Razorback Handicap
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Oaklawn Park Race Track Hot Springs, Arkansas  |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1960 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.oaklawn.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four years old and up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $350,000 (2016) |
The Razorback Handicap is a race for Thoroughbred horses run at Oaklawn Park each year. The race is open to four-year-olds and up willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. A Grade III event, the Razorback currently offers a purse of $350,000.
The 1 1/16-mile test older horses is a prep for the Grade II $500,000 Oaklawn Handicap.
Race history
Race distance
- 1960 – 5+1⁄2 furlongs
- 1961–1968 - 1 mile and 70 yards
- 1969 onwards - 1+1⁄16 miles
Past winners
- 2016 - Upstart
- 2015 - Race Day
- 2014 - Golden Lad
- 2013 - Cyber Secret
- 2012 - Alternation
- 2011 - It Happened
- 2010 - Spotsgone
- 2009 - Let It Rock
- 2008 - Jonesboro
- 2007 - Magna Graduate
- 2006 - Purim
- 2005 - Added Edge
- 2004 - Sonic West
- 2003 - Colorful Tour
- 2002 - Mr Ross Slewacide
- 2001 - Mr Ross Slewacide
- 2000 - Well Noted
- 1999 - Desert Air
- 1998 - Brush With Pride
- 1997 - No Spend No Glow
- 1996 - Juliannus Alydar
- 1995 - Silver Goblin
- 1994 - Prize Fight
- 1993 - Lil E. Tee
- 1992 - Tokatee
- 1991 - Bedeviled
- 1990 - Opening Verse
- 1989 - Blushing John
- 1988 - Lost Code
- 1987 - Bolshoi Boy
- 1986 - Red Attack
- 1985 - Imp Society
- 1984 - Dew Line
- 1983 - Eminency
- 1982 - Eminency
- 1981 - Temperence Hill
- 1980 - All The More
- 1979 - Cisk
- 1978 - Cox's Ridge
- 1977 - Dragset
- 1976 - Royal Glint
- 1975 - Navajo
- 1974 - Model Husband
- 1973 - The Cutter
- 1972 - Gage Line
- 1971 - Francesco3
- 1970 - Charlie Jr
- 1969 - Hy Frost
- 1968 - †Missouri Gent / Barbs'Delight
- 1967 - Swift Ruler
- 1966 - Swift Ruler
- 1965 - El Bora
- 1964 - Jaywalking
- 1963 - Loyal Son
- 1962 - Natego
- 1961 - Eight Again
- 1960 - Cyrol
References
- ^ "RAZORBACK HANDICAP (1ST. DIV.) - OAKLAWN PARK, AR". Thoroughbred Database. 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "RAZORBACK HANDICAP (2ND. DIV.) - OAKLAWN PARK, AR". Thoroughbred Database. 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2013.