Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap
| Grade I race | |
| Location |
Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1960 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.santaanita.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | $400,000 |
The Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run in early March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to horses four years of age and older, it is raced over a distance of one mile (1.6 km). The Grade I race currently offers a purse of $400,000.
Inaugurated in 1960 as the Arcadia Handicap, it was raced at a distance of 1 1⁄4 miles until 1987. In 1972, the distance at which it was raced was "about" 1 1⁄4 miles. In 1975, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1995, the race was run on dirt.
The race was open to three-year-olds and up in 1962.
In 2010, Proviso became the first female to win the Kilroe in 51 runnings.
Records
Time record: (on turf at current distance of 1 mile)
- 1:31.89 - Atticus (1997)
Most wins:
- 2 - Ga Hai (1975, 1976)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Laguna Seca (1975, 1976)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 8 - Laffit Pincay, Jr. (1970, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1992, 1995, 2001)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 7 - Charles Whittingham (1971, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1987)
Winners of the Frank E. Kilroe Mile
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | What a View | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | Kenny Black | Finish Line Racing | 1:35.57 |
| 2015 | Ring Weekend | 4 | Drayden Van Dyke | H. Graham Motion | St. Elias Stable/West Point Thoroughbreds | 1:32.98 |
| 2014 | Winning Prize (ARG) | 5 | Corey Nakatani | Neil D. Drysdale | Heerensperger/Nelson | 1:32.44 |
| 2013 | Suggestive Boy (ARG) | 5 | Joseph Talamo | Ron McAnally | Pozo De Luna | 1:32.89 |
| 2012 | Willyconker (IRE) | 5 | Joel Rosario | Doug O'Neill | O'Neill & partners | 1:33.88 |
| 2011 | Fluke (BRZ) | 6 | Rafael Bejarano | Humberto Ascanio | Patricia Bozano | 1:33.50 |
| 2010 | Proviso (GB) | 5 | Mike E. Smith | Bill Mott | Juddmonte Farm | 1:35.31 |
| 2009 | Gio Ponti | 4 | Ramon Dominguez | Christophe Clement | Castleton Lyons | 1:33.65 |
| 2008 | Ever a Friend | 5 | Tyler Baze | Mike R. Mitchell | Steve & Jeff Ustin/Dan Capen | 1:33.37 |
| 2007 | Kip Deville | 4 | Richard Migliore | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. | IEAH Stables et al. | 1:33.88 |
| 2006 | Milk It Mick (GB) | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | James M. Cassidy | Paul Dixon | 1:34.49 |
| 2005 | Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) | 5 | Jon Court | Robert J. Frankel | TNT Stud | 1:33.89 |
| 2004 | Sweet Return (GB) | 4 | Gary Stevens | Ron McAnally | Red Oak Stable | 1:33.87 |
| 2003 | Redattore (BRZ) | 8 | Alex Solis | Richard Mandella | Luis A. Taunay | 1:34.94 |
| 2002 | Decarchy | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:34.04 |
| 2001 | Road to Slew | 6 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Craig Dollase | Nick Cafarchia | 1:35.96 |
| 2000 | Commitisize | 5 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Mike Pegram | 1:36.61 |
| 1999 | Lord Smith (GB) | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Bruce L. Jackson | Boich, Kruse & Kruse | 1:34.53 |
| 1998 | Hawksley Hill (IRE) | 5 | Pat Day | Neil Drysdale | David & Jill Heerensperger | 1:34.84 |
| 1997 | Atticus | 5 | Corey Nakatani | Richard Mandella | La Presle Farm | 1:31.89 |
| 1996 | Tychonic (GB) | 6 | Gary Stevens | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:35.52 |
| 1995 | College Town | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Melvin F. Stute | David N. Brown | 1:40.62 |
| 1994 | Megan's Interco | 5 | Corey Black | Jenine Sahadi | Milton M. Bronson | 1:33.86 |
| 1993 | Leger Cat (ARG) | 7 | Corey Nakatani | Richard Mandella | Allred & Hubbard | 1:34.19 |
| 1992 | Fly Till Dawn | 6 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Darrell Vienna | Josephine T. Gleis | 1:34.69 |
| 1991 | Madjaristan | 5 | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil Drysdale | Clover Racing Stable et al. | 1:33.20 |
| 1990 | Prized | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil Drysdale | Meadowbrook Farms et al. | 1:34.40 |
| 1989 | Bello Horizonte (IRE) | 6 | Ed Delahoussaye | Richard J. Lundy | Allen E. Paulson | 1:36.20 |
| 1988 | Mohamed Abdu (IRE) | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Richard Mulhall | Meyer & Markovic et al. | 1:37.00 |
| 1987 | Thrill Show | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Bradley, Duchossois et al. | 1:36.00 |
| 1986 | Strawberry Road (AUS) | 7 | Gary Stevens | Charles Whittingham | A.E. Paulson/Summa Stable | 2:03.40 |
| 1985 | Fatih | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | Hector O. Palma | Ginji Yasuda | 1:59.60 |
| 1984 | Sir Pele | 5 | Rafael Meza | Laz Barrera | Aaron U. Jones | 2:01.20 |
| 1983 | Manantial (CHI) | 5 | Kenny Black | Lee Rossi | Carl J. Maggio | 2:03.40 |
| 1982 | Perrault (GB) | 5 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Charles Whittingham | Baron T. van Zuylen | 2:04.60 |
| 1981 | Premier Ministre | 5 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Laz Barrera | Dolly Green | 2:02.60 |
| 1980 | Henschel | 6 | Bill Shoemaker | John W. Russell | Fred W. Hooper | 1:58.80 |
| 1979 | Fluorescent Light | 5 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Angel Penna, Sr. | Ogden Mills Phipps | 2:03.60 |
| 1978 | Exceller | 5 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Charles Whittingham | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 2:01.20 |
| 1977 | Caucasus | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Cardiff Stud Farm | 2:00.00 |
| 1976 | Ga Hai | 5 | Fernando Toro | Gene Cleveland | Laguna Seca | 2:00.40 |
| 1975 | Ga Hai | 4 | Jacinto Vasquez | Gene Cleveland | Laguna Seca | 2:07.00 |
| 1974 | Court Ruling | 4 | Braulio Baeza | W. Preston King | Milton Polinger | 2:01.20 |
| 1973 | River Buoy | 8 | Donald R. Pierce | Jack Look | 16 Ton Stable et al. | 2:02.80 |
| 1973 | Kobuk King | 7 | Jerry Lambert | Ron McAnally | Allegre Stable | 2:02.80 |
| 1972 | Buzkashi | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Everett-Tally | 2:00.80 |
| 1972 | Knight in Armor | 5 | Donald R. Pierce | Buster Millerick | Robert A. Cass | 2:01.80 |
| 1971 | Daryl's Joy | 5 | Johnny Sellers | Charles Whittingham | Robert K. C. Goh | 1:59.60 |
| 1970 | Royal Dynasty | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Melvin F. Stute | G. K. Collins | 2:06.80 |
| 1969 | Rivet | 5 | Merlin Volzke | Dale Landers | Pierce Doty | 2:03.20 |
| 1968 | Nashua Pilot | 4 | Johnny Sellers | L. G. "Brandy" Culver | John D. Askew | 2:00.00 |
| 1967 | Fleet Host | 4 | Angel Pineda | Ray Priddy | Westerly Stud | 1:59.80 |
| 1966 | Tudor Frame | 4 | Jerry Lambert | Lou Carno | Silver Creek Ranch, Inc. | 2:02.80 |
| 1965 | Cedar Key | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | Don McCoy | Jerry Basta | 2:00.80 |
| 1964 | Mr. Consistency | 6 | Kenneth Church | James I. Nazworthy | Ann Peppers | 1:58.60 |
| 1963 | The Axe II | 5 | Pete Moreno | Robert L. Wheeler | Greentree Stable | 2:04.20 |
| 1962 | Art Market | 4 | Ismael Valenzuela | Hirsch Jacobs | Jerome Fendrick | 2:01.00 |
| 1961 | Wolfram | 5 | John L. Rotz | Burley Parke | Harbor View Farm | 2:01.00 |
| 1960 | American Comet | 4 | Tommy Barrow | Martin L. Fallon | C. W. Smith Ent., Inc. | 2:04.40 |
*Note: Run in two divisions in 1972 and 1973.
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