Red Carpet Stakes

Beverly Hills Handicap

Grade II race
Location	Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California, USA
Inaugurated	1968
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Hollywoodpark.com
Race information
Distance	1¼ miles
Track	Turf, left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & Mares. 3-Years-Old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$150,000

The Beverly Hills Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in June at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The Grade II run over a distance of 1 ¼ miles on turf, is open to fillies and mares three years of age and older.

Previously a Grade I race, in 2003 The American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association amended its status to a Grade II event.

There have been four two-time winners of the Beverly Hills Handicap, all accomplishing the feat back-to-back in Grade I company. The Irish filly La Zanzara did it first in 1974/75, followed by Swingtime who was owned by her trainer Charlie Whittingham in partnership with Mary Jones Bradley. The last two back-to-back winners were both granddaughters of the great English Triple Crown champion Nijinsky. Flawlessly won it in 1992-1993 en route to earning the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Female Turf Horse. She was followed by the late Allen E. Paulson's filly, Astra in 2001-2002.

Of note too, is that Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker, who retired from riding in 1990, earned his first Grade I win as a trainer in the 1991 edition of the Beverly Hills Handicap with the filly, Alcando.

Winners of the Beverly Hills Handicap since 1989

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2008	Black Mamba (NZ)	5	Garrett Gomez	John Sadler	Double Down Stables	2:01.25
2007	Citronnade	4	David R. Flores	Robert J. Frankel	Frank Stronach	2:01.47
2006	Memorette	4	Victor Espinoza	Bill Currin	Betty Currin	2:00.16
2005	Megahertz	6	Alex Solis	Robert J. Frankel	Michael Bello	2:01.78
2004	Light Jig	4	Alex Solis	Robert J. Frankel	Khalid Abdullah	2:01.52
2003	Voodoo Dancer	5	Corey Nakatani	Christophe Clement	Green Hills Farm	2:00.80
2002	Astra	6	Kent Desormeaux	Laura de Seroux	Allen E. Paulson	1:58.56
2001	Astra	5	Kent Desormeaux	Simon Bray	Allen E. Paulson	1:59.61
2000	Happyanunoit	5	Brice Blanc	Robert J. Frankel	John & Jerry Amerman	1:59.32
1999	Virginie	5	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Richard E. Mandella	Rio Claro Thoroughbreds	2:00.21
1998	Squeak	4	Gary L. Stevens	Ben D. Cecil	Gary A. Tanaka	2:01.56
1997	Windsharp	6	Corey Nakatani	Wallace Dollase	R&M Stephen/Thbd Corp	2:00.60
1996	Different	4	Chris McCarron	Ron McAnally	Sidney H. Craig	200.74
1995	Alpride	4	Chris McCarron	Ron McAnally	Jenny Craig	1:46.67
1994	Corrazona	4	Gary L. Stevens	Richard E. Mandella	La Presle Farm	1:47.40
1993	Flawlessly	5	Chris McCarron	Charles Whittingham	Harbor View Farm	1:47.00
1992	Flawlessly	4	Chris McCarron	Charles Whittingham	Harbor View Farm	1:47.13
1991	Alcando	5	Jesse J. Garcia	Bill Shoemaker	Not Found	1:46.50
1990	Beautiful Melody *	4	Kent Desormeaux	Richard E. Mandella	Golden Eagle Farm	1:47.00
1990	Reluctant Guest *	4	Robbie Davis	Richard E. Mandella	Robert S. Folsom	1:47.00
1989	Claire Marine	4	Chris McCarron	Charles Whittingham	Sidney L. Port & Whittingham	1:47.20

*In 1990 there was a DH for first place.

Earlier winners

• 1989 - Claire Marine
• 1988 - Fitzwilliam Place
• 1987 - Auspiciante
• 1986 - Estrapade
• 1985 - Johnica
• 1984 - Royal Heroine
• 1983 - Absentia
• 1982 - Sangue

• 1981 - Track Robbery
• 1980 - Country Queen
• 1979 - Giggling Girl
• 1978 - Swingtime
• 1977 - Swingtime
• 1976 - Bastonera
• 1975 - La Zanzara

• 1974 - La Zanzara
• 1973 - Le Cle
• 1972 - Hill Circus
• 1971 - Manta
• 1970 - Pattee Canyon
• 1969 - Miss Ribot
• 1968 - Pink Pigeon