Arlington Handicap
| Location | Arlington Park Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1929 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Arlington Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1¼ miles (10 furlongs) |
| Track | Grass, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $200,000 |
The Arlington Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1929 at Arlington Park racetrack in Arlington Heights, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. Open to 3-Year-Olds & Up, it is currently a Grade III stakes run in July at a distance of 1¼ miles on turf. It offers a purse of $200,000 and serves as the final local prep race for the Arlington Million.
The race was hosted by the now defunct Washington Park Race Track in 1943, 1944, 1945 and by the Hawthorne Race Course in 1985.
The Arlington Handicap was run on dirt in 1929–1940, 1942–1953, 1963, 1965–1972, and in 1975. There was no race held in 1940, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1988, 1998, or 1999.
Distances:
- ⅞ mile - 1968
- 1 mile - 1963, 1966–1967
- 1⅛ miles - 1929, 1952, 1965
- 1¼ miles - 1930–1939, 1942–1951, 1984 to present
- 1³⁄₁₆ miles - 1941, 1953–1962, 1964, 1973–1976
- 1½ miles - 1972, 1977–1983
[edit] Records
Speed record:
- 2:00.62 - Sky Classic (1992) (at current distance of 1¼ miles on Arlington Park turf)
- In 1985, Pass the Line ran 1¼ miles on turf in 2:00 2/5 at Hawthorne Race Course.
Most wins:
- 2 - Round Table (1958, 1959)
- 2 - Cosmonaut (2006, 2007)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Calumet Farm (1936, 1947, 1949, 1950)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Bill Shoemaker (1958, 1959, 1965, 1983)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Robert J. Frankel (1991, 1994, 1996, 2000)
