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Pat O'Brien Handicap

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Inaugurated
  
1986

Track
  
left-handed

Distance
  
Furlong

Website
  
www.dmtc.com

Distance
  
1,408 m

Purse
  
200,000 USD (2016)

Location
  
Del Mar Racetrack Del Mar, California, U.S.

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

Surface
  
Polytrack synthetic dirt

2008 pat o brien handicap


The Pat O'Brien Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. In 2009, this race became a Grade I event. It has since become downgraded to a Grade II stakes.

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The race was named in honor of actor and Del Mar Racetrack co-founder, Pat O'Brien. The race, also known as the Pat O'Brien Breeders' Cup Handicap, is open to horses age three and up willing to race seven furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt, and currently carries a purse of $200,000.

Pat O'Brien, a classic character movie actor who often appeared in a Jimmy Cagney starring vehicle, loved the races.

Records

Speed record:

  • 1:20.06 - Lit de Justice (1995) (new track record)

    • Most wins:

  • 2 - Disturbingthepeace (2002, 2003)

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 6 - Victor Espinoza (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 7 - Bob Baffert (2000, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

    • Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 - Rita & David Milch (2002, 2003)

    • References

    Pat O'Brien Handicap Wikipedia
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