The Lincoln Heritage Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois. An ungraded stakes raced on turf open to fillies and Mares, age three and older, it is contested over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs).
| Ungraded stakes race | |
| Location | Arlington Park Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1976 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www.arlingtonpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, 3-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | US$100,000 |
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
- 7⁄8 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 edit
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:
- 7 – Earlie Fires (1980, 1984, 1988 (2×), 1993, 1994, 2003)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 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 edit
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Harvey L. Vanier | Nancy A. Vanier | 1:42.93 |
| 1997 | My Own Lovely Lee † | 5 | Garrett Gomez | Hilary Pridham | Irish Acres Farm | 1:42.93 |
| 1996 | My Own Lovely Lee | 4 | Garrett Gomez | P. Noel Hickey | Irish Acres Farm | 1:43.76 |
| 1995 | Nice Mistake | 7 | Ray Sibille | 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 | Wayne M. Catalano | Darrell Yates | 1:43.32 |
| 1993 | Lady Shirl | 6 | Earlie Fires | P. Noel Hickey | Irish Acres Farm | 1:43.72 |
| 1992 | Explosive Kate | 5 | Carlos Silva | Lou M. Goldfine | Richard L. Duchossois | 1:43.67 |
| 1991 | Lady Shirl | 4 | Garrett Gomez | 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 Velásquez | Lou M. Goldfine | Richard L. Duchossois | 1:42.80 |
| 1988 | Kelly's Super Pet | 6 | Earlie Fires | Robert G. Voelkner | Sidney L. Port | 1:38.20 |
| 1988 | Let's Do Lunch | 3 | Earlie Fires | Lou M. Goldfine | Richard L. Duchossois | 1:38.00 |
| 1987 | Spring Innocence | 4 | Pat Day | 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 | Dr. L. Aitken | 1:38.40 |
| 1984 | Zenobia Empress | 3 | Earlie Fires | 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 | 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 | Ted McClain | Richard L. Duchossois | 1:42.00 |
| 1981 | Jinxed | 3 | Stanley Spencer | Harvey L. Vanier | M. L. Cashman | 1:41.00 |
| 1980 | Lawdy Miss Clawdy | 4 | Earlie Fires | 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 | M. L. Cashman | 1:24.40 |
| 1977 | Helen's Music | 5 | Bryan Fann | Ernie T. Poulos | 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 for first.