Surface: | Turf |
Class: | Discontinued horse |
Horse Race: | John Henry Handicap |
Location: | Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California, United States |
Inaugurated: | 1986 |
Race Type: | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Distance: | miles (9 furlongs) |
Track: | Left-handed |
Qualification: | Three-years-old & up |
Weight: | Assigned |
The John Henry Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California from 1986 through 1994.[1] A Grade II event open to horses age three and older, it was contest on turf over a distance of one and one eighth miles (9 furlongs).[2]
Inaugurated in 1986, it was named in honor of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee John Henry, a four-time U.S. Champion Male Turf Horse and two-time U. S. Horse of the Year.
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Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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1994 | Arcangues | 6 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Richard E. Mandella | Daniel Wildenstein | 1:47.20 |
1993 | Leger Cat | 7 | Corey Nakatani | Richard E. Mandella | E. C. Allred & R. D. Hubbard | 1:45.00 |
1992 | Notorious Pleasure | 6 | Russell Baze | Gary F. Jones | Robert Levy et al. | 1:45.60 |
1991 | Pharisien | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Christian Doumen | Jean Andreani | 1:46.80 |
1990 | Golden Pheasant | 4 | Chris McCarron | Charles E. Whittingham | Bruce McNall & Wayne Gretzky | 1:47.00 |
1989 | Peace | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles E. Whittingham | Tom Gentry | 1:46.20 |
1988 | Deputy Governor | 4 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Neil D. Drysdale | Universal Stable | 1:46.00 |
1987 | Al Mamoon | 6 | Pat Valenzuela | Robert J. Frankel | B. R. Firestone & E. A. Gann | 1:47.00 |
1986 | Palace Music | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles E. Whittingham | N. B. Hunt & A. E. Paulson | 1:48.80 |