The A Gleam Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...

 held annually in mid July at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California

Inglewood, California

Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908. Its population stood at 109,673 as of the 2010 Census...

. Open to fillies and mares, age three and older, it is contested on Cushion Track synthetic dirt overr a distance of seven furlong

Furlong

A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....

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Inaugurated in 1941 as the Sequoia Handicap until 1979 when it was changed to the A Gleam Handicap in honor of Calumet Farm's

Calumet Farm

Calumet Farm is a Thoroughbred breeding and training farm established in 1924 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States by William Monroe Wright, founding owner of the Calumet Baking Powder Company. Calumet is located in the heart of Lexington's blue grass country, the finest horse breeding region in...

 filly

Filly

A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....

, A Gleam

A Gleam

A Gleam was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who set a Hollywood Park Racetrack record with five straight stakes races in 1952.-Breeding:...

, whose five stakes wins in 1952 is the co-record for most stakes race wins in a single meet at Hollywood Park. A Gleam was voted Hollywood Park's 1952 "Horse of the Meet."

The race was run at seven furlongs from inception until 1973 when it was modified to six furlongs. In 1983 it reverted to its original distance and has remained there since.

There was no race run in 1942-1943, and from 1947 through 1958.

In 2009, Evita Argentina became the first 3-year-old to win the A Gleam Handicap since -L Ranch Co.'s

W-L Ranch Co.

W-L Ranch Co. was an American Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding partnership between Hollywood film studio executive, Harry M. Warner and film director, Mervyn Le Roy. Warner's daughter, Doris, was married to Mervyn Leroy....

  Honeymoon did it in 1946.

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 7 furlongs)

• 1:20.40 - A. P. Assay (1998) (Equaled track record)

Most wins:

• 2 - Somethinaboutlaura (2006, 2007)

Most wins by a jockey

Jockey

A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...

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• 7 - Gary Stevens  (1986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2005)

Winners of the A Gleam Handicap

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Irish Gypsy	5	Martin Garcia Martin Garcia (jockey) Martin Garcia is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing who rides from a base in Southern California.He emigrated to the United States in 2003 and went to work at a delicatessen in Pleasanton, California...	Bob Baffert Bob Baffert Robert A. "Bob" Baffert is an American horse owner and trainer, whose horses have won three Kentucky Derbies, five Preakness Stakes, one Belmont Stakes and two Kentucky Oaks. He graduated from the University of Arizona's with a Bachelor of Science degree. -Early career:Bob Baffert began his...	Pegram/Sikura	1:22.44
2010	Sweet August Moon	5	Victor Espinoza Victor Espinoza Victor Espinoza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding in his native Mexico and earned his first win there in 1992 before moving the following year to compete at racetracks in California....	Brian Koriner	Legacy Ranch & Shirley MacPherson	1:21.77
2009	Evita Argentina	3	Joel Rosario Joel Rosario Joel Rosario is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Raised on a farm where he regularly road horses, Joel Rosario attended jockey school for six months. He obtained his professional license at age fourteen and began riding at Hipódromo V Centenario in Santo Domingo where he earned his...	John W. Sadler John W. Sadler John W. Sadler is an American horse trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.Sadler got his first win in 1979 at Golden Gate Fields racetrack in the San Francisco Bay Area...	Three Sisters Thoroughbreds/Halo Farms	1:21.80
2008	Dearest Trickski	4	Mike E. Smith	John W. Sadler John W. Sadler John W. Sadler is an American horse trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.Sadler got his first win in 1979 at Golden Gate Fields racetrack in the San Francisco Bay Area...	Tom Mankiewicz Tom Mankiewicz Thomas Frank Mankiewicz was a screenwriter/director/producer of motion pictures and television, perhaps best known for his work on the James Bond films and his contributions to Superman: The Movie and the television series, Hart to Hart.-Early life and career:Mankiewicz was born in Los Angeles on...	1:21.55
2007	Somethinaboutlaura	5	Victor Espinoza Victor Espinoza Victor Espinoza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding in his native Mexico and earned his first win there in 1992 before moving the following year to compete at racetracks in California....	Jerry Hollendorfer Jerry Hollendorfer Jerry Hollendorfer is an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and trainer. He has the most wins in the history of Northern California race horse trainers....	John G. Sikura, George Todaro, et al.	1:21.93
2006	Somethinaboutlaura	4	Victor Espinoza Victor Espinoza Victor Espinoza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding in his native Mexico and earned his first win there in 1992 before moving the following year to compete at racetracks in California....	Jerry Hollendorfer Jerry Hollendorfer Jerry Hollendorfer is an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and trainer. He has the most wins in the history of Northern California race horse trainers....	John G. Sikura, George Todaro, et al.	1:20.88
2005	Alphabet Kisses	4	Gary Stevens	Martin F. Jones	Harris Farms, Inc.	1:21.67
2004	Dream of Summer	5	Mike E. Smith	Juan J. Garcia	James Weigel	1:21.00
2003	Cee's Elegance	6	Victor Espinoza Victor Espinoza Victor Espinoza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding in his native Mexico and earned his first win there in 1992 before moving the following year to compete at racetracks in California....	Douglas F. O'Neill Douglas F. O'Neill Douglas F. "Doug" O'Neill is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer.In 1986 he began working in Thoroughbred horse racing as a stable hand and eventually a training assistant...	Cee's Stable	1:21.47
2002	Irguns Angel	4	Eddie Delahoussaye Eddie Delahoussaye Edward J. Delahoussaye is a retired American Thoroughbred jockey from New Iberia, Louisiana.He began his career in 1968 and ten years later became the top American jockey with 384 wins...	Alfredo Marquez	Ron & Susie Anson	1:22.50
2001	Go Go	4	Eddie Delahoussaye Eddie Delahoussaye Edward J. Delahoussaye is a retired American Thoroughbred jockey from New Iberia, Louisiana.He began his career in 1968 and ten years later became the top American jockey with 384 wins...	Warren Stute	Thomas & Thomas Racing	1:22.19
2000	Honest Lady	4	Kent Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:...	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms Juddmonte Farms Juddmonte Farms is a famous and award-winning horse breeding farm, owned by Prince Khalid Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. A member of the Saudi Arabian royal family the successful businessman presides over the massive conglomerate Mawared...	1:21.47
1999	Enjoy the Moment	4	David Flores David R. Flores David Romero Flores is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.His father was a jockey and an exercise rider in Southern California....	William B. Spawr	Farfellow Farms Ltd.	1:21.35
1998	A. P. Assay	4	Eddie Delahoussaye Eddie Delahoussaye Edward J. Delahoussaye is a retired American Thoroughbred jockey from New Iberia, Louisiana.He began his career in 1968 and ten years later became the top American jockey with 384 wins...	J. Paco Gonzalez J. Paco Gonzalez Juan Paco Gonzalez is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.The fourth of six children, Paco Gonzalez grew up on a ranch near Guadalajara where his family owned Quarter horses. As a boy he was inspired to go into the Thoroughbred racing business by two older brothers who were jockeys at...	John Toffan & Trudy McCaffery Trudy McCaffery Trudy V. McCaffery was a prominent Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder in California who served on the Board of Directors of the Edwin J...	1:20.40
1997	Toga Toga Toga	5	Gary Stevens	Eduardo Inda	Stanley Bell	1:22.60
1996	Igotrhythm	4	Corey Nakatani Corey Nakatani Corey S. Nakatani is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He got his big break in 1990 when he rode Itsallgreektome to win big stakes races.Nakatani currently resides at Belmont Park...	Robert J. Frankel	Edmund A. Gann Edmund A. Gann Edmund A. Gann is an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner.-Early life and career:...  (L Lease A lease is a contractual arrangement calling for the lessee to pay the lessor for use of an asset. A rental agreement is a lease in which the asset is tangible property... )	1:21.40
1995	Angi Go	5	Gary Stevens	David Hofmans David Hofmans David E. Hofmans is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. Born and raised in Los Angeles, as a boy his father brought him to watch horse racing at area tracks. While a student at Pasadena City College he became friends with Gary Jones...	Kenneth Hartley	1:21.40
1994	Golden Klair	4	Chris McCarron Chris McCarron Christopher John "Chris" McCarron is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He is currently working as a racing analyst for TVG Network....	Darrell Vienna	B. & S. Pernecky & A. & J. Mansourf	1:22.00
1993	Bold Windy	4	Gary Stevens	Gary F. Jones Gary F. Jones Gary F. Jones is a retired trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses whose career began in 1974 and ended with his retirement at the end of July, 1996 having earned $52,672,611 in purses and the winner of 1,465 races including 102 graded stakes.Among the outstanding horses trained by Gary Jones were Hall...	Ray Dilbeck	1:21.60
1992	Forest Fealty	5	Martin Pedroza Martin A. Pedroza Martin A. Pedroza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Pedroza trained at the Panama jockey school and in 1981 rode his first winner at Hipódromo Presidente Remón in Panama City...	Brian A. Mayberry	Siegel family	1:22.00
1991	Survive	7	Russell Baze Russell Baze Russell Avery Baze is a horse racing jockey. He holds the record for the most race wins in North American horse racing history, and is a member of the United States Racing Hall of Fame....	Richard E. Mandella	Edward Allred & Randall D. Hubbard	1:22.00
1990	Stormy But Valid	4	Gary Stevens	Brian A. Mayberry	Siegel family	1:21.20
1989	Daloma	5	Chris McCarron Chris McCarron Christopher John "Chris" McCarron is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He is currently working as a racing analyst for TVG Network....	Charlie Whittingham	Enemy Stables & Mandysland Farm	1:21.60
1988	Integra	4	Gary Stevens	Henry Moreno Henry Moreno Henry Moreno was a Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Moreno's most important win for Harry F. Guggenheim's stable came in the 1953 Kentucky Derby when he rode Dark Star to victory over future the Hall of Fame colt, Native Dancer....	George Aubin	1:23.00
1987	Le L'Argent	5	Darrel McHargue Darrel McHargue Darrel G. McHargue is a retired American Champion jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. One of five children from a family not connected to horse racing, he was first introduced to riding as a teeneage boy when he rode a neighbor's Quarter Horse...	Richard E. Mandella	L. Jean & M. & R. Daley	1:23.00
1986	Outstandingly Outstandingly Outstandingly was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was voted an Eclipse Award as the American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 1984. Bred and raced by Louis and Patrice Wolfson's Harbor View Farm, she was trained by U.S...	4	Gary Stevens	Laz Barrera Laz Barrera Lazaro Sosa Barrera was a Cuban-born American Hall of Fame thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Born in Havana, "Laz" Barrera was one of nine brothers who went on to become involved in thoroughbred horse racing in the United States...	Harbor View Farm	1:21.80
1985	Dontstop Themusic	5	Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Alejandro Pincay, Jr. is a flat racing's all-time winningest jockey. He competed primarily in the United States.-Career:...	Randy Winick	Albert R. Broccoli Albert R. Broccoli Albert Romolo Broccoli, CBE , nicknamed "Cubby", was an American film producer, who made more than 40 motion pictures throughout his career, most of them in the United Kingdom, and often filmed at Pinewood Studios. Co-founder of Danjaq, LLC and EON Productions, Broccoli is most notable as the...	1:21.40
1984	Lass Trump	4	Chris McCarron Chris McCarron Christopher John "Chris" McCarron is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He is currently working as a racing analyst for TVG Network....	C. R. McGaughey III	Alan Samford	1:21.20
1983	Matching	5	Ray Sibille Ray Sibille Raymond Frederick Sibille is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. In a career that spanned thirty-five years, Sibille rode his first winner on June 29, 1969 at Evangeline Downs in Carencro, Louisiana...	Steve Morguelan	Glencrest Farm & Morguelan	1:22.40
1982	Happy Bride	4	Walter Guerra	Laz Barrera Laz Barrera Lazaro Sosa Barrera was a Cuban-born American Hall of Fame thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Born in Havana, "Laz" Barrera was one of nine brothers who went on to become involved in thoroughbred horse racing in the United States...	Dolly Green	1:08.40
1981	She Can't Miss	4	Pat Valenzuela Pat Valenzuela Patrick Angel Valenzuela is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Born into a racing family, his father plus three of his uncles, including Ismael Valenzuela, were jockeys. He rode his first career winner on November 10, 1978, at Sunland Park Racetrack in Sunland Park, New Mexico...	D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S...	Elcee-H Stable	1:09.00
1980	Great Lady M	5	Pat Valenzuela Pat Valenzuela Patrick Angel Valenzuela is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Born into a racing family, his father plus three of his uncles, including Ismael Valenzuela, were jockeys. He rode his first career winner on November 10, 1978, at Sunland Park Racetrack in Sunland Park, New Mexico...	D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S...	Robert H. Spreen	1:08.40
1979	Delice	4	Eddie Delahoussaye Eddie Delahoussaye Edward J. Delahoussaye is a retired American Thoroughbred jockey from New Iberia, Louisiana.He began his career in 1968 and ten years later became the top American jockey with 384 wins...	Robert L. Wheeler	Mike Rutherford	1:08.80