- Cougar II Handicap
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Grade III race Cougar II Handicap Location Del Mar Racetrack
Del Mar, California, United StatesInaugurated 1937 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website www.dmtc.com Race information Distance 1½ miles (12 furlongs) Track Polytrack synthetic dirt, left-handed Qualification Three-years-old & up Weight Assigned Purse $150,000 The Cougar II Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late July/early August at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. A Grade III event open to horses age three and older, it is contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt over a distance of a mile and a half (12 furlongs). The winner automatically qualifies for a berth in the Breeders' Cup Marathon.
Inaugurated in 1937 as the Escondido Handicap, it was renamed in honor of National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee, Cougar II. The race was run as an overnight stakes from 1997 to 2007.
Past winners
- 2011 = Bourbon Bay (5) (Joe Talamo) Bourbon Bay set a new track record for the distance: 12 furlongs in 2:29.39.
- 2010 =
References
Categories:- Graded stakes races in the United States
- Horse races in the United States
- Open middle distance horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1937
- Del Mar Racetrack
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