El Conejo Handicap
| Discontinued race | |
| Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1981 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 5.5 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The El Conejo Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually on January 1 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A Grade III sprint race open to horses age four and older, it is contested on Pro-Ride synthetic dirt over a distance of five and a half furlongs.
In 2000, the El Conejo Handicap was run in January and again in December and in 1984 it was raced in two divisions. There was no race run in 1987.
Records[edit]
Speed record:
- 1:01.27 - In Summation (2008)
Most wins:
- 2 - To B. Or Not (1981, 1982)
- 2 - Kona Gold (1999, 2003)
- 2 - Freespool (2000 (2x))
- 2 - In Summation (2008, 2009)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 7 - Chris McCarron (1982, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2000 (2x)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Ronald W. Ellis (1981, 1982)
- 2 - Robert J. Frankel (1984, 1998)
- 2 - Bob Baffert (1994, 1997)
- 2 - Bruce Headley (1999, 2003)
- 2 - Ted H. West (2000 (2x))
- 2 - D. Wayne Lukas (2002, 2006)
- 2 - Douglas F. O'Neill (2005, 2007)
- 2 - Christophe Clement (2008, 2009)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Bohm Stables, Inc. (1981, 1982)
- 2 - Irwin & Andrew Molasky et al. (1999, 2003)
- 2 - Desperado Stables, Inc. (2000 (2x))
- 2 - Waterford Stable (2008, 2009
Winners[edit]
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | no race | |||||
| 2009 | In Summation | 6 | Rafael Bejarano | Christophe Clement | Waterford Stable | 1:02.58 |
| 2008 | In Summation | 5 | Corey Nakatani | Christophe Clement | Waterford Stable | 1:01.27 |
| 2007 | Harvard Avenue | 6 | Garrett Gomez | Douglas F. O'Neill | Ron Crockett | 1:02.68 |
| 2006 | With Distinction | 5 | Javier Santiago | D. Wayne Lukas | Robert & Beverly Lewis Trust | 1:02.44 |
| 2005 | Areyoutalkintome | 4 | Tyler Baze | Douglas F. O'Neill | Ron Manzani & Russell Sarno | 1:02.52 |
| 2004 | Boston Common | 5 | Gary Stevens | Jeff Mullins | Richard Englander | 1:02.35 |
| 2003 | Kona Gold | 9 | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Irwin & Andrew Molasky et al. | 1:02.63 |
| 2002 | Snow Ridge | 4 | Mike E. Smith | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1:03.05 |
| 2000 | Freespool | 4 | Chris McCarron | Ted H. West | Desperado Stables, Inc. | 1:02.50 |
| 2000 | Freespool | 4 | Chris McCarron | Ted H. West | Desperado Stables, Inc. | 1:03.33 |
| 1999 | Kona Gold | 5 | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Irwin & Andrew Molasky et al. | 1:01.74 |
| 1998 | The Exeter Man | 6 | Garrett Gomez | Robert J. Frankel | Super Horse Inc. (Lessee) | 1:02.23 |
| 1997 | High Stakes Player | 5 | Corey Nakatani | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram | 1:02.89 |
| 1996 | Lit de Justice | 6 | Corey Nakatani | Jenine Sahadi | Evergreen Farm | 1:01.85 |
| 1995 | Phone Roberto | 6 | Chris McCarron | Darrell Vienna | No Problem Stable et al. | 1:02.34 |
| 1994 | Gundaghia | 7 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Bob Baffert | John Goodman & Robert Kieckhefer | 1:02.01 |
| 1993 | Fabulous Champ | 4 | Chris McCarron | Jerry Dutton | Dutton & Lerch | 1:02.66 |
| 1992 | Gray Slewpy | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Dan L. Hendricks | Ed Friendly | 1:02.01 |
| 1991 | Black Jack Road | 7 | Gary Stevens | Fordell Fierce | Donna & Dorothy Kisela | 1:05.20 |
| 1990 | Frost Free | 5 | Chris McCarron | John W. Sadler | Triple Dot Dash Stable/Vandervoort | 1:03.00 |
| 1989 | Sunny Blossom | 4 | Fernando Valenzuela | Edwin J. Gregson | M. Bauer/R. Estrin/Santa Barbara Stable | 1:04.60 |
| 1988 | Sylvan Express | 5 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Jacque Fulton | Mrs. R. A. Johnson | 1:03.80 |
| 1986 | Take My Picture | 4 | Gary Stevens | Gary Lewis | L. G. or Helen Rhodes | 1:03.00 |
| 1985 | Debonaire Junior | 4 | Chris McCarron | Noble Threewitt | Jack D. Rogers | 1:02.60 |
| 1984 | Premiership | 4 | Rafael Meza | Laz Barrera | Ethel D. Jacobs (Lessee) | 1:03.40 |
| 1984 | Night Mover | 4 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Robert J. Frankel | Ann & Jerry Moss | 1:03.20 |
| 1983 | Pompeii Court | 6 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Laurie Anderson | Crowe & Lewyk | 1:02.80 |
| 1982 | To B. Or Not | 6 | Chris McCarron | Ronald W. Ellis | Bohm Stables, Inc. | 1:02.20 |
| 1981 | To B. Or Not | 5 | Pat Valenzuela | Ronald W. Ellis | Bohm Stables, Inc. | 1:02.40 |