Ack Ack Handicap (Hollywood Park)
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The Ack Ack Handicap was a Grade III race for Thoroughbred horses run at Hollywood Park in June.
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Grade III race | |
Location | Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California, United States |
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Inaugurated | 2001 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www.hollywoodpark.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 7+1ā2 furlongs |
Surface | Cushion Track |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $100,000 |
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Open to horses aged three and up, the Ack Ack was set at a distance of 7+1ā2 furlongs and offered a purse of $100,000. It was raced on dirt since its inaugural running in 2001 until 2007 after the new synthetic Cushion Track had been installed.
The race was named for the great Ack Ack, inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Horse of the Year in 1971, as well as ranking number 44 in the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century.
This race was run as a stake in 2001.