Wilshire Handicap
| Grade III race | |
| Location |
Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1953 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.hollywoodpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies &mares, 3-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Wilshire Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early May at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. A Grade III event open to fillies and mares age three and older, it is contested on turf over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs).
Historical notes
First run in 1953 as a one mile race on dirt for three-year-old fillies, it was not run again until 1963 when it was revived as an event that included older mares.
In 1973, it was run in two divisions.
Since inception, the Wilshire Handicap has been contested at a variety of distances:
- 1 mile : 1953, 1998–present
- 7 furlongs : 1963-1969
- 1 1⁄8 miles : 1970-1978
- 1 1⁄16 miles : 1979-1997
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1 mile)
- 1:33.14 - Heavenly Ransom (2006)
Most wins:
- 2 - Gamely (1968, 1969)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - William Haggin Perry (1967, 1968, 1969)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 6 - Chris McCarron (1978, 1985, 1989, 1997, 2000, 2002)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Robert J. Frankel (1987, 1993, 1994, 1995)
Winners since
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Halo Dolly | 5 | Rafael Bejarano | Jerry Hollendorfer | Hoefflin, Hollendorfer, et al | 1:34.18 |
| 2012 | Quiet Oasis | 4 | Mario Gutierrez | Ben D. A. Cecil | J. Paul Reddam | 1:34.63 |
| 2011 | Dubawi Heights | 4 | Joel Rosario | Simon Callaghan | Callaghan/McStay/Magnier/Wyatt | 1:35.21 |
| 2010 | Medaglia d'Amour | 4 | Alonso Quinonez | Ben D. A. Cecil | Mmes. Cecil or Reddam | 1:34.31 |
| 2009 | Gorgeous Goose | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Mike Puype | Mary A. Denes & Mary E. Woelfel | 1:34.54 |
| 2008 | Diamond Diva | 4 | David Flores | David Cassidy | Three Chimneys Farm | 1:33.21 |
| 2007 | Charm the Giant | 5 | Michael Baze | Ron McAnally | Deborah McAnally | 1:34.16 |
| 2006 | Heavenly Ransom | 4 | Jon Court | Thomas R. Bell II | M/M Vicken Meguerditchian | 1:33.14 |
| 2005 | Pickle | 4 | Jon Court | Sandy Shulman | Ron Charles & Clear Valley Stables | 1:33.85 |
| 2004 | Spring Star | 5 | Alex Solis | Richard Mandella | Wertheimer et Frere | 1:33.41 |
| 2003 | Dublino | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Laura de Seroux | M. Klein, R. Geringer, M. Naify, et al. | 1:33.62 |
| 2002 | Eurolink Raindance | 5 | Chris McCarron | Ben Cecil | Bull Market Stable | 1:34.31 |
| 2001 | Tranquility Lake | 6 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Julio C. Canani | Pam & Martin Wygod | 1:34.69 |
| 2000 | Tout Charmant | 4 | Chris McCarron | Ron McAnally | Stonerside Stable | 1:33.86 |
| 1999 | Sapphire Ring | 4 | Gary Stevens | Neil D. Drysdale | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1:33.80 |
| 1998 | Shake The Yoke | 5 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Ronald W. Ellis | B. Wayne Hughes | 1:34.10 |
| 1997 | Blushing Heiress | 5 | Chris McCarron | Dan L. Hendricks | M.F. & T.M. Cavanagh | 1:40.95 |
| 1996 | Pharma | 5 | Corey Nakatani | Ronald W. Ellis | Allen Paulson & Martin Wygod | 1:40.96 |
| 1995 | Possibly Perfect | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | Robert J. Frankel | Blue Vista, Inc. | 1:40.37 |
| 1994 | Skimble | 5 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Robert J. Frankel | Prince Khalid Abdullah | 1:41.39 |
| 1993 | Toussaud | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Robert J. Frankel | Prince Khalid Abdullah | 1:40.14 |
| 1992 | Kostroma | 6 | Kent Desormeaux | Gary F. Jones | William deBurgh/R. Sangster/Prestonwood | 1:41.35 |
| 1991 | Fire the Groom | 4 | Gary Stevens | Bill Shoemaker | Randall D. Hubbard | 1:40.00 |
| 1990 | Reluctant Guest | 4 | Robbie Davis | Richard Mandella | Robert S. Folsom | 1:39.40 |
| 1989 | Claire Marine | 4 | Chris McCarron | Charles Whittingham | S. L. Port & C. E. Whittingham | 1:39.00 |
| 1988 | Chapel of Dreams | 4 | Gary Stevens | John Parisella | Theodore M. Sabarese | 1:39.40 |
| 1987 | Galunpe | 4 | Fernando Toro | Robert J. Frankel | Ann & Jerry Moss/Patrick P. Offenstadt | 1:41.00 |
| 1986 | Outstandingly | 4 | Gary Stevens | Pancho Martin | Harbor View Farm | 1:41.60 |
| 1985 | Johnica | 4 | Chris McCarron | Bruce Headley | Golden Eagle Farm | 1:40.60 |
| 1984 | Tripple Tipple | 5 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Richard L. Cross | Fittocks Stud | 1:41.20 |
| 1983 | Mademoiselle Forli | 4 | Pat Valenzuela | Charles Whittingham | Penowa Farms | 1:44.80 |
| 1982 | Miss Huntingdon | 5 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Ruth C. Bunn | 1:41.40 |
| 1981 | Save Wild Life | 4 | Pat Valenzuela | Robert L. Wheeler | Summa Stable | 1:40.80 |
| 1980 | Wishing Well | 5 | Fernando Toro | Gary F. Jones | Tom Tatham | 1:41.60 |
| 1979 | Country Queen | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Randy Winick | M. Blum, G. Sarant, R. Winick | 1:40.40 |
| 1978 | Lucie Manet | 5 | Chris McCarron | Jamie Villagomez | John & Donald Valpredo | 1:49.00 |
| 1977 | Now Pending | 4 | Rudy Campas | Richard Mandella | Jerry Pender & Dan Stathatos | 1:48.80 |
| 1976 | Miss Toshiba | 4 | Fernando Toro | Thomas A. Pratt | Robert Sangster | 1:49.20 |
| 1975 | Tizna | 6 | Jerry Lambert | Henry Moreno | Nile Financial Corp. | 1:48.60 |
| 1974 | Tallahto | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Charles Whittingham | Howard B. Keck | 1:47.60 |
| 1973 | Balcony's Babe | 5 | Jerry Lambert | Kenneth Bowyer | M/M E.B. & E.W. Johnston | 1:48.60 |
| 1973 | Convenience | 5 | John L. Rotz | Willard L. Proctor | Glen Hill Farm | 1:49.00 |
| 1972 | Manta | 6 | Fernando Toro | Farrell W. Jones | Elmendorf Farm | 1:48.80 |
| 1971 | New Leaf | 4 | not found | Frank Carter | Pin Oak Stable | nf |
| 1970 | Tanta Bella | 3 | Jerry Lambert | Maynard Krueger | Mrs. John Valpredo | 1:48.80 |
| 1969 | Gamely | 5 | Wayne Harris | James W. Maloney | William Haggin Perry | 1:21.00 |
| 1968 | Gamely | 4 | Wayne Harris | James W. Maloney | William Haggin Perry | 1:21.00 |
| 1967 | Romanticism | 4 | Jerry Lambert | James W. Maloney | William Haggin Perry | 1:22.40 |
| 1966 | Poona Queen | 6 | Bill Shoemaker | Gordon C. Campbell | M/M John J. Elmore | 1:22.20 |
| 1965 | Jalousie | 6 | Johnny Longden | Henry Moreno | H. Moreno/Pat Sawyer/Bill Macon | 1:21.00 |
| 1964 | Researcher | 4 | Pete Moreno | Farrell W. Jones | Elmendorf Farm | 1:26.40 |
| 1963 | Edie Belle | 6 | Bill Shoemaker | Farrell W. Jones | Bresa Del Mar Ranch | 1:26.40 |
| 1953 | Ria Rica | 3 | Billy Pearson | Hack Ross | C. H. Jones & Sons | 1:37.20 |
References
- July 1, 1953 Los Angeles Times article titled "RIA RICA TRIUMPHS IN WILSHIRE MILE"
- The 2009 Wilshire Handicap at Bloodhorse.com
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