San Diego Handicap

Horse race

San Diego HandicapClass| Grade II

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Location| Del Mar Racetrack
Del Mar, California, United States
Inaugurated| 1937
Race type| Thoroughbred \- Flat racing
Race information
Distance| 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface| Dirt
Track| Left-handed
Qualification| Three-years-old & up
Weight| Assigned
Purse| $200,000[1]

The San Diego Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late July/early August at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. This Grade II race is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. It is considered the track's key prep race for its foremost attraction, the $1-million Pacific Classic Stakes.

Inaugurated in 1937, it was first run on July 3 as part of the first-ever racecard at Del Mar Racetrack. Since inception it has been contested at various distances:

* 6 furlongs : 1937, 1945, 1946, 1947
* 1 mile : 1941
* 1+1⁄8 miles : 1991-1993
* 1+1⁄16 miles : 1938, 1948–1990, 1994–present

The race was not run in 1939-1940 and from 1942 through 1944.

From 2007 to 2014, the race was run on a Polytrack artificial dirt surface.

## Records

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Speed record: (at current distance of 1+1⁄16 miles)

* 1:40.00 - Windy Sands (1962)
* 1:40.00 - Native Diver (1965)

Most wins:

* 3 - Native Diver (1963, 1964, 1965)

Most wins by a jockey:

* 6 - Chris McCarron (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999)
* 6 - Victor Espinoza (2002, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2016, 2017)

Most wins by a trainer:

* 5 - Charlie Whittingham (1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1989)
* 5 - Robert J. Frankel (1976, 1982, 1999, 2000, 2001)
* 5 - John W. Sadler (2003, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019)

Most wins by an owner:

* 3 - E. O. Stice & Sons (1945, 1948, 1949)
* 3 - M/M Louis K. Shapiro (1963, 1964, 1965)

## Winners

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Year
| Winner
| Age
| Jockey
| Trainer
| Owner
| Time<be>

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2025  | Nysos  | 4  | Flavien Prat | Bob Baffert | Baoma Corp  | 1:42.61
2024  | Dr. Venkman  | 4  | Antonio Fresu  | Mark Glatt  | Agnew, Dan J., Bunch, Clint, Cohen, Mark L. and Hailey, James  | 1:43.36
2023  | Senor Buscador | 5  | Geovanni Franco  | Todd W. Fincher  | Peacock Family Holdings LP  | 1:42.54
2022  | Royal Ship  | 6  | Mike E. Smith  | Richard E. Mandella  | Fox Hollow Racing LLC and Siena Farm LLC  | 1:42.75
2021  | Express Train  | 4  | Juan Hernandez  | John Shirreffs | CRK Stable, LLC  | 1:43.37
2020  | Maximum Security | 4  | Abel Cedillo | Bob Baffert | Mary E. & Gary L. West, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith  | 1:44.54
2019  | Catalina Cruiser  | 5  | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing LLC (Kosta & Pete Hronis)  | 1:44.20
2018  | Catalina Cruiser  | 4  | Drayden Van Dyke | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing LLC (Kosta & Pete Hronis)  | 1:42.95
2017  | Accelerate | 4  | Victor Espinoza | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing LLC (Kosta & Pete Hronis)  | 1:42.15
2016  | California Chrome | 5  | Victor Espinoza | Art Sherman | California Chrome, LLC  | 1:40.84
2015  | Catch a Flight | 5  | Gary Stevens | Richard E. Mandella | Haras Santa Maria de Araras  | 1:43.08
2014  | Fed Biz | 5  | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Kaleem Shah/Fed Biz  | 1:41.00
2013  | Kettle Corn | 6  | Victor Espinoza | John W. Sadler | C R K Stable  | 1:41.83
2012  | Rail Trip | 7  | Jose Valdivia Jr. | Ronald W. Ellis | Jay Em Ess Stable (Samantha Siegel)  | 1:43.14
2011  | Tres Borrachos  | 6  | Rafael Bejarano | Martin F. Jones | George Hicker  | 1:42.71
2010  | Dakota Phone  | 5  | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer | Hollendorfer/Todaro/Carver/Halo Farms  | 1:43.55
2009  | Informed  | 5  | Tyler Baze | Douglas F. O'Neill | Bob & Beverly Lewis Trust | 1:41.91
2008  | Well Armed | 5  | Aaron Gryder | Eoin G. Harty | WinStar Farm | 1:41.57
2007  | Sun Boat  | 5  | Michael Baze | Mike R. Mitchell | Bongo Racing Stable  | 1:45.39
2006  | Giacomo | 4  | Mike E. Smith | John Shirreffs | Ann & Jerry Moss | 1:42.15
2005  | Choctaw Nation  | 5  | Victor Espinoza | Jeff Mullins | Robert D. Bone  | 1:42.40
2004  | Choctaw Nation  | 4  | Victor Espinoza | Jeff Mullins | Robert D. Bone  | 1:42.32
2003  | Taste Of Paradise  | 4  | Victor Espinoza | John W. Sadler | Abrahams & Bloom  | 1:42.62
2002  | Grey Memo  | 5  | Eddie Delahoussaye | Warren Stute | Manzani, Ridgeley Farm  | 1:43.48
2001  | Skimming | 5  | Garrett Gomez | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:41.62
2000  | Skimming | 4  | Garrett Gomez | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:41.06
1999  | Mazel Trick  | 4  | Chris McCarron | Robert J. Frankel | Jones & 3+U Stable  | 1:40.60
1998  | Mud Route  | 4  | Chris McCarron | Ron McAnally | Janis Whitham | 1:41.00
1997  | Northern Afleet  | 4  | Chris McCarron | David E. Hofmans | Anderson & Waranch  | 1:41.80
1996  | Savinio  | 6  | Chris Antley | Walter Greenman | Biszantz/Greenman/Vandeweghe  | 1:40.80
1995  | Blumin Affair  | 4  | Chris McCarron | Jack Van Berg | Bowman & Vogel  | 1:41.20
1994  | Kingdom Found  | 4  | Chris McCarron | Gary F. Jones | Ray Dilbeck  | 1:41.20
1993  | Fanatic Boy  | 6  | Chris McCarron | Ron McAnally | Charles J. Cella | 1:48.40
1992  | Another Review  | 4  | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Chris Speckert | Buckland Farm | 1:47.00
1991  | Twilight Agenda  | 5  | Corey Nakatani | D. Wayne Lukas | Moyglare Stud | 1:47.60
1990  | Quiet American | 4  | Kent Desormeaux | Gary F. Jones | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:40.40
1989  | Lively One  | 4  | Robbie Davis | Charlie Whittingham | John G. Sikura | 1:40.80
1988  | Cutlass Reality | 6  | Gary Stevens | Craig A. Lewis | H. Crash & J. Hankoff  | 1:41.40
1987  | Super Diamond  | 7  | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Edwin J. Gregson | Roland Sahm  | 1:40.80
1986  | Skywalker | 4  | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Michael Whittingham | Oak Cliff Stable  | 1:40.80
1985  | Super Diamond  | 5  | Rafael Meza | Edwin J. Gregson | Roland Sahm  | 1:41.40
1984  | Ancestral  | 4  | Eddie Delahoussaye | Jerry M. Fanning | C. B. Singer  | 1:41.20
1983  | Bates Motel | 4  | Terry Lipham | John Gosden | Jacqueline Getty & M. Riordan  | 1:41.00
1982  | Wickerr  | 7  | Eddie Delahoussaye | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 1:41.40
1981  | Summer Time Guy  | 5  | Sandy Hawley | Willard L. Proctor | William R. Hawn | 1:41.00
1980  | Island Sultan  | 5  | Marco Castaneda | David E. Hofmans | David Ringler  | 1:41.80
1979  | Always Gallant  | 5  | Darrel McHargue | David La Croix | Joseph W. La Croix  | 1:41.00
1978  | Vic's Magic  | 5  | Fernando Toro | Randy Winick | M. & R. Harpenau  | 1:40.20
1977  | Mark's Place  | 5  | Bill Shoemaker | John G. Canty | Bob D. Bird  | 1:40.60
1976  | Good Report †  | 6  | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Robert J. Frankel | Dr. A. J. Chlad  | 1:42.40
1975  | Chesapeake  | 6  | Frank Olivares | T. F. Richardson  | Mrs. C. J. Dorfman  | 1:40.60
1974  | Matun  | 5  | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | M. L. Everett  | 1:41.00
1973  | Kennedy Road | 5  | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | Helen G. Stollery | 1:41.40
1972  | Figonero | 7  | Fernando Alvarez | Warren Stute | Clement L. Hirsch | 1:40.80
1971  | Advance Guard  | 5  | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | Burt Bacharach | 1:41.00
1970  | T.V. Commercial  | 5  | Donald Pierce | Charlie Whittingham | Bwamazon Farm  | 1:41.40
1969  | Kissin' George †  | 6  | William Mahorney | Buster Millerick | DeCourcy Graham  | 1:41.40
1968  | Rivet  | 4  | Miguel Yanez | Dale Landers | Pierce Doty  | 1:40.80
1967  | French Fox  | 5  | Dean Hall | Mort Lipton | Vicgray Farm  | 1:41.60
1966  | Old Mose  | 4  | Donald Pierce | Joe Manzi | Robert E. Hibbert  | 1:41.40
1965  | Native Diver | 6  | Jerry Lambert | Buster Millerick | M/M Louis K. Shapiro  | 1:40.00
1964  | Native Diver | 5  | Jerry Lambert | Buster Millerick | M/M Louis K. Shapiro  | 1:41.20
1963  | Native Diver | 4  | Ralph Neves | Buster Millerick | M/M Louis K. Shapiro  | 1:40.60
1962  | Windy Sands  | 5  | Raymond York | Jack M. Phillips | Connie M. Ring  | 1:40.00
1961  | New Policy | 4  | Robert Mundorf | John H. Adams | Ralph Lowe  | 1:41.00
1960  | Eddie Schmidt  | 7  | Alex Maese | Frank L. Carr | Elobee Farm  | 1:41.20
1959  | Twentyone Guns  | 4  | George Taniguchi | Fred M. Smith | M/M John Eyraud  | 1:42.00
1958  | How Now  | 5  | Willi Harmatz | Cecil Jolly | George C. Newell  | 1:42.00
1957  | Eddie Schmidt  | 4  | Ismael Valenzuela | Frank L. Carr | Elobee Farm  | 1:42.00
1956  | Honeys Alibi  | 4  | Raymond York | Willie F. Alvarado | W-L Ranch Co. | 1:41.40
1955  | Trigonometry  | 4  | Rogelio Trejos | Howard Long | Owl Stable  | 1:41.20
1954  | Stranglehold  | 5  | Billy Pearson | Red McDaniel | N. Gordon Phillips  | 1:41.80
1953  | Goose Khal  | 4  | Bill Shoemaker | Willie F. Alvarado | Harry Brown  | 1:42.80
1952  | Moonrush  | 6  | Ralph Neves | Willie F. Alvarado | King & Luellwitz  | 1:42.20
1951  | Blue Reading  | 4  | Billy Pearson | Red McDaniel | M/M Clement L. Hirsch | 1:41.60
1950  | Manyunk  | 5  | George Moore | Allen Drumheller Sr. | Foster & Collins  | 1:42.40
1949  | Prevaricator  | 6  | Mike Caffarella | Lyle Sechrest | E. O. Stice & Sons  | 1:42.00
1948  | Prevaricator  | 5  | Alan Gray | William Molter | E. O. Stice & Sons  | 1:42.60
1947  | Ended  | 8  | Jimmy Nichols | W. Robertson  | W. Robertson  | 1:11.00
1946  | Lovonsite  | 3  | Nick Wall | L. Meirpol  | Mildred Factor | 1:10.40
1945  | High Resolve  | 4  | William Bailey | William Molter | E. O. Stice & Sons  | 1:10.00
1941  | Step By  | 6  | J. Robertson  | W. Osborne  | Fair Hill Stable  | 1:37.20
1938  | King Saxon | 7  | John Adams | Richard F. Carman Jr. | Richard F. Carman Jr. | 1:45.20
1937  | Clean Out  | 5  | D. Smith  | William B. Finnegan | Vera S. Bragg | 1:12.00

* † In 1976, Mark's Place finished first but was disqualified and set back to last.
* † In 1969, TripleTux finished first but was disqualified and set back to fourth.

## References

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1. ^ "Statistics - San Diego Handicap". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

* The 2009 San Diego Handicap at the NTRA