Ack Ack Handicap (Hollywood Park) Explained

Class:Grade III
Horse Race:Ack Ack Handicap
Location:Hollywood Park Racetrack
Inglewood, California, United States
Inaugurated:2001
Race Type:Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website:www.hollywoodpark.com
Distance: furlongs
Surface:Cushion Track
Track:Left-handed
Qualification:Three-year-olds & up
Weight:Assigned
Purse:$100,000

The Ack Ack Handicap was a Grade III race for Thoroughbred horses run at Hollywood Park in June.

Open to horses aged three and up, the Ack Ack was set at a distance of furlongs and offered a purse of $100,000. It was raced on dirt since its inaugural running in 2001 until 2007 after the new synthetic Cushion Track had been installed.

The race was named for the great Ack Ack, inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Horse of the Year in 1971, as well as ranking number 44 in the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century.

This race was run as a stake in 2001.

Records

Speed record:

Winners of the Ack Ack Handicap

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2010NO RACE
2009Noble Court5Joel RosarioJohn W. SadlerJoy Ride Racing1:27.32
2008Rebellion (GB)5Rafael BejaranoH. Graham MotionHickory Tree Stable1:27.68
2007El Roblar5Victor EspinozaRichard MandellaStonestreet Stables LLC1:28.51
2006Lucky J. H.4Patrick ValenzuelaCarla GainesHarris Farms, Inc.1:29.66
2005McCann's Mojave5Jose Valdivia, Jr.Patrick GallagherMike Willman1:27.23
2004Taste of Paradise5Jon CourtMolly PearsonDavid B. Bloom1:28.02
2003Joey Franco4Patrick ValenzuelaDarrell ViennaGerald Frankel1:27.15
2002NO RACE
2001Grey Memo4Garrett GomezWarren StuteManzani, Ridgeley Farm & Russ1:28.19

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