Ack Ack Handicap (Hollywood Park)

Ack Ack Handicap

Grade III race
Location	Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California, United States
Inaugurated	2001
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.hollywoodpark.com
Race information
Distance	7+1⁄2 furlongs
Surface	Cushion Track
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$100,000

The Ack Ack Handicap was a Grade III race for Thoroughbred horses run at Hollywood Park in June.

Open to horses aged three and up, the Ack Ack was set at a distance of 7+1⁄2 furlongs and offered a purse of $100,000. It was raced on dirt since its inaugural running in 2001 until 2007 after the new synthetic Cushion Track had been installed.

The race was named for the great Ack Ack, inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Horse of the Year in 1971, as well as ranking number 44 in the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century.

This race was run as a stake in 2001.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:27.15 - Joey Franco (2003)

Winners of the Ack Ack Handicap

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2010	NO RACE
2009	Noble Court	5	Joel Rosario	John W. Sadler	Joy Ride Racing	1:27.32
2008	Rebellion (GB)	5	Rafael Bejarano	H. Graham Motion	Hickory Tree Stable	1:27.68
2007	El Roblar	5	Victor Espinoza	Richard Mandella	Stonestreet Stables LLC	1:28.51
2006	Lucky J. H.	4	Patrick Valenzuela	Carla Gaines	Harris Farms, Inc.	1:29.66
2005	McCann's Mojave	5	Jose Valdivia, Jr.	Patrick Gallagher	Mike Willman	1:27.23
2004	Taste of Paradise	5	Jon Court	Molly Pearson	David B. Bloom	1:28.02
2003	Joey Franco	4	Patrick Valenzuela	Darrell Vienna	Gerald Frankel	1:27.15
2002	NO RACE
2001	Grey Memo	4	Garrett Gomez	Warren Stute	Manzani, Ridgeley Farm & Russ	1:28.19

References

• Hollywood Park Media Guide