HORSE RACING PROGRAM 1945 DEL MAR HANDICAP

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YOU ARE BIDDING ON A DEL MAR RACE TRACK PROGRAM , AUG 25TH 1945. THE FEATURE RACE WAS THE DEL MAR HANDICAP The Del Mar Handicap is an American thoroughbred horse race run each year during the third week of August at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California . The Grade II race is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one and three-eighths miles on the Jimmy Durante turf course.Since inception, the Del Mar Handicap has been contested at various distances: 1 1/ 16 miles : 1937-1948 1⅛ miles : 1949-1969 about 1¼ miles on dirt : 1976-1985 1⅜ miles : 1970-1975, 1986-present The Del Mar Handicap was run in two divisions in 1972.In 1969, Figonero won the race in a world record time of 1:46.20 for 1⅛ miles. Records Speed record: (at current distance of 1⅜ miles) 2:11.14 - Spring House (2008) Most wins: 2 - Frankly (1948, 1950) 2 - Arrogate (1955, 1956) 2 - How Now (1957, 1960) 2 - Navarone (1992, 1994) Most wins by an owner: 3 - Robert E. Hibbert (1966, 1992, 1994) 3 - Edmund A. Gann (1981, 1993, 2001) Most wins by a jockey : 8 - Bill Shoemaker (1950, 1953, 1954, 1971, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1987) Most wins by a trainer : 7 - Charles Whittingham (1961, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1987, 1989, 1990) Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 2008 Spring House 6 Corey Nakatani Julio C. Canani Randall D. Hubbard 2:11.14 read more