Dahlia Handicap

Dahlia Handicap
Grade II race (discontinued)
Location	Hollywood Park Racetrack; Inglewood, California, United States
Inaugurated	1982
Last run	2008
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Hollywood Park official website
Race information
Distance	1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$150,000

The Dahlia Handicap was a race for thoroughbred horses run annually at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The Dahlia is open to fillies and mares, age three and up, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the turf. A Grade II was last run 2008.

The race was run in two divisions in 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, and 1990. It is named in honor of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee, the great racing mare Dahlia. Born in 1970, died in 2001 at age of 31, Dahlia won the big races in France, in England, in the United States, and in Canada.

Due to problems with the turf course, in 2004 the race was run on dirt and as such for that event was downgraded to a G-III event.

Records[edit]

Speed record:

Most wins:

Most wins by a trainer:

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2008	Vacare	5	Jose Valdivia, Jr.	Christophe Clement	Jon & Sarah Kelly	1:43.17
2007	Citronnade	4	David Flores	Robert J. Frankel	Stronach Stables	1:41.49
2006	Grande Melody	3	Julien Leparoux	Patrick Biancone	H. Joseph Allen	1:40.96
2005	no race
2004	Festival	5	Danny Sorenson	Paddy Gallagher	Grand Farm	1:42.11
2003	Katdogawn	3	Mike E. Smith	James M. Cassidy	John Cuchna et al.	1:41.52
2002	Tout Charmant (DH)	6	Alex Solis	Ron McAnally	Stonerside Stable	1:44.55
2002	Surya (DH)	4	Pat Valenzuela	Robert J. Frankel	Flaxman Holdings	1:44.55
2001	Verruma	5	Garrett Gomez	James K. Chapman	J. K. Chapman & partners	1:43.24
2000	Follow the Money	4	Victor Espinoza	David Hofmans	Christopher & Patricia Elia	1:40.71
1999	Lady at Peace	3	Garrett Gomez	Julio C. Canani	Jon & Sarah Kelly	1:41.50