The Lincoln Heritage Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race

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 held annually at Arlington Park

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 in Arlington Heights, Illinois

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. An ungraded stakes

Graded stakes race

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 raced on turf

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 open to fillies

Filly

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 and Mare

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s, age three and older, it is contested over a distance of 1 ¹/16 miles (8.5 furlongs).

The 2009 edition had to be moved to the main track's Polytrack synthetic dirt.

Inaugurated in 1976 as the Anita Peabody Handicap, in 1998 it was renamed the Lincoln Heritage Handicap.

In 1980, 1981, 1984, and in 1988, the race was run in two divisions.

Since inception, the race has been contested at various distances on both dirt and turf:

• 1 mile : 1976, 1987, on turf
• 1 mile : 1985, 1988, on dirt at Hawthorne Race Course
  Hawthorne Race Course
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• ⅞ mile : 1977-1978 on dirt
• 1 ¹/16 miles : 1980, on dirt
• 1 ¹/16 miles : 1979-1984, 1986, 1989–2008, on turf
• 1 ¹/16 miles : 2009, on Polytrack synthetic dirt

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 1 ¹/16 miles on turf)

• 1:42.20 - Lady Shirl (1990)

Most wins:

• 3 - Lady Shirl (1990, 1991, 1993)

Most wins by a jockey

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:

• 7 - Earlie Fires
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   (1980, 1984, 1988 (2x), 1993, 1994, 2003)

Most wins by a trainer

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:

• 4 - Moises Yanez (1984, 1986, 1994, 2008)
• 4 - P. Noel Hickey (1990, 1991, 1993, 1996)
• 4 - Chris M. Block (2000, 2001, 2004, 2009)

Most wins by an owner:

• 5 - Irish Acres Farm (1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2009	Apple Martini	4	Eusebio Razo, Jr.	Chris M. Block	Virginia H. Tarra Trust	1:46.43
2008	Lady Lionel	6	Junior Alvarado	Moises Yanez	C. Sigrist & Del Sol Farm	1:44.48
2007	Royal Leah	5	Jesse M. Campbell	Mike Stidham	Triple C Thorobreds	1:44.03
2006	Ms Lydonia	4	Larry Sterling, Jr.	Christine Janks	Est. of W. Lydon/Carson Springs Farm	1:42.99
2005	Beau Happy	4	Jesse M. Campbell	Mike Stidham	Quarter B. Farm	1:43.17
2004	Lighthouse Lil	5	Carlos Marquez, Jr.	Chris M. Block	Hussar Racing Stable LLC	1:44.39
2003	Kate the Great	4	Earlie Fires Earlie Fires Earlie Stancel Fires is a retired United States' Racing Hall of Fame jockey.Fires began riding professionally in 1964 and led all American apprentices in wins that year with 224. He retired on September 21, 2008 having won 6,470 races at racetracks across North America...	Michele Boyce	Barr Three	1:42.41
2002	Ellie's Rose	5	Larry Sterling, Jr.	Michele Boyce	G. & S. Belpedio, W. Lloyd	1:42.86
2001	Ioya Two	6	Mark Guidry Mark Guidry Mark Guidry is a retired American jockey.He began his riding career in Thoroughbred horse racing in his native Louisiana in 1974 where he remained until 1986 when he went to race in Illinois. He was the leading jockey at Hawthorne Race Course seven times, Sportsman's Park nine times, and two...	Chris M. Block	Team Block	1:42.45
2000	Ioya Two	5	Alfredo Juarez, Jr.	Chris M. Block	Team Block	1:43.45
1999	no race
1998	no race
1997	Barn Swallow †	4	Mark Guidry Mark Guidry Mark Guidry is a retired American jockey.He began his riding career in Thoroughbred horse racing in his native Louisiana in 1974 where he remained until 1986 when he went to race in Illinois. He was the leading jockey at Hawthorne Race Course seven times, Sportsman's Park nine times, and two...	Harvey L. Vanier Harvey L. Vanier Harvey L. Vanier is a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. With his wife Nancy Aiken-Vanier, they own and breed racehorses on their Fairberry Farm in Waterloo, Illinois.-References:* *...	Nancy A. Vanier Harvey L. Vanier Harvey L. Vanier is a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. With his wife Nancy Aiken-Vanier, they own and breed racehorses on their Fairberry Farm in Waterloo, Illinois.-References:* *...	1:42.93
1997	My Own Lovely Lee †	5	Garrett Gomez Garrett K. Gomez Garrett Keith Gomez is an American thoroughbred jockey.-Early career:Gomez learned to ride by watching his father, Louie, who was a jockey at many tracks in the Southwest United States...	Hilary Pridham	Irish Acres Farm	1:42.93
1996	My Own Lovely Lee	4	Garrett Gomez Garrett K. Gomez Garrett Keith Gomez is an American thoroughbred jockey.-Early career:Gomez learned to ride by watching his father, Louie, who was a jockey at many tracks in the Southwest United States...	P. Noel Hickey	Irish Acres Farm	1:43.76
1995	Nice Mistake	7	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...	M. Oliver	Misty Meadows Farm	1:45.77
1994	Flower Circle †	4	Juvenal Diaz	Moises Yanez	C. & H. Disko	1:43.32
1994	Little Sucker †	5	Earlie Fires Earlie Fires Earlie Stancel Fires is a retired United States' Racing Hall of Fame jockey.Fires began riding professionally in 1964 and led all American apprentices in wins that year with 224. He retired on September 21, 2008 having won 6,470 races at racetracks across North America...	Wayne M. Catalano Wayne M. Catalano Wayne M. Catalano is a former jockey and current trainer in American Thoroughbred horse racing who has won three Breeders' Cup World Championship races and trained two Eclipse Award Champions.-Jockey career:...	Darrell Yates	1:43.32
1993	Lady Shirl	6	Earlie Fires Earlie Fires Earlie Stancel Fires is a retired United States' Racing Hall of Fame jockey.Fires began riding professionally in 1964 and led all American apprentices in wins that year with 224. He retired on September 21, 2008 having won 6,470 races at racetracks across North America...	P. Noel Hickey	Irish Acres Farm	1:43.72
1992	Explosive Kate	5	Carlos Silva	Lou M. Goldfine	Richard L. Duchossois Richard L. Duchossois Richard L. "Dick" Duchossois is an American businessman and racehorse owner. He was the founder and Chairman of The Duchossois Group, Inc., a family-owned company headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois that is known for its ownership stakes in Arlington Park and Churchill Downs race tracks, as well...	1:43.67
1991	Lady Shirl	4	Garrett Gomez Garrett K. Gomez Garrett Keith Gomez is an American thoroughbred jockey.-Early career:Gomez learned to ride by watching his father, Louie, who was a jockey at many tracks in the Southwest United States...	P. Noel Hickey	Irish Acres Farm	1:47.76
1990	Lady Shirl	3	Juvenal Diaz	P. Noel Hickey	Irish Acres Farm	1:42.20
1989	Let's Do Lunch	4	Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velásquez is a thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Jorge Velasquez career in thoroughbred racing began in his native Panama but as a teenager moved to the United States...	Lou M. Goldfine	Richard L. Duchossois Richard L. Duchossois Richard L. "Dick" Duchossois is an American businessman and racehorse owner. He was the founder and Chairman of The Duchossois Group, Inc., a family-owned company headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois that is known for its ownership stakes in Arlington Park and Churchill Downs race tracks, as well...	1:42.80
1988	Kelly's Super Pet	6	Earlie Fires Earlie Fires Earlie Stancel Fires is a retired United States' Racing Hall of Fame jockey.Fires began riding professionally in 1964 and led all American apprentices in wins that year with 224. He retired on September 21, 2008 having won 6,470 races at racetracks across North America...	Robert G. Voelkner	Sidney L. Port	1:38.20
1988	Let's Do Lunch	3	Earlie Fires Earlie Fires Earlie Stancel Fires is a retired United States' Racing Hall of Fame jockey.Fires began riding professionally in 1964 and led all American apprentices in wins that year with 224. He retired on September 21, 2008 having won 6,470 races at racetracks across North America...	Lou M. Goldfine	Richard L. Duchossois Richard L. Duchossois Richard L. "Dick" Duchossois is an American businessman and racehorse owner. He was the founder and Chairman of The Duchossois Group, Inc., a family-owned company headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois that is known for its ownership stakes in Arlington Park and Churchill Downs race tracks, as well...	1:38.00
1987	Spring Innocence	4	Pat Day Pat Day Patrick Alan "Pat" Day is an American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991...	Stephen L. DiMauro	Triple C. Thorostock	1:38.20
1986	Magnetic Type	6	Juvenal Diaz	Moises Yanez	Al Namen Estate	1:48.40
1985	Sea Shell	6	Stanley Spencer	Harvey L. Vanier Harvey L. Vanier Harvey L. Vanier is a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. With his wife Nancy Aiken-Vanier, they own and breed racehorses on their Fairberry Farm in Waterloo, Illinois.-References:* *...	Dr. L. Aitken	1:38.40
1984	Zenobia Empress	3	Earlie Fires Earlie Fires Earlie Stancel Fires is a retired United States' Racing Hall of Fame jockey.Fires began riding professionally in 1964 and led all American apprentices in wins that year with 224. He retired on September 21, 2008 having won 6,470 races at racetracks across North America...	Joey Bollero	Russell Fortune, Jr.	1:40.00
1984	Magnetic Type	4	Ronnie Hirdes, Jr.	Moises Yanez	Al Namen	1:40.00
1983	Frantic Tumble	4	Geary Louviere	Paul T. Adwell Paul T. Adwell Paul T. Adwell was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer best known for winning the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series in 1976....	Fisher & Wiebe	1:42.20
1982	My Mom Helen	3	Rick Evans	Harold Salzsieder	Kenner & Woit, Jr.	1:38.40
1981	Silent Intent	4	Pat Day Pat Day Patrick Alan "Pat" Day is an American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991...	Ted McClain	Richard L. Duchossois Richard L. Duchossois Richard L. "Dick" Duchossois is an American businessman and racehorse owner. He was the founder and Chairman of The Duchossois Group, Inc., a family-owned company headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois that is known for its ownership stakes in Arlington Park and Churchill Downs race tracks, as well...	1:42.00
1981	Jinxed	3	Stanley Spencer	Harvey L. Vanier Harvey L. Vanier Harvey L. Vanier is a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. With his wife Nancy Aiken-Vanier, they own and breed racehorses on their Fairberry Farm in Waterloo, Illinois.-References:* *...	M. L. Cashman	1:41.00
1980	Lawdy Miss Clawdy	4	Earlie Fires Earlie Fires Earlie Stancel Fires is a retired United States' Racing Hall of Fame jockey.Fires began riding professionally in 1964 and led all American apprentices in wins that year with 224. He retired on September 21, 2008 having won 6,470 races at racetracks across North America...	James Levitch	Juanita Levitch	1:39.80
1980	Century Type	6	Dean Kutz	Geraldine Namen	Al Namen	1:42.20
1979	Margi J.	4	B. C. Talbert	Eddie Cole	Pipe & Paint Stable	1:41.20
1978	Noradonna	4	Darrell Haire	Paul T. Adwell Paul T. Adwell Paul T. Adwell was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer best known for winning the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series in 1976....	M. L. Cashman	1:24.40
1977	Helen's Music	5	Bryan Fann	Ernie T. Poulos Ernie T. Poulos Ernest T. Poulos was an American Thoroughbred horse trainer. A native of Chicago, he conditioned horses at local tracks for many years but gained national attention when he took over the training of Black Tie Affair in 1989...	Five Loves Stable	1:24.20
1976	Rattlemark	4	D. P. Rodriguez	Harold Salzsieder	Windward Farm	1:38.60

† In 1994 and 1997 there was a Dead Heat

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for first.