Golden Gate Handicap (Dirt)

Berkeley Handicap

Grade III race
Location	Golden Gate Fields Berkeley, California
Inaugurated	1948
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.goldengatefields.com
Race information
Distance	1 1/16 Miles (8.5 Furlongs)
Track	Synthetic, left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$100,000

The Berkeley Handicap is a Grade III race for thoroughbred horses held on the synthetic surface at Golden Gate Fields in Albany, California, United States. Highlighting the Labor Day weekend, it's a race for three-year-olds and up of either gender and run at a distance of one and one sixteenth mile. The Berkeley was the richest race of the fall meeting, offering a purse of US$100,000.

In 2009, it was run on May 25 as part of the spring program.

Restless Con holds the track record at this distance of 1:39:50 on June 14, 1991.

Past winners

• 2017 - Editore (BRZ) (Brice Blanc)
• 2016 - Stryker Phd (Leslie Mawing)
• 2015 - Poshsky (Russell Baze)
• 2014 - Pepper Crown (Juan J. Hernandez)
• 2013 - Summer Hit (Russell Baze)
• 2012 - Awesome Gem (Aaron Gryder
• 2011 - Uh Oh Bango (Aaron Gryder) (Bold Chieftain placed)
• 2010 - Run it (Chad Schvaneveldt) (Bold Chieftain placed)
• 2009 - Autism Awareness (David Lopez) (Bold Chieftain placed)
• 2008 - McCann's Mojave (Frank Alvarado)
• 2007 - My Creed (Modesto Linares) (Argentine stakes winner, Visa Parade, placed.)
• 2006 - Spellbinder (Roberto Gonzalez)
• 2005 - Desert Boom
• 2004 - Snorter (Multiple stakes winner, Taste of Paradise, came in third.)
• 2003 - I’madrifter
• 2002 - Irisheyesareflying
• 2001 - Blade Prospector (Brz)
• 2000 - Voice of Destiny
• 1999 - Hal's Pal
• 1998 - Wild Wonder
• 1997 - NOT RUN
• 1996 - Houston Fleet M D
• 1995 - Double Jab (Cleante, multiple Grade I winner in Argentina, came in third.)
• 1994 - River Special (Twice a Grade I winner.)
• 1993 - Infamous Deed
• 1992 - Music Prospector (Flying Continental came in third.)
• 1991 - High Energy
• 1990 - On the Menu
• 1989 - Ongoing Mister
• 1988 - Sanger Chief
• 1987 - Rocky Marriage
• 1986 - Sun Master (Grade I winner, Beldare Lear, placed.)
• 1984 - Songhay
• 1982 - Foyts Ack
• 1981 - Head Hawk
• 1980 - NOT RUN
• 1979 - Gustoso
• 1978 - Boy Tike
• 1977 - Lino
• 1976 - Branford Court
• 1975 - Star of Kuwait
• 1974 - Yvetot
• 1973 - Yvetot
• 1968 - Mainsheet
• 1967 - Carang
• 1966 - High Perch
• 1965 - Hasty Trip
• 1964 - Saris Song (Filly)
• 1963 - More Megaton
• 1960 - Free Copy
• 1959 - Revel
• 1958 - Nushie (Filly)
• 1957 - Fire Alarm
• 1956 - Lucky G L
• 1955 - Noir
• 1953 - Berseem
• 1952 - Big Noise
• 1951 - Simonsez
• 1950 - Bullremember (Filly)
• 1949 - Moonrush
• 1948 - Moonrush (won the 1951 Santa Anita Handicap)

External links

• Golden Gate Fields website