Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap
- Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap
The Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap is an American graded stakes race for thoroughbred horses run at a distance of one and one-eighths miles on the Santa Anita dirt track. The race is the premier winter race for older fillies and mares. A Grade I, it offers a purse of $300,000.
The racing filly Busher won this race in 1945, Two Lea in 1950, Silver Spoon in 1959, Gamely in 1968, Gallant Bloom in 1970, and Susan's Girl in 1973.
Past winners
Winners of the Santa Margarita Handicap since the beginning of the new century are:
* 2008 - Nashoba's Key (Garrett Gomez)
* 2007 - Balance (Victor Espinoza)
* 2006 - Healthy Addiction
* 2005 - Tarlow
* 2004 - Adoration
* 2003 - Starrer
* 2002 - Azeri
* 2001 - Lazy Slusan
* 2000 - Riboletta
Going Back
* 1997 - Jewel Princess
External links
* [http://www.santaanita.com/ Santa Anita Park Official Website]
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