Hawthorne Handicap
| Non Graded Stakes race | |
| Location | Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1974 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.hollywoodpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Track | Cushion Track, left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, 3-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
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 (8.5 furlongs) 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:
- 7 furlongs : 1974-1975
- 8.5 furlongs : 1976-1984, 1991 to present
- 8 furlongs : 1985-1990
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:
- 1:40.60 (on dirt) - Country Queen (1980)
Most wins:
- Country Queen (1979, 1980)
- Adored (1984, 1985)
- Bayakoa (1989, 1990)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 (Chris McCarron)-
Most wins by a trainer:
- 6 - Ron McAnally
Winners of the Hawthorne Handicap
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