Affirmed Handicap
The Affirmed Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. Raced in mid-June, the Grade III event is open to three-year-old horses and is contested on dirt over a distance of 1-1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs). Inaugurated in 1979 as the Silver Screen Handicap, in 1993 the race was renamed to honor the 1978 U.S. Triple Crown champion, Affirmed. Since inception, the race has been contested at various distances.
Hollywood Park Graded Stakes Races
Stakes Race | Grade | Purse |
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Inglewood Handicap | III | $100K |
Wilshire Handicap | III | $100K |
Senorita Stakes | III | $100K |
Mervyn LeRoy Handicap | II | $150K |
Jim Murray Handicap | II | $150K |
Lazaro S. Barrera Memorial Stakes | III | $100K |
Railbird Stakes | III | $100K |
Milady Handicap | II | $150K |
American Handicap | II | $150K |
Los Angeles Handicap | III | $100K |
Gamely Stakes | I | $250K |
Californian Stakes | II | $150K |
Honeymoon Handicap | II | $150K |
Affirmed Handicap | III | $100K |
Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap | I | $250K |
Vanity Handicap | I | $250K |
Hollywood Oaks | II | $150K |
Beverly Hills Handicap | III | $100K |
Shoemaker Mile | I | $300K |
Triple Bend Handicap | I | $250K |
Royal Heroine Mile | II | $150K |
Swaps Stakes | II | $150K |
Hollywood Gold Cup Handicap | I | $500K |
A Gleam Handicap | II | $200,000 |
American Oaks Invitational Stakes | I | $250,000 |
Sunset Handicap | III | $100,000 |
Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes | III | $100,000 |