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Argonaut Handicap

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The Argonaut Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race first run in 1940 at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. A one-mile race on dirt, it was open to horses age three and older.

In 1956, Swaps won this race while setting a new world record for one mile with time of 1:33 1/5. [1][permanent dead link]

It was last run in 1978.

Winners

  • 1978 - Radar Ahead
  • 1977 - Text
  • 1976 - L'Heureux
  • 1975 - Forceten
  • 1974 - Carry The Banner
  • 1973 - Out of the East
  • 1972 - Kentuckian
  • 1971 - Violonor
  • 1970 - Western Welcome
  • 1969 - Tell
  • 1968 - First Mate
  • 1967 - Tumble Wind
  • 1954 - Curragh King
  • 1953 - Fleet Bird
  • 1952 - Admiral Drake
  • 1951 - Be Fleet
  • 1950 - Old Rockport
  • 1949 - Ace Admiral
  • 1948 - Shannon
  • 1947 - Olhaverry
  • 1946 - Occupy
  • 1944 - Okana
  • 1941 - Joy Boy
  • 1940 - Specify

References