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Horse race
The Sunset Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the third week of July at Hollywood Park Racetrack in inglewood, California . The Grade III event is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one and one-half miles on turf .
Inaugurated in 1938 as the Aloha Handicap , in 1940 it was renamed the Sunset Handicap. It was raced on dirt until 1967. Since inception it has been contested at various distances:
9 furlongs : 1938, 1950
12 furlongs : 1939, 1940, 1967–1968, 1973–present
13 furlongs : 1941, 1946–1949, 1951–1966
16 furlongs : 1969-1972
In 1975, the Sunset Handicap was run in two divisions.
On December 2, 2009, this Grade II stakes race was downgraded to a Grade III by the American Graded Stakes Committee .
Historical notes
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1+ 1 ⁄2 miles)
2:23.55 - Talloires (1996)
Most wins:
2 - Whodunit (1959, 1961)
Most wins by a jockey :
13 - Bill Shoemaker (1956, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1987)
Most wins by a trainer :
11 - Charles Whittingham (1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1992)
Winners
Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2013
Marketing Mix (mare)
5
Gary Stevens
Tom Proctor
Glen Hill Farms
2:26.78
2012
Dhaamer (IRE)
5
Julien Leparoux
Mike Mitchell
Brown/Manoogian
2:29.13
2011
Imponente
5
Chantal Sutherland
A.C. Avila
Jessica Coudelaria
2:26.65
2010
Marlang
5
Joel Rosario
Neil D. Drysdale
Gustav Schickedanz
2:25.45
2009
Black Astor
5
Joseph Talamo
Lisa L. Lewis
A Breed Apart, LLC & S. R. Humphrey
2:27.10
2008
Warning Zone
4
Mike Smith
John W. Sadler
Rising Sun Racing Stable
2:26.95
2007
Runaway Dancer
8
Alex Solis
Dan L. Hendricks
R L Stables
2:27.68
2006
T.H. Approval
5
Alex Solis
Eduardo Inda
Tadahiro Hotehama
2:26.65
2005
Always First
4
Victor Espinoza
Neil D. Drysdale
Sheikh Mohammed
2:27.00
2004
Star Over The Bay
4
Tyler Baze
Mike R. Mitchell
G Racing et al.
2:26.47
2003
Puerto Banus
4
Victor Espinoza
Kristin Mulhall
Steve Taub et al.
2:26.95
2002
Grammarian
4
Brice Blanc
Kellyn Gorder
Lindsey Williams
2:26.59
2001
Blueprint
6
Gary Stevens
Robert B. Hess, Jr.
Fog City Stable
2:26:16
2000
Bienamado
4
Chris McCarron
J. Paco Gonzalez
J. Toffan /T. McCaffery
2:25.06
1999
Plicck
4
David Flores
Ron McAnally
Al & Sandee Kirkwood
2:26.97
1998
River Bay
5
Alex Solis
Robert Frankel
Henri Chalhoub
2:27.40
1997
Marlin
4
David Flores
D. Wayne Lukas
Michael Tabor
2:25.39
1996
Talloires
6
Kent Desormeaux
Edwin J. Gregson
Randall D. Hubbard , et al.
2:23.55
1995
Sandpit
6
Corey Nakatani
Richard E. Mandella
Sierra Thoroughbreds
2:25.50
1994
Grand Flotilla
7
Gary Stevens
Jenine Sahadi
Mike Sloan
2:26.35
1993
Bien Bien
4
Chris McCarron
J. Paco Gonzalez
J. Toffan & T. McCaffery
2:25.69
1992
Qathif
5
Alex Solis
Charles Whittingham
Ann & Jerry Moss
2:26.72
1991
Black Monday
5
Corey Nakatani
Gary F. Jones
Abrams, Hicker & Lima
2:26.00
1990
Petite Ile
4
Corey Black
Edwin J. Gregson
Jean-Francois Malle
2:25.60
1989
Pranke
5
Pat Valenzuela
Edwin J. Gregson
Hector Sanchez
2:28.00
1988
Roi Normand
5
Fernando Toro
Robert Frankel
Edmund A. Gann
2:24.60
1987
Swink
4
Bill Shoemaker
Charles Whittingham
Nelson Bunker Hunt
2:25.00
1986
Zoffany
6
Eddie Delahoussaye
John Gosden
A. Speelman / J. & A. Bodie
2:25.20
1985
Kings Island
4
Fernando Toro
Jerry M. Fanning
Dan Agnew & Charles Baumbach
2:25.80
1984
John Henry
9
Chris McCarron
Ron McAnally
Dotsam Stable
2:24.80
1983
Craelius
4
Chris McCarron
Charles Whittingham
Howard B. Keck
2:26.40
1982
Erins Isle
4
Angel Cordero, Jr.
Charles Whittingham
Brian Sweeney , et al.
2:25.60
1981
Galaxy Libra
5
Bill Shoemaker
Charles Whittingham
Louis R. Rowan
2:25.80
1980
Inkerman
5
Bill Shoemaker
Charles Whittingham
Edward Hudson, Sr.
2:24.40
1979
Sirlad
5
Darrel McHargue
Charles Whittingham
Abram S. Hewitt
2:24.00
1978
Exceller
5
Bill Shoemaker
Charles Whittingham
Nelson Bunker Hunt
2:27.00
1977
Today 'n Tomorrow
4
Bill Shoemaker
Roger Clapp
Connie M. Ring
2:27.60
1976
Caucasus
4
Fernando Toro
Charles Whittingham
Fred Sahadi
2:26.40
1975
Barclay Joy
5
Bill Shoemaker
A. Thomas Doyle
John McShain
2:26.80
1975
Cruiser II
6
Frank Olivares
Ron McAnally
Contreras, Mamakos & Stubrin
2:27.00
1974
Greco II
5
Bill Shoemaker
Charles Whittingham
E. E. Fogelson
2:27.00
1973
Cougar II
7
Bill Shoemaker
Charles Whittingham
Mary F. Jones
2:26.00
1972
Typecast (mare)
6
Johnny Sellers
A. Thomas Doyle
Westerly Stud
3:20.60
1971
Over The Counter
7
Jerry Lambert
Robert Frankel
H. T. Sheridan
3:19.20
1970
One For All
4
Laffit Pincay, Jr.
Horatio Luro
John A. Bell III
3:21.80
1969
Petrone
5
Johnny Sellers
Robert L. Wheeler
Flag Is Up Farms & E. Constantine
3:18.00
1968
Fort Marcy
4
Laffit Pincay, Jr.
J. Elliott Burch
Rokeby Stable
2:26.60
1967
Hill Clown
4
Bill Shoemaker
William B. Finnegan
El Peco Ranch
2:27.80
1966
O'Hara
4
Donald Pierce
William J. Hirsch
Greentree Stable
2:40.40
1965
Terry's Secret
3
Alex Maese
Carl A. Roles
Poltex Stable
2:41.80
1964
Colorado King
5
Bill Shoemaker
Wally Dunn
Poltex Stable
2:40.80
1963
Arbitrage
5
Pete Moreno
Reggie Cornell
Linda Cornell
2:41.20
1962
Prove It
5
Bill Shoemaker
Mesh Tenney
Rex C. Ellsworth
2:39.60
1961
Whodunit
6
Manuel Ycaza
William C. Winfrey
Mrs. Jan Burke
2:39.00
1960
Dotted Swiss
4
Edward Burns
Robert L. Wheeler
C. V. Whitney
2:40.20
1959
Whodunit
4
Raymond York
William C. Winfrey
Mrs. Jan Burke
2:40.80
1958
Gallant Man
4
Bill Shoemaker
John A. Nerud
Ralph Lowe
2:41.00
1957
Find
7
Ralph Neves
William C. Winfrey
Alfred G. Vanderbilt II
2:40.00
1956
Swaps
4
Bill Shoemaker
Mesh Tenney
Rex C. Ellsworth
2:38.20
1955
Social Outcast
5
Eric Guerin
William C. Winfrey
Alfred G. Vanderbilt II
2:40.60
1954
Fleet Bird
5
Ralph Neves
Horace A. Jones
Calumet Farm
2:40.80
1953
Lights Up
6
Jack Westrope
Hack Ross
Clifford H. Jones & Sons
2:41.20
1952
Great Circle
5
Reg Heather
Warren Stute
John T. de Blois Wack
2:41.80
1951
Alderman
4
Jack Westrope
Willie Dennis
Breel Stable
2:42.00
1950
Hill Prince
3
Eddie Arcaro
Casey Hayes
Christopher Chenery
1:48.60
1949
Ace Admiral
4
Johnny Longden
William Molter
Maine Chance Farm
2:39.80
1948
Drumbeat
3
Thearl Williams
Jack T. Engle
Andrea Leeds Howard
2:41.00
1947
Cover Up
4
Robert Permane
Ross Brinson
Zack T. Addington
2:41.20
1946
Historian
5
Ovie Scurlock
Edward Anspach
Herbert Woolf
2:40.80
1945
NO RACE
1944
1943
1942
1941
King Torch
4
Johnny Deering
Graceton Philpot
Louis B. Mayer
2:44.40
1940
Kayak II
5
John H. Adams
Tom Smith
Charles S. Howard
2:30.20
1939
Sorteado
4
Ralph Neves
Tom Smith
Charles S. Howard
2:29.00
1938
Ligaroti
7
Noel Richardson
Lindsay C. Howard
Binglin Stable
1:50.40
Other North American Marathon races
On dirt:
On turf :
References