The Hollywood Turf Express 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...

 run annually during the second half of November 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...

. Formerly a Grade III

Graded stakes race

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 event raced at a distance of six furlong

Furlong

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s on turf

Grass

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, it is open to horses age three and older. The race was not eligible for grading in 2011. The race currently offers a purse of $150,000.

There was no race run in 2005 due to condition problems with the Hollywood Park turf course.

Winners since 1999

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2010	No Race
2009	No Race
2008	California Flag California Flag California Flag is a thoroughbred racehorse, foaled at Hi Card Ranch on February 19, 2004. He is sired by Avenue of Flags, a son of Seattle Slew, out of the Afleet mare Ultrafleet....	4	Joseph Talamo Joseph Talamo Joseph Talamo is a Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Born and raised in Marrero on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, within the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area, Joe Talamo was influenced by a father who worked in horse racing as an assistant trainer...	Brian Koriner	Hi Card ranch	1:08.81
2007	Unusual Suspect	3	Tyler Baze Tyler Baze Tyler Baze is an American Champion jockey. Born into a racing family, both of his parents were jockeys as is his uncle, Gary Baze. His second cousin is U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey, Russell Baze....	Barry Abrams Barry Abrams Barry Abrams is an American trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.When he was young, his family left Minsk at a time when it was part of the Soviet Union. They first relocated in Poland but then moved to Israel in 1961...	Barry, David & Dyan Abrams	1:09.06
2006	Jungle Prince	5	Agapito Delgadillo	Juan J. Garcia	J. D. Burk/J. A. Sciarr	1:08.76
2005	No Race
2004	Cajun Beat Cajun Beat Cajun Beat is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2003 Breeders' Cup Sprint at 25-1. Owned by Padua Stable and John & Joseph Iracane, Cajun Beat retired from racing in April of 2005 having won seven of nineteen starts and with earnings of $1,159,100.-References:*...	4	Ramon Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez is an Eclipse Award-winning champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing....	Robert J. Frankel	Padua Stables et al.	1:02.08
2003	King Robyn	3	Tyler Baze Tyler Baze Tyler Baze is an American Champion jockey. Born into a racing family, both of his parents were jockeys as is his uncle, Gary Baze. His second cousin is U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey, Russell Baze....	Jeff Mullins	Cornejo Racing	1:02.08
2002	Texas Glitter	6	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	M. J. Ryan / D. B. Swartz	1:01.52
2001	Swept Overboard	4	Ed 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...	Craig Dollase	J. Paul Reddam J. Paul Reddam John Paul Reddam B.A. M.A. Ph.D. is a former professor of philosophy at California State University, Los Angeles and a businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner.Known by his middle name, J...	1:01.86
2000	El Cielo	6	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...	Craig Dollase	Miller Trust & partners	1:01.73
1999	Mr. Doubledown	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....	Jeff Bonde	Cindy Olsen/Jack Retzloff	1:01.98