Surface Dirt Purse 150,000 USD (2014) | Track left-handed | |
Location Hawthorne Race Course
Stickney/Cicero, Illinois, United States Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website www.hawthorneracecourse.com Distance 1 ⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) | ||
Isola piu bella sixty sails handicap gr 3
The Sixty Sails Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the third week of April at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney/Cicero, Illinois. A Grade III event open to Fillies and Mares, age three and older, it is contested on dirt at a distance of one mile and one eighth (9 furlongs).
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- Isola piu bella sixty sails handicap gr 3
- Isola piu bella sixty sails handicap g3 2005
- Records
- Earlier winners
- References
Inaugurated in 1976 at Sportsman's Park, in 2004, the race was moved to Hawthorne Race Course. It was named for the racing filly Sixty Sails, owned by John Petre and Chris Vodanovich of New Orleans.
Since inception, the Sixty Sails Handicap has been contested at various distances:
Isola piu bella sixty sails handicap g3 2005
Records
Speed record:
Earlier winners
In 1980 and 1981 the Sixty Sails Handicap was run in two divisions.
References
Sixty Sails Handicap Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA