- San Diego Handicap
The San Diego Handicap is an American
Thoroughbred horse race held annually atDel Mar Racetrack inDel Mar, California . This Grade II race is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on Polytrack. The race carries a purse of $300,000. It is considered the track's key prep race for its foremost attraction, the $1-million Pacific Classic.Native Diver won this race three times: 1963, 1964, & 1965.Recent winners
* 2008 - Well Armed (
Aaron Gryder ) (Eoin Harty )
* 2007 - Sun Boat (Michael Baze ) (Mike Mitchell )
* 2006 - Giacomo (Mike E. Smith ) (John Shirreffs )
* 2005 - Choctaw Nation (Victor Espinoza ) (Jeff Mullins )
* 2004 - Choctaw Nation (Victor Espinoza ) (Jeff Mullins )
* 2003 - Taste of Paradise (Victor Espinoza ) (John Sadler )
* 2002 - Grey Memo (Eddie Delahoussaye ) (Warren Stute )
* 2001 -Skimming (Garrett K. Gomez ) (Robert J. Frankel )
* 2000 -Skimming (Garrett K. Gomez ) (Robert J. Frankel )
* 1999 - Mazel Trick (Chris McCarron ) (Robert J. Frankel )
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