- Arcadia Handicap
Turf race infobox
class = Grade II
horse race = Arcadia Handicap
caption =
location =Santa Anita Park
Arcadia, California flagicon|USA
inaugurated = 1988
race type =Thoroughbred -Flat racing
website = [http://www.santaanita.com www.santaanita.com]
distance = 1 mile (8 furlongs)
track = Grass, left-handed
qualification = Four-Year-Olds & Up
weight = Scale Weight
purse = $150,000
bonuses = The Arcadia Handicap is an AmericanThoroughbred horse race run in early April atSanta Anita Park inArcadia, California . Open to horses four years of age and older, it is raced on turf over a distance of one mile. A Grade II race, it currently offers a purse of $150,000.Inaugurated in 1988 as the El Rincon Handicap, it was renamed the Arcadia Handicap in 2001 after the original Arcadia Handicap had been renamed the
Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap .Two Lea won this race in 1949.From 1998 through 2004, the race was run at a distance of 1⅛ miles.
Records
Time record:
* 1:33.17 -Silent Name (2006)Most wins:
* 2 - Steinlen (1988, 1990)Most wins by an owner:
* 3 -Juddmonte Farms (1992, 1996, 2004)Most wins by a
jockey :
* 4 -Gary L. Stevens (1988, 1992, 1996, 1998)Most wins by a trainer:
* 4 -Robert J. Frankel (1992, 1993, 1996, 2004)Winners of the Arcadia Handicap
References
* [http://www.ntra.com/races.aspx?id=22622§ion=races Arcadia Handicap at the NTRA]
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