Argonaut Handicap


The Argonaut Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race first run in 1940 at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. A one-mile race on dirt, it was open to horses age three and older.
In 1956, Swaps won this race while setting a new world record for one mile with time of 1:33 1/5.
It was last run in 1978.

Winners


  • 1978 - Radar Ahead
  • 1977 - Text
  • 1976 - L'Heureux
  • 1975 - Forceten
  • 1974 - Carry The Banner
  • 1973 - Out of the East
  • 1972 - Kentuckian
  • 1971 - Violonor
  • 1970 - Western Welcome
  • 1969 - Tell
  • 1968 - First Mate
  • 1967 - Tumble Wind