| Surface: | Turf |
| Class: | Grade II |
| Horse Race: | Yellow Ribbon Handicap |
| Location: | Del Mar Racetrack Del Mar, California, United States |
| Inaugurated: | 1945 |
| Race Type: | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website: | www.dmtc.com |
| Distance: | miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Track: | Left-handed |
| Qualification: | Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up |
| Weight: | Assigned |
| Purse: | US$200,000 (since 2014)[1] |
The Yellow Ribbon Handicap (formerly known as the Palomar Handicap) is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The Grade II race is run on turf at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles (8.5 furlongs) and is open to fillies and mares, age three and up.
The Palomar Handicap was first run in 1945 as a six furlong race on dirt for three-year-olds. It was not run again until 1952 when it was made an event for three-year-old fillies. After being put on hiatus again, it became an annual event in 1955. Since 1970, it has been contested on turf. From its inception, the race has been contested at various distances:
It was raced in two divisions in 1970, 1971, 1973, 1982, and 1991.
This race is now called the Yellow Ribbon Handicap. (The original Yellow Ribbon Stakes run during the Oak Tree Racing Association Meeting is now called the Rodeo Drive Stakes.)
Speed record: (at current distance of 8.5 furlongs)
Most wins:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Going Global | 4 | Umberto Rispoli | Philip D'Amato | CYBT, Saul Gevertz et al. | 1:41.18 | |
| 2021 | Princess Grace | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Michael Stidham | John and Susan Moore | 1:40.84 | |
| 2020 | Bodhicitta | 4 | Flavien Prat | Richard Baltas | Calvin Nguyen | 1:42.83 | |
| 2019 | Beau Recall | 5 | Drayden Van Dyke | Brad H. Cox | Slam Dunk Racing & Medallion Racing | 1:41.23 | |
| 2018 | Cambodia | 6 | Drayden Van Dyke | Thomas F. Proctor | Winter Quarter Farm | 1:40.51 | |
| 2017 | Cambodia | 5 | Drayden Van Dyke | Thomas F. Proctor | Winter Quarter Farm | 1:40.86 | |
| 2016 | She's Not Here | 5 | Drayden Van Dyke | Victoria H. Oliver | Humphrey/St. George Farm | 1:42.70 | |
| 2015 | She's Not Here | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Victoria H. Oliver | Humphrey/St. George Farm | 1:41.86 | |
| 2014 | Miss Serendipity | 6 | Brice Blanc | Ron McAnally | Anselmo Cavalieri | 1:40.98 | |
| 2013 | Egg Drop | 4 | Martin Garcia | Mike R. Mitchell | Little Red Feather Racing | 1:40.50 | |
| 2012 | Halo Dolly | 4 | Joe Talamo | Jerry Hollendorfer | Hoefflin/Hollendorfer/Todaro/et al. | 1:40.52 | |
| 2011 | City to City | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Jerry Hollendorfer | Hollendorfer/DeBurgh/Dedominico | 1:41.58 | |
| 2010 | Gotta Have Her | 6 | Mike E. Smith | Jenine Sahadi | Green Lantern Stable | 1:42.39 | |
| 2009 | Gotta Have Her | 5 | Tyler Baze | Jenine Sahadi | Green Lantern Stables | 1:40.67 | |
| 2008 | Vacare | 5 | Corey Nakatani | Christophe Clement | Jon & Sarah Kelly | 1:40.64 | |
| 2007 | Precious Kitten | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Ken & Sarah Ramsey | 1:40.42 | ||
| 2006 | Mea Domina | 5 | Tyler Baze | Ron McAnally | Janis R. Whitham | 1:39.67 | |
| 2005 | Intercontinental | 5 | Juddmonte Farms | 1:39.84 | |||
| 2004 | Etoile Montante | 4 | Jose Valdivia Jr. | Juddmonte Farms | 1:40.59 | ||
| 2003 | Spring Star | 4 | Alex Solis | Richard E. Mandella | Wertheimer Farm | 1:40.78 | |
| 2002 | Voodoo Dancer | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Christophe Clement | Green Hills Farm | 1:41.56 | |
| 2001 | Tranquility Lake | 6 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Julio C. Canani | Pam & Martin Wygod | 1:41.94 | |
| 2000 | Tranquility Lake | 5 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Julio C. Canani | Pam & Martin Wygod | 1:41.01 | |
| 1999 | Happyanunoit | 4 | Brice Blanc | Amerman Racing Stables | 1:41.20 | ||
| 1998 | Tuzla | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Julio C. Canani | David Milch | 1:42.20 | |
| 1997 | Blushing Heiress | 5 | Chris McCarron | Dan L. Hendricks | M.F. & T.M. Cavanagh | 1:43.20 | |
| 1996 | Yearly Tour | 5 | Chris McCarron | David Hofmans | Golden Eagle Farm | 1:42.40 | |
| 1995 | Morgana | 4 | Gary Stevens | Robert E. Sangster | 1:42.40 | ||
| 1994 | Shir Dar | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Edmund A. Gann | 1:42.80 | ||
| 1993 | Heart of Joy | 6 | David Flores | Golden Eagle Farm | 1:42.00 | ||
| 1992 | Super Staff | 4 | Chris McCarron | Ron McAnally | Juddmonte Farms | 1:42.20 | |
| 1991 | Guiza | 4 | Blue Vista Inc. | 1:42.00 | |||
| 1991 | Somethingmerry | 4 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Donald Warren | E. W. "Bud" Johnston family | 1:41.80 | |
| 1990 | Jabalina Brown | 5 | Julio A. Garcia | Ron McAnally | Haras Rosa Del Sur | 1:42.60 | |
| 1989 | Claire Marine | 4 | 1:43.20 | ||||
| 1988 | Chapel of Dreams | 4 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Ted M. Sabarese | 1:42.60 | ||
| 1987 | Festivity | 4 | Alex Solis | Laz Barrera | Harbor View Farm | 1:35.80 | |
| 1986 | Aberuschka | 4 | Pat Valenzuela | Ann & Jerry Moss | 1:34.40 | ||
| 1985 | Capichi | 5 | Russell Baze | 3 Plus U Stable | 1:35.20 | ||
| 1984 | Moment to Buy † | 3 | Tommy Chapman | Olen Battles | Paul Painter | 1:35.20 | |
| 1983 | Triple Tipple | 4 | Chris McCarron | Richard L. Cross | Fittocks Stud | 1:35.60 | |
| 1982 | Northern Fable | 4 | Sandy Hawley | Charles Wittingham | Mike G. Rutherford | 1:35.20 | |
| 1982 | Star Pastures | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | John Gosden | Robert E. Sangster | 1:35.40 | |
| 1981 | Kilijaro | 5 | Marco Castaneda | Serge Fradkoff & E. A. Seltzer | 1:35.40 | ||
| 1980 | A Thousand Stars | 5 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Alan Clore | 1:34.80 | ||
| 1979 | More So | 4 | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 1:35.40 | |||
| 1978 | Drama Critic | 4 | Ron McAnally | Elmendorf | 1:36.40 | ||
| 1977 | Dancing Femme | 4 | Donald Pierce | Tommy Doyle | Jack L. Finley | 1:35.60 | |
| 1976 | Just a Kick | 4 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Roger E. Clapp | Connie M. Ring | 1:29.40 | |
| 1975 | Modus Vivendi | 4 | Fernando Toro | Bernard J. Ridder | 1:28.80 | ||
| 1974 | Sphere | 4 | Steve Valdez | Claiborne Farm (Lessee) | 1:28.40 | ||
| 1973 | Meilleur | 3 | Donald Pierce | John H. Adams | El Peco Ranch | 1:28.80 | |
| 1973 | Belle Marie | 3 | Kinship Stable | 1:28.80 | |||
| 1972 | Minstrel Miss | 5 | Donald Pierce | Jack M. Grossman | 1:28.40 | ||
| 1971 | Street Dancer | 4 | William T. Brady | 1:29.20 | |||
| 1971 | Opening Bid | 4 | Jerry Lambert | Lou Glauburg | M/M John J. Elmore | 1:29.80 | |
| 1970 | Lynne's Orphan | 4 | Dennis Tierney | Linwood J. Brooks | Lester Eaton & Winston W. Kratz | 1:29.60 | |
| 1970 | La Sevillana | 4 | Álvaro Pineda | Warren Stute | Bent Tree Ranch | 1:29.20 | |
| 1969 | Time to Leave | 4 | Danny Velasquez | John G. Canty | Neil S. McCarthy | 1:08.20 | |
| 1968 | Pacific Cross | 4 | Johnny Sellers | Clyde Conway | M/M John J. Elmore | 1:09.00 | |
| 1967 | Admirably | 5 | Jerry Lambert | Lou Glauburg | E. J. Anderson | 1:08.60 | |
| 1966 | Fleet Treat | 3 | Fernando Alvarez | Jimmy Wallace | M/M E. W. "Bud" Johnston | 1:08.80 | |
| 1965 | Jam N Jellie | 5 | A. J. Gorsky | Charles Galea | 1:08.80 | ||
| 1964 | Soldier Girl | 3 | Johnny Longden | Charles A. Comiskey | M/M John Tusquellas | 1:09.40 | |
| 1963 | Sabina Louise | 3 | Jerry Lambert | Farrell W. Jones | Albert Sultan | 1:12.20 | |
| 1962 | Sunday Slippers | 3 | Jackie Leonard | William W. Morris | M/M Horace B. Taylor | 1:09.20 | |
| 1961 | Nascania | 4 | Emile Ohayon | Joseph S. Dunn | Howard B. Keck | 1:09.00 | |
| 1960 | Perizade | 4 | Noble Threewitt | M/M T. M. Brown | 1:09.20 | ||
| 1959 | Sweet June | 3 | Raymond York | Tommy Doyle | M/M E. B. Johnston | 1:09.20 | |
| 1958 | Camloc | 3 | R. D. Moon | Colin Campbell | 1:09.80 | ||
| 1957 | Myrtle | 4 | Keith L. Stucki | Triple K. Stable | 1:09.40 | ||
| 1956 | In Reserve | 4 | Johnny Longden | Vance Longden | Alberta Ranches, Ltd. | 1:09.40 | |
| 1955 | Robinar | 3 | Johnny Longden | John Craigmyle | Alberta Ranches, Ltd. | 1:09.00 | |
| 1953–1954 no race | |||||||
| 1952 | Sincerely | 3 | Reggie Cornell | Biff 's Stable | 1:10.80 | ||
| 1946–1951 no race | |||||||
| 1945 | Double F. F. | 3 | Jack Avant | Harry N. Isenberg | 1:11.00 | ||
† In 1984, Royal Heroine finished first but was disqualified and set back to third.