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John Henry Handicap

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Inaugurated
  
1986

Track
  
Left-handed

Surface
  
Turf

Location
  
Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California, United States

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

Distance
  
1 ⁄8 miles (9 furlongs)

The John Henry Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California from 1986 through 1994. A Grade II event open to horses age three and older, it was contest on turf over a distance of one and one eighth miles (9 furlongs).

Inaugurated in 1986, it was named in honor of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee John Henry, a four-time U.S. Champion Male Turf Horse and two-time U. S. Horse of the Year.

Records

Speed record:

  • 1:45.00 - Leger Cat (1993)

    • Most wins:

  • No horse won this race more than once.

    • Most wins by an owner:

  • No owner won this race more than once.

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 2 - Bill Shoemaker (1986, 1989)
  • 2 - Eddie Delahoussaye (1988, 1994)
  • 2 - Corey Nakatani (1991, 1993)

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 3 - Charles E. Whittingham (1986, 1989, 1990)

    • References

    John Henry Handicap Wikipedia
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