Cruiser5 Joel Rosario John W. Sadler Hronis Racing LLC (Kosta & Pete Hronis)1:44.20
2018Catalina Cruiser4 Drayden Van Dyke John W. Sadler Hronis Racing LLC (Kosta & Pete Hronis)1:42.95
2017 Accelerate 4 Victor Espinoza John W. Sadler Hronis Racing LLC (Kosta & Pete Hronis)1:42.15
2016 California Chrome 5 Victor Espinoza Art Sherman California Chrome, LLC1:40.84
2015 Catch a Flight 5 Gary Stevens Richard E. Mandella Haras Santa Maria de Araras1:43.08
2014 Fed Biz 5 Martin Garcia Bob Baffert Kaleem Shah/Fed Biz1:41.00
2013 Kettle Corn 6 Victor Espinoza John W. Sadler C R K Stable1:41.83
2012 Rail Trip 7 Jose Valdivia Jr. Ronald W. Ellis Jay Em Ess Stable (Samantha Siegel)1:43.14
2011Tres Borrachos6 Rafael Bejarano Martin F. Jones George Hicker1:42.71
2010Dakota Phone5 Joel Rosario Jerry Hollendorfer Hollendorfer/Todaro/Carver/Halo Farms1:43.55
2009Informed5 Tyler Baze Douglas F. O'Neill Bob & Beverly Lewis Trust 1:41.91
2008 Well Armed 5 Aaron Gryder Eoin G. Harty WinStar Farm 1:41.57
2007Sun Boat5 Michael Baze Mike R. Mitchell Bongo Racing Stable1:45.39
2006 Giacomo 4 Mike E. Smith John Shirreffs Ann & Jerry Moss 1:42.15
2005Choctaw Nation5 Victor Espinoza Jeff Mullins Robert D. Bone1:42.40
2004Choctaw Nation4 Victor Espinoza Jeff Mullins Robert D. Bone1:42.32
2003Taste Of Paradise4 Victor Espinoza John W. Sadler Abrahams & Bloom1:42.62
2002Grey Memo5 Eddie Delahoussaye Warren Stute Manzani, Ridgeley Farm1:43.48
2001 Skimming 5 Garrett Gomez Robert J. Frankel Juddmonte Farms 1:41.62
2000 Skimming 4 Garrett Gomez Robert J. Frankel Juddmonte Farms 1:41.06
1999Mazel Trick4 Chris McCarron Robert J. Frankel Jones & 3+U Stable1:40.60
1998Mud Route4 Chris McCarron Ron McAnally Janis Whitham 1:41.00
1997Northern Afleet4 Chris McCarron David E. Hofmans Anderson & Waranch1:41.80
1996Savinio6 Chris Antley Walter Greenman Biszantz/Greenman/Vandeweghe1:40.80
1995Blumin Affair4 Chris McCarron Jack Van Berg Bowman & Vogel1:41.20
1994Kingdom Found4 Chris McCarron Gary F. Jones Ray Dilbeck1:41.20
1993Fanatic Boy6 Chris McCarron Ron McAnally Charles J. Cella 1:48.40
1992Another Review4 Laffit Pincay Jr. Chris Speckert Buckland Farm 1:47.00
1991Twilight Agenda5 Corey Nakatani D. Wayne Lukas Moyglare Stud 1:47.60
1990 Quiet American 4 Kent Desormeaux Gary F. Jones Sheikh Mohammed 1:40.40
1989Lively One4 Robbie Davis Charlie Whittingham John G. Sikura 1:40.80
1988 Cutlass Reality 6 Gary Stevens Craig A. Lewis H. Crash & J. Hankoff1:41.40
1987Super Diamond7 Laffit Pincay Jr. Edwin J. Gregson Roland Sahm1:40.80
1986 Skywalker 4 Laffit Pincay Jr. Michael Whittingham Oak Cliff Stable1:40.80
1985Super Diamond5 Rafael Meza Edwin J. Gregson Roland Sahm1:41.40
1984Ancestral4 Eddie Delahoussaye Jerry M. Fanning C. B. Singer1:41.20
1983 Bates Motel 4 Terry Lipham John Gosden Jacqueline Getty & M. Riordan1:41.00
1982Wickerr7 Eddie Delahoussaye Robert J. Frankel Edmund A. Gann 1:41.40
1981Summer Time Guy5 Sandy Hawley Willard L. Proctor William R. Hawn 1:41.00
1980Island Sultan5 Marco Castaneda David E. Hofmans David Ringler1:41.80
1979Always Gallant5 Darrel McHargue David La Croix Joseph W. La Croix1:41.00
1978Vic's Magic5 Fernando Toro Randy Winick M. & R. Harpenau1:40.20
1977Mark's Place5 Bill Shoemaker John G. Canty Bob D. Bird1:40.60
1976Good Report †6 Laffit Pincay Jr. Robert J. Frankel Dr. A. J. Chlad1:42.40
1975Chesapeake6 Frank Olivares T. F. RichardsonMrs. C. J. Dorfman1:40.60
1974Matun5 Bill Shoemaker Charlie Whittingham M. L. Everett1:41.00
1973 Kennedy Road 5 Bill Shoemaker Charlie Whittingham Helen G. Stollery 1:41.40
1972 Figonero 7 Fernando Alvarez Warren Stute Clement L. Hirsch 1:40.80
1971Advance Guard5 Bill Shoemaker Charlie Whittingham Burt Bacharach 1:41.00
1970T.V. Commercial5 Donald Pierce Charlie Whittingham Bwamazon Farm1:41.40
1969 Kissin' George6 William Mahorney Buster Millerick DeCourcy Graham1:41.40
1968Rivet4 Miguel Yanez Dale Landers Pierce Doty1:40.80
1967French Fox5 Dean Hall Mort Lipton Vicgray Farm1:41.60
1966Old Mose4 Donald Pierce Joe Manzi Robert E. Hibbert1:41.40
1965 Native Diver 6 Jerry Lambert Buster Millerick M/M Louis K. Shapiro1:40.00
1964 Native Diver 5 Jerry Lambert Buster Millerick M/M Louis K. Shapiro1:41.20
1963 Native Diver 4 Ralph Neves Buster Millerick M/M Louis K. Shapiro1:40.60
1962Windy Sands5 Raymond York Jack M. Phillips Connie M. Ring1:40.00
1961 New Policy 4 Robert Mundorf John H. Adams Ralph Lowe1:41.00
1960Eddie Schmidt7 Alex Maese Frank L. Carr Elobee Farm1:41.20
1959Twentyone Guns4 George Taniguchi Fred M. Smith M/M John Eyraud1:42.00
1958How Now5 Willi Harmatz Cecil Jolly George C. Newell1:42.00
1957Eddie Schmidt4 Ismael Valenzuela Frank L. Carr Elobee Farm1:42.00
1956Honeys Alibi4 Raymond York Willie F. Alvarado W-L Ranch Co. 1:41.40
1955Trigonometry4 Rogelio Trejos Howard Long Owl Stable1:41.20
1954Stranglehold5 Billy Pearson Red McDaniel N. Gordon Phillips1:41.80
1953Goose Khal4 Bill Shoemaker Willie F. Alvarado Harry Brown1:42.80
1952Moonrush6 Ralph Neves Willie F. Alvarado King & Luellwitz1:42.20
1951Blue Reading4 Billy Pearson Red McDaniel M/M Clement L. Hirsch 1:41.60
1950Manyunk5 George Moore Allen Drumheller Sr. Foster & Collins1:42.40
1949Prevaricator6 Mike Caffarella Lyle Sechrest E. O. Stice & Sons1:42.00
1948Prevaricator5 Alan Gray William Molter E. O. Stice & Sons1:42.60
1947Ended8 Jimmy Nichols W. RobertsonW. Robertson1:11.00
1946Lovonsite3 Nick Wall L. Meirpol Mildred Factor 1:10.40
1945High Resolve4 William Bailey William Molter E. O. Stice & Sons1:10.00
1941Step By6J. RobertsonW. OsborneFair Hill Stable1:37.20
1938 King Saxon 7 John Adams Richard F. Carman Jr. Richard F. Carman Jr. 1:45.20
1937Clean Out5D. Smith William B. Finnegan Vera S. Bragg 1:12.00

References

  1. "Statistics - San Diego Handicap". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.