Hawthorne Handicap


The Hawthorne Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late April at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The race is open to fillies and mares, 3-Years-Old and Up, and was raced on dirt until 2006 when the new synthetic Cushion Track was installed. It is run over a distance of 11/16 miles and currently offers a purse of $100,000.
Traditionally a Grade III race, the American Graded Stakes Committee removed its graded status in 2011.
Since inception in 1974, the Hawthorne Handicap has been raced at various distances:
In 2001, jockey Chris McCarron tied a California record for consecutive stakes race wins when he won the race for the fifth straight time.

Records

Speed record:
Most wins:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:

Earlier winners




  • 1983 - Marisma
  • 1982 - Weber City Miss
  • 1981 - Save Wild Life
  • 1980 - Country Queen
  • 1979 - Country Queen
  • 1978 - Sensational
  • 1977 - Cascapedia
  • 1976 - Swingtime
  • 1975 - Tizna
  • 1974 - Tallahto