The Ack Ack Handicap was a Grade III race for Thoroughbred horses run at Hollywood Park in June.
Open to horses aged three and up, the Ack Ack was set at a distance of 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.
Records Speed record: 1:27.15 - Joey Franco (2003)
Winners of the Ack Ack Handicap Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time2010NO RACE2009 Noble Court5 Joel Rosario John W. Sadler Joy Ride Racing1:27.322008 Rebellion (GB)5 Rafael Bejarano H. Graham Motion Hickory Tree Stable1:27.682007 El Roblar5 Victor Espinoza Richard Mandella Stonestreet Stables LLC1:28.512006 Lucky J. H.4 Patrick Valenzuela Carla Gaines Harris Farms, Inc.1:29.662005 McCann's Mojave5 Jose Valdivia, Jr. Patrick Gallagher Mike Willman1:27.232004 Taste of Paradise5 Jon Court Molly Pearson David B. Bloom1:28.022003 Joey Franco4 Patrick Valenzuela Darrell Vienna Gerald Frankel1:27.152002NO RACE2001 Grey Memo4 Garrett Gomez Warren Stute Manzani, Ridgeley Farm & Russ1:28.19
References Hollywood Park Media Guide