Argonaut Handicap

The Argonaut Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race first run in 1940 at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. A one-mile race on dirt, it was open to horses age three and older.

In 1956, Swaps won this race while setting a new world record for one mile with time of 1:33 1/5.

It was last run in 1978.

Winners

 * 1978 - Radar Ahead
 * 1977 - Text
 * 1976 - L'Heureux
 * 1975 - Forceten
 * 1974 - Carry The Banner
 * 1973 - Out of the East
 * 1972 - Kentuckian
 * 1971 - Violonor
 * 1970 - Western Welcome
 * 1969 - Tell
 * 1968 - First Mate
 * 1967 - Tumble Wind
 * 1966 - Exhibitionist
 * 1965 - Carpenter's Rule
 * 1964 - Close By
 * 1963 - Oppo
 * 1962 - Doc Jocoy
 * 1961 - Mr. America
 * 1960 - T. V. Lark
 * 1959 - Hillsdale
 * 1958 - Round Table
 * 1957 - Terrang
 * 1956 - Swaps
 * 1955 - Curragh King
 * 1954 - Curragh King
 * 1953 - Fleet Bird
 * 1952 - Admiral Drake
 * 1951 - Be Fleet
 * 1950 - Old Rockport
 * 1949 - Ace Admiral
 * 1948 - Shannon
 * 1947 - Olhaverry
 * 1946 - Occupy
 * 1944 - Okana
 * 1941 - Joy Boy
 * 1940 - Specify