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Rancho Bernardo Handicap

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Inaugurated
  
1967

Surface
  
Polytrack

Distance
  
1,308 m

Website
  
www.dmtc.com

Track
  
left-handed

Purse
  
100,000 USD (2015)

Location
  
Del Mar Racetrack Del Mar, California

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

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The Rancho Bernardo Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. It is open to fillies and mares age three and up and raced at a distance of six and one-half furlongs on Polytrack. A Grade III event, it currently offers a purse of $100,000. As of 2008, it is a Breeders' Cup "Win And You're In" event, qualifying the winner to run in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint.

Contents

Since inception the race has been contested at various distances and surfaces:

  • 1 mile: 1967 (on dirt)
  •  1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs): 1973 (on turf)
  • 6 furlongs: 1974-85 (on dirt)
  • 6.5 furlongs: 1986-2006 (on dirt)
  • 6.5 furlongs: 2007-present (on Polytrack)

    • Quicken Tree won this race in 1967.

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    Records

    Speed record: (at current distance of 6.5 furlongs)

  • 1:14.20 - Track Gal (1995) (dirt)
  • 1:14.48 - Reneesgotzip (2013) (Polytrack) (Race and Track record)

    • Most wins:

  • 3 - Track Gal (1995, 1996, 1997)

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 9 - Laffit Pincay, Jr. (1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2000)
  • 8 - Chris McCarron (1978, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 6 - D. Wayne Lukas (1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988)

    • Most wins by an owner:

  • 3 - Oldknow & Phipps (1995, 1996, 1997)

    • Past winners

  • 2016 - Tara's Tango (Martin Garcia)
  • 2015 - Taris (Gary Stevens)
  • 2014 - Judy the Beauty (Mike E. Smith)
  • 2013 - Reneesgotzip (Garrett Gomez)
  • 2012 - Winding Way (Rafael Bejarano)
  • 2011 - Tanda (Joe Talamo)
  • 2010 - Sweet August Moon (Victor Espinoza)
  • 2009 - Carlsbad (Tyler Baze)
  • 2008 - Dearest Trickski (Mike E. Smith)
  • 2007 - River's Prayer (Clinton Potts)
  • 2006 - Behaving Badly (Victor Espinoza)
  • 2005 - Behaving Badly (Victor Espinoza)
  • 2004 - Dream of Summer (Mike E. Smith)
  • 2003 - Secret Liaison (Corey Nakatani)
  • 2002 - Kalookan Queen (Alex Solis)
  • 2001 - Kalookan Queen (Alex Solis)
  • 2000 - Theresa's Tizzy (Laffit Pincay, Jr.)

    • References

    Rancho Bernardo Handicap Wikipedia
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