Rancho Bernardo Handicap

The Rancho Bernardo Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. It is open to fillies and mares age three and up and raced at a distance of six and one-half furlongs on Polytrack. A Grade III event, it currently offers a purse of $100,000. As of 2008, it is a Breeders' Cup "Win And You're In" event, qualifying the winner to run in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint.

Rancho Bernardo Handicap
Grade III race
LocationDel Mar Racetrack
Del Mar, California
Inaugurated1967
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.dmtc.com
Race information
Distance6.5 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFillies & Mares, 3-years-old & up
WeightAssigned
Purse$100,000 (2015)

Since inception the race has been contested at various distances and surfaces:

  • 1 mile: 1967 (on dirt)
  • 1 116 miles (8.5 furlongs): 1973 (on turf)
  • 6 furlongs: 1974-85 (on dirt)
  • 6.5 furlongs: 1986-2006,2015-present (on dirt)
  • 6.5 furlongs: 2007-14 (on Polytrack)

Quicken Tree won this race in 1967.

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 6.5 furlongs)

  • 1:14.20 - Track Gal (1995) (dirt)
  • 1:14.48 - Reneesgotzip (2013) (Polytrack) (Race and Track record)

Most wins:

  • 3 - Track Gal (1995, 1996, 1997)

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 9 - Laffit Pincay, Jr. (1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2000)
  • 8 - Chris McCarron (1978, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 3 - Oldknow & Phipps (1995, 1996, 1997)

Past winners

References

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