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Horse race
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 three-year-olds & up, it is currently a Grade III stakes run in July at a distance of 1+ 3 ⁄16 miles on turf . It currently offers a purse of $125,000 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 and 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:
7 ⁄8 mile - 1968
1 mile - 1963, 1966–1967
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles - 1929, 1952, 1965
1+ 1 ⁄4 miles - 1930–1939, 1942–1951, 1984 to 2014
1³⁄₁₆ miles - 1941, 1953–1962, 1964, 1973–1976, 2015
1+ 1 ⁄2 miles - 1972, 1977–1983
Records
Speed record:
2:00.62 - Sky Classic (1992) (at 1+ 1 ⁄4 miles on Arlington Park turf)
In 1985, Pass the Line ran 1+ 1 ⁄4 miles on turf in 2:00 2/5 at Hawthorne Race Course.
Most wins:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey :
Most wins by a trainer :
Winners of the Arlington Handicap
Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2016
Kasaqui (ARG)
6
Robby Albarado
Ignacio Correas, IV
Wimborne Farm
1:55.62
2015
Quiet Force
5
Julien Leparoux
Michael Maker
Charles Kevin Warner
1:56.50
2014
Finnegans Wake
5
Victor Espinoza
Dale L. Romans
Donegal Racing
2:05.42
2013
Rahystrada
9
Rosie Napravnik
Byron G. Hughes
Robert E. Courtney, Jr.
2:01.66
2012
Rahystrada
8
Joel Rosario
Byron G. Hughes
Robert E. Courtney, Jr.
2:01.84
2011
Tajaaweed
6
James Graham
Daniel Peitz
Shadwell Stable
2:01.83
2010
Rahystrada
6
Inez Karlsson
Byron Hughes
Robert Courtney
2:01.26
2009
Just As Well
6
E. T. Baird
Jonathan E. Sheppard
Jonathan E. Sheppard
2:02.84
2008
Stream Cat
5
James Graham
Rusty Arnold
Fab Oak Stable/Hurley/Goldthorpe
2:04.83
2007
Cosmonaut
5
Julien Leparoux
Patrick Biancone
Flying Zee Stable
2:01.32
2006
Cosmonaut
4
Julien Leparoux
Patrick Biancone
Flying Zee Stable
2:03.10
2005
Cool Conductor
4
Cornelio Velasquez
Ralph Nicks
David E. Garner
2.02.26
2004
Senor Swinger
4
Brice Blanc
Bob Baffert
Robert & Beverly Lewis
2:03.38
2003
Honor In War
4
David Flores
Paul McGee
Turn Stable LLC
2:02.71
2002
Falcon Flight
6
Rene Douglas
Donald Burke, Jr.
Gary A. Tanaka
2:03.13
2001
Make No Mistake
6
Robby Albarado
Burke Kessinger, Jr.
B. Barton/A. D. Haynes
2:02.53
2000
Northern Quest
5
Robby Albarado
Robert J. Frankel
Plus U Stables
2:02.13
1997
Wild Event
4
Mark Guidry
Lou M. Goldfine
Arthur I. Appleton
2:01.52
1996
Torch Rouge
5
Mark Guidry
Robert J. Frankel
Edmund A. Gann
2:03.32
1995
Manilaman
4
Randy Romero
Wallace Howard
Herb & Precious Luster
2:02.82
1994
Fanmore
6
Pat Day
Robert J. Frankel
Juddmonte Farms
2:01.72
1993
Evanescent
6
Aaron Gryder
Lou M. Goldfine
Mark Levy
2:00.93
1992
Sky Classic
5
Pat Day
James E. Day
Sam-Son Farms
2:00.62
1991
Filago
4
Pat Valenzuela
Robert J. Frankel
Edmund A. Gann
2:01.40
1990
Pleasant Variety
6
Earlie Fires
Jerry M. Fanning
M. B. & E. Alpert
2:04.00
1989
Unknown Quantity
4
Jorge Velasquez
W. Hastings-Bass
Queen Elizabeth II
2:11.20
1987
Ifrad
5
Gary Baze
Charles Whittingham
S. L. Port & Whittingham
2:12.20
1986
Mourjane
6
Jose Santos
Tom Skiffington, Jr.
Fernwood Stable
2:01.40
1985
Pass The Line
4
Juvenal Diaz
Carl J. Domino
Stanley Ersoff
2:00.40
1984
Who's For Dinner
5
Mike Venezia
Jan H. Nerud
Tartan Stable
2:04.00
1983
Palikaraki
5
Bill Shoemaker
Charles Whittingham
Sidney L. Port
2:35.40
1982
Flying Target
5
Roger Cox
Chuck Werstler
Dixiana Stable
2:32.20
1981
Spruce Needles
4
Julio Espinoza
Smiley Adams
Golden Chance Farm
2:35.00
1980
Yvonand
4
Don Combs
Eric Beitia
Double Eagle Stable
2:31.40
1979
Bowl Game
5
Jorge Velasquez
John M. Gaver, Jr.
Greentree Stable
2:32.20
1978
Romeo
5
Earlie Fires
Joe Bollero
J. E. Johnson
2:32.00
1977
Cunning Trick
4
Bryan Fann
John W. Russell
Ogden Phipps
2:33.80
1976
Victorian Prince
6
Robin Platts
Michael Whittingham
Grovetree Stable
1:58.20
1975
Royal Glint
5
Jorge Tejeira
Gordon R. Potter
Dan Lasater
1:55.80
1974
Buffalo Lark
4
Larry Snyder
Joe Bollero
Rogers Red Top Farm
1:54.40
1973
Dubassoff
4
Jacinto Vasquez
Thomas J. Kelly
John M. Schiff
1:58.60
1972
Cloudy Dawn
3
Bill Hartack
Frank Whiteley, Jr.
Pen-Y-Bryn Farm
2:31.00
1968
Tumiga
4
Walter Blum
Roger Laurin
George E. Robb
1:20.40
1967
Stupendos
4
Laffit Pincay, Jr.
Edward A. Neloy
Wheatley Stable
1:35.00
1966
Tronado
6
Balsamino Moreira
Arnold N. Winick
Herff-Lacroix
1:35.80
1965
Chieftain
4
Bill Shoemaker
Frank Whiteley, Jr.
Powhatan Stable
1:49.40
1964
Master Dennis
4
Don Brumfield
Burley Parke
Harbor View Farm
1:55.80
1963
Bounding Main
4
Jimmy Nichols
Pete Divito
Lindsay C. Howard
1:36.40
1962
El Bandito
5
Ray Broussard
Joseph H. Pierce, Jr.
Edward A. Seltzer
1:58.60
1961
Tudorich
4
Sandino Hernandez
Paul L. Kelley
Spring Hill Farm
1:57.80
1960
One-Eyed King
6
Manuel Ycaza
Woody Stephens
Cain Hoy Stable
1:58.60
1959
Round Table
5
Bill Shoemaker
William Molter
Kerr Stable
1:53.40
1958
Round Table
4
Bill Shoemaker
William Molter
Kerr Stable
1:54.40
1957
Manassas
4
Douglas Dodson
John Zitnik
John Zitnik
1:55.40
1956
Mister Gus
5
Ismael Valenzuela
Charles Whittingham
Llangollen Farm
1:54.60
1955
Platan
5
John H. Adams
Harry Trotsek
Hasty House Farm
1:54.40
1954
Stan
4
Eldon Nelson
Harry Trotsek
Hasty House Farm
1:57.00
1953
Oil Capitol
6
Conn McCreary
Harry Trotsek
Hasty House Farm /Trotsek
2:03.40
1952
To Market
4
William Boland
Max Hirsch
King Ranch
1:52.20
1951
Cochise
5
Ovie Scurlock
Virgil W. Raines
Brandywine Stable
2:03.40
1950
Ponder
4
Steve Brooks
Horace A. Jones
Calumet Farm
2:01.60
1949
Coaltown
4
Steve Brooks
Horace A. Jones
Calumet Farm
2:03.40
1948
Stud Poker
5
Robert L. Baird
Paul L. Kelley
Edward E. Voynow
2:04.40
1947
Armed
6
Douglas Dodson
Horace A. Jones
Calumet Farm
2:02.40
1946
Historian
5
Ovie Scurlock
Edwin Anspach
Woolford Farm
2:01.00
1945
Busher
3
Johnny Longden
George M. Odom
Louis B. Mayer
2:03.80
1944
War Knight
4
Chaeles Corbett
Hurst Philpot
Miss Ethel Hill
2:02.00
1943
Marriage
7
Guy Burns
Rene A. Coward
Rene A. Coward & Carl L. Dupuy
2:03.60
1942
Rounders
3
Fred A. Smith
Frank Catrone
Valdina Farm
2:04.00
1941
Equifox
4
Arthur Craig
Howard Wells
Howard Wells
1:58.80
1939
Count d'or
4
Johnny Longden
Don Cameron
Fannie Hertz
2:05.00
1938
Cardinalis
4
J. G. Wilson
Paul L. Kelley
Paul L. Kelley
2:05.00
1937
Dellor
3
Sterling Young
John Milton Goode
James W. Parrish
2:03.20
1936
Sun Teddy
3
Basil James
Bert B. Williams
Calumet Farm
2:02.00
1935
Discovery
4
John Bejshak
Bud Stotler
Alfred G. Vanderbilt II
2:01.20
1934
Riskulus
3
Don Meade
Elwood L. Fitzgerald
Norman W. Church
2:02.40
1933
Equipoise
5
Raymond Workman
Thomas J. Healey
C. V. Whitney
2:02.60
1932
Plucky Play
5
George Woolf
Elwood L. Fitzgerald
Northway Stable
2:02.20
1931
Sun Beau
6
Charley Phillips
Jack Whyte
Willis Sharpe Kilmer
2:03.20
1930
Pigeon Hole
5
Robert Finnerty
Walter W. Taylor
Hal Price Headley
2:07.60
1929
Misstep
4
Clarence McCrossen
Mose Lowenstein
Le Mar Stock Farm
1:50.40
References