Native Diver Handicap
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The Native Diver Handicap is an American
Grade III
stakes race for Thoroughbred
race horses run in early December at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California
. Set at a distance of 9 furlong
s (one and one eighth mile] it’s open to horses three-years-old and up and offers a purse of $100,000 added.
Begun in 1978, the Native Diver is in its 33rd running in 2011.
The race is named for one of the great sprinters and certainly one of California
’s most beloved horses, Native Diver
, who ranks no. 60 in Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century
.
In the 2008 edition, Slew's Tizzy set a new Hollywood Park track record for 1 1/8 miles with a winning time of 1:46.78. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/news/story?id=3750732
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Grade III
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
stakes race for Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
race horses run in early December 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...
. Set at a distance of 9 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....
s (one and one eighth mile] it’s open to horses three-years-old and up and offers a purse of $100,000 added.
Begun in 1978, the Native Diver is in its 33rd running in 2011.
The race is named for one of the great sprinters and certainly one of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
’s most beloved horses, Native Diver
Native Diver
Native Diver was an American Thoroughbred racehorse bred and owned by Mr. and Mrs. Louis K. Shapiro who had claimed his dam, Fleet Diver, the daughter of Devil Diver out of Our Fleet by Count Fleet. Despite the fact that her immediate lineage included members of Blood-Horse magazine List of the...
, who ranks no. 60 in Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century
Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century
In 1999, a panel for The Blood-Horse magazine was made up of distinguished horse racing people: Howard Battle, Lenny Hale, Jay Hovdey, William Nack, Pete Pedersen, Jennie Rees and Tommy Trotter. These experts compiled a list of what they considered to be the top 100 United States thoroughbred...
.
In the 2008 edition, Slew's Tizzy set a new Hollywood Park track record for 1 1/8 miles with a winning time of 1:46.78. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/news/story?id=3750732
Past winners
- 2010 - Aggie Engineer (5) (Joe Talamo)
- 2009 - Mast Track (5) (Rafael Bejarano)
- 2008 - Slew's Tizzy (4) (Rafael Bejarano)
- 2007 - Heatseeker (IRE) (4) (Michael C. BazeMichael C. BazeMichael Carl Baze was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.He grew up in a family with an extensive history in the sport. His father was a jockey who rode primarily at tracks in the Pacific Northwest and his uncle Gary Baze is a member of the Washington Racing Hall of Fame. Baze was also a...
) - 2006 – Saint Stephen (6)
- 2005 - Trotamondo (Chilean bred) (4) (Garrett Gomez)
- 2004 – Truly a Judge (6) (Martin PedrozaMartin A. PedrozaMartin 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...
) - 2003 – Olmodavor (4) (Alex SolisAlex SolisAlex O. Solis is a jockey based in the United States. He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California...
) - 2002 – Piensa Sonado (Chilean bred) (4) (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:...
) - 2001 – Momentum (3) (Corey NakataniCorey NakataniCorey 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...
) - 2000 – Sky JackSky JackSky Jack is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred and raced by Rene and Margie Lambert, he was sired by Jaklin Klugman and out of the mare Sky Captive, a daughter of the 1986 Breeders' Cup Classic winner Skywalker.After a successful season in 2000, Sky Jack incurred a knee injury that...
(4) - 1999 – Puerto Madero (Chilean bred) (5) (Kent DesormeauxKent DesormeauxKent 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:...
) (Silver CharmSilver CharmSilver Charm is an American Champion Thoroughbred race horse. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Gary Stevens, Silver Charm will be remembered most for winning the 1997 Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes in the Triple Crown....
, heavily favored, came third.) - 1998 – Puerto Madero (4)
- 1997 - Refinado Tom (Gary StevensGary StevensGary Michael Stevens is a retired English footballer who is best remembered playing in defence for a successful Everton side of the 1980s, as well as for the England national football team....
) - 1996 – GentlemenGentlemen (horse)Gentlemen is a Thoroughbred racehorse who was the Champion Three-Year-Old Colt in Argentina and then raced successfully in the United States....
(ARG) (4) (Gary StevensGary Stevens (jockey)Gary Lynn Stevens is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey, television personality and sports anchor who works for both HRTV and NBC Sports as a horse racing analyst....
) - 1995 – Alphabet Soup (4)
- 1994 – Best PalBest PalBest Pal was an American Hall of Fame champion racehorse, who to this day holds the record for purses of any California-bred racehorse, earning his owners, the Golden Eagle Farm, US$5.6 million over his lifetime.A descendant of Princequillo on both his sire's and dam's line, Best Pal won the first...
(6) - 1993 – Slew of Damascus (Corey Nakatani)
- 1992 – Sir Beaufort (5) (Chris McCarronChris McCarronChristopher 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....
) - 1991 – Twilight Agenda (Chris McCarron)
- 1990 – Warcraft (3) (Chris McCarron) (Pleasant TapPleasant TapPleasant Tap was an American thoroughbred stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Pleasant Colony, out of the mare, Never Knock...
placed by a nose.) - 1989 – RuhlmannRuhlmannRuhlmann was an American millionaire Thoroughbred racehorse who holds the track record of 1:33.4 for one mile on dirt set on March 5, 1989 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California....
(Chris McCarron) - 1988 – Cutlass Reality (beat PrecisionistPrecisionistPrecisionist was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. In 1985, Precisionist won the Strub Series at Santa Anita Park becoming only the fifth horse to win the Malibu Stakes, the San Fernando Stakes and the Charles H. Strub Stakes...
, 1985 sprint champion)
- 1979 – Life's Hope (Seattle SlewSeattle SlewSeattle Slew was an American Thoroughbred race horse who won the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1977, the tenth of eleven horses to accomplish the feat. He remains the only horse to win the Triple Crown while undefeated. In the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S...
placed.)