Eddie Read Handicap

Turf race infobox
class = Grade I
horse race = Eddie Read Handicap


caption =
location = Del Mar Racetrack
Del Mar, California, flagicon|USA
inaugurated = 1974
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.dmtc.com www.dmtc.com]
distance = 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs)
track = Grass, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds & up
weight = Assigned
purse = $400,000
bonuses = The Eddie Read Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the second half of July at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. Open to horses age three and up, it is raced at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on turf. A Grade I event since 1988, it can be an important prep to the Breeders' Cup Mile.

The Eddie Read Handicap was first run in 1974.

Records

Speed record:
* 1:44.79 - Aragorn (2006) (new race and course record)

Most wins:
* 2 - Wickerr (1981, 1982)
* 2 - Fastness (1995, 1996)
* 2 - Special Ring (2003, 2004)

Most wins by an owner:
* 2 - Edmund A. Gann (1981, 1982)
* 2 - Juddmonte Farms (1992, 1997)
* 2 - Evergreen Farm (1995, 1996)
* 2 - Prestonwood Farm (2003, 2004)

Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 - Laffit Pincay, Jr. (1978, 1984, 1987, 1991)
* 4 - Eddie Delahoussaye (1980, 1982, 1988, 1989)
* 4 - Corey Nakatani (1994, 1996, 2002, 2006)

Most wins by a trainer:
* 7 - Robert J. Frankel (1977, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1997)

Winners

References

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=22 The Eddie Read Handicap at Pedigree Query]
* [http://www.ntra.com/races.aspx?section=races&id=32644 The Eddie Read Handicap at the NTRA]