Chicago Handicap
The Chicago Handicap is a Grade III race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares, ages three and up, set at seven furlongs and held in June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. It offers a purse of $100,000.
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1986 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.churchilldowns.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, Three-years-old and Up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 (2016) |
The race began in 1986 at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois. In 2007, the race was moved to a synthetic surface when Arlington Park switched its main track from dirt to an all-weather course. The Chicago Handicap was switched back to dirt in 2017, when it was moved to Churchill Downs.[1] Arlington Park was cutting back on its stakes races in order to boost overnight race purses, and Churchill Downs, which is owned by the same company, picked up both the Chicago Handicap and the Matron Stakes.[2]
It went back to Arlington Park in 2018 with Princess La Quinta winning the race[3]
Records
Speed Record (at Arlington Park)
- 1:21.24 - Withallprobability (1992)
Most wins
- 2 - Lazer Show (1986, 1987)
- 2 - Informed Decision (2009, 2010)
Most wins by a jockey
- 3 - Pat Day (1986, 1987, 1990)
- 3 - Craig Perret (1991, 2001, 2003)
- 3 - Rene R. Douglas (2002, 2004, 2008)
Most wins by a trainer
- 2 - Donald R. Winfree (1986, 1987)
- 2 - Frank L. Brothers (1989, 2001)
- 2 - D. Wayne Lukas (1992, 1995)
- 2 - Phillip England (1996, 2000)
- 2 - William I. Mott (2006, 2011)
- 2 - Jonathan E. Sheppard (2009, 2010)
- 2 - W. Bret Calhoun (2013, 2017)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
Gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | My Mertie | 4 | Carlos Marquez Jr. | Michele Boyce | Oak Rock Racing LLC (Margaret Burlingham), Terry Biondo, Cherrywood Racing Stables II (M. Boyce) | 1:22.44 | G3 |
| 2018 | Hotshot Anna | 4 | Harry Hernandez | Hugh Robertson | Hugh Robertson | 1:20.93 | G3 |
| 2017 | Finley'sluckycharm | 4 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | W. Bret Calhoun | Carl L. Moore Management LLC | 1:22.17 | G3 |
| 2016 | Sarah Sis | 4 | Jose Valdivia Jr. | Ingrid Mason | Rags Racing Stable LLC | 1:23.16 | G3 |
| 2015 | Race not held | ||||||
| 2014 | My Option | 4 | Eduardo Perez | Chris Block | Timothy J. Keeley | 1:23.72 | G3 |
| 2013 | Cozze Up Lady | 4 | Miguel Mena | W. Bret Calhoun | Martin Racing et al. | 1:23.06 | G3 |
| 2012 | Kitty in a Tizzy | 5 | Francisco C. Torres | H. James Bond | William L. Clifton Jr. | 1:23.49 | G3 |
| 2011 | Devil by Design | 5 | Corey Nakatani | William I. Mott | John D. Gunther et al. | 1:25.54 | G3 |
| 2010 | Informed Decision | 5 | Julien Leparoux | Jonathan E. Sheppard | Augustin Stable | 1:24.34 | G3 |
| 2009 | Informed Decision | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Jonathan E. Sheppard | Augustin Stable | 1:21.49 | G3 |
| 2008 | Leah's Secret | 5 | Rene R. Douglas | Todd Pletcher | WinStar Farm | 1:22.17 | G3 |
| 2007 | Lady Belsara | 4 | E. T. Baird | S. Matthew Kintz | At the Moment Stables | 1:23.10 | G3 |
| 2006 | Ebony Breeze | 6 | John Jacinto | William I. Mott | Kinsman Stable | 1:22.02 | G3 |
| 2005 | Happy Ticket | 4 | Eusebio Razo Jr. | Andrew Leggio Jr. | Stewart Mather Madison | 1:22.54 | G3 |
| 2004 | My Trusty Cat | 4 | Rene Douglas | David R. Vance | Carl F. Pollard | 1:23.54 | G3 |
| 2003 | For Rubies | 4 | Craig Perret | Lynn S. Whiting | Choctaw Racing Stable | 1:24.21 | G3 |
| 2002 | Mandy's Gold | 4 | Rene R. Douglas | Michael E. Gorham | Steeplechase Farm | 1:22.86 | G3 |
| 2001 | Trip | 4 | Craig Perret | Frank L. Brothers | Claiborne Farm | 1:22.18 | G3 |
| 2000 | Saoirse | 4 | David Clark | Phil England | Knob Hill Stable | 1:23.09 | G3 |
| 1998 | - 1999 | Race not held | |||||
| 1997 | J J'sdream | 4 | Mark Guidry | Bobby Barnett | John A. Franks | 1:22.25 | G3 |
| 1996 | Bunbeg | 4 | Mickey Walls | Phillip England | Knob Hill Stable | 1:23.86 | G3 |
| 1995 | Low Key Affair | 4 | Aaron T. Gryder | D. Wayne Lukas | Moyglare Stud | 1:24.64 | G3 |
| 1994 | Minidar | 4 | Vann Belvoir | Mark A. Hennig | Edward P. Evans | 1:22.49 | G3 |
| 1993 | Meafara | 4 | Juvenal Lopez Diaz | Leslie E. Ahrens | Frank L. Muench | 1:22.12 | G3 |
| 1992 | Withallprobability | 4 | Garrett Gomez | D. Wayne Lukas | Edward P. Evans | 1:21.24 | G3 |
| 1991 | Safely Kept | 5 | Craig Perret | Alan E. Goldberg | Jayeff B. Stable | 1:23.05 | |
| 1990 | Fit for a Queen | 4 | Pat Day | Steven C. Penrod | Hermitage Farm | 1:23.00 | |
| 1989 | Rose's Record | 5 | Jorge Velasquez | Frank L. Brothers | D. V. Ringler | 1:24.60 | |
| 1988 | Race not held | ||||||
| 1987 | Lazer Show | 4 | Pat Day | Donald R. Winfree | James J. Devaney | 1:22.80 | |
| 1986 | Lazer Show | 3 | Pat Day | Donald R. Winfree | James J. Devaney | 1:21.40 | |
References
- Specific
- Equibase.com. "Chicago Handicap Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
- "Churchill Downs to host Arlington's Matron, Chicago Handicap this year | Daily Racing Form". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
- "Princess La Quinta Seeks Third Win in Chicago Handicap". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
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