The Beverly Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race first run in 1938 at Washington Park Race Track in the Chicago metropolitan areaBaltimore Sun, August 21, 1938 and moved to Arlington Park in 1962.New York Times - July 29, 1962 A race for fillies and mares age three and older, the Beverly Handicap was run on dirt until 1965 when it was changed to a race on turf.
The race was run in two divisions in 1966.
In 1954, Hall of Fame jockey Johnny Adams won the Beverly Handicap on his fortieth birthday. Riding Good Call, he edged out runner-up Vixenfixit, ridden by his son, Ralph Adams.
In 1959, Honey's Gem won the Beverly, setting an American record of 1:34.00 for a mile on dirt. Her record was equaled by the 1961 winner, Equifun.Chicago Daily Tribune, June 4, 1961
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time 1970Blue Rage4Jorge TejeiraRonnie WarrenMrs. Russell L. Reineman1-1/8M1:47.801969Pattee Canyon4Eddie ArroyoStanley M. RieserBarbara Hunter1-1/8M1:48.601968Spire4Fernando AlvarezHoratio LuroGeorge R. Wallace1M1:42.001967Margarethen5Jimmy NicholsCharles P. SanbornErnest H. Woods1-1/8M1:50.801966Short Fall4Ronnie FerraroWarren J. PascumaRaymond E. Karlinsky1-1/16M1:43.001966Margarethen4Jimmy NicholsCharles P. SanbornErnest H. Woods1-1/16M1:43.001965Swoonalong4David KassenBrian OttE. Gay Drake 1M1:35.601964Star Maggie4Bill ShoemakerJoseph S. DunnMr.& Mrs. John T. Jones1M1:37.801963Patrol Woman4Jimmy NicholsKenny Noe, Sr.Mrs. Joseph A. Goodwin1M1:36.201962Kootenai4Bill ShoemakerStanley M. RieserBarbara Hunter1-1/8M1:40.601961Equifun5Sidney Le JeuneGlenn BallengerJohn E. Hughes1M1:34.001960Indian Maid4John L. RotzPhilip G. JohnsonMary D. Keim1M1:36.801959Honey's Gem4Johnny LongdenNoble ThreewittConejo Ranch1M1:34.001958Bornastar5Kenneth ChurchW. Graves SparksJ. Graham Brown1M1:35.801957Dotted Line4Jack SkellyMax HirschKing Ranch1-1/8M1:49.401956Amoret4Bill HartackHorace A. JonesCalumet Farm1-1/8M1:49.601955Queen Hopeful4John H. AdamsHarry TrotsekHasty House Farm1M1:35.401954Good Call4John H. AdamsFairway Farm1M1953Sunny Dale5William McKinleyDave Piper1M1:36.001952Real Delight3Eddie ArcaroHorace A. JonesCalumet Farm1M1:34.801951Wistful5Steve BrooksBen A. JonesCalumet Farm1M1:35.801950Lithe4Eldon NelsonFrank BarnettHal Price Headley1-1/8M1:50.201949Bewitch4Steve BrooksBen A. JonesCalumet Farm1M1:34.401948Honeymoon5Jack WestropeGraceton PhilpotW-L Ranch Co.1M1:35.001947Be Faithful5Jack WestropeH. H. Pete BattleMrs. E. E. Dale Shaffer1M1:38.001946Be Faithful4Jack WestropeGraceton PhilpotLouis B. Mayer1-1/8M1:49.401945Durazna4John M. GoodeBrownell Combs1-1/8M1:51.401944Traffic Court6Al BodlouNick Burger1-1/8M1:50.201943Askmenow3George WoolfKenneth OsborneHal Price Headley1-1/8M1:51.001942Montsin5Frank GillHyman Friedberg1M1:37.801941Montsin5Hyman Friedberg1M1940Busy Morn5Kenneth McCombsB. F. Masterson 1M1:38.601939Smart Trick3Jimmy AshcroftJake Lowenstein Morris Vehon1M,70YDS1:44.801938Novelette3Nunzio Pariso Jake Lowenstein Mrs. Jake Lowenstein 1M,70YDS1:43.40
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