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

References

• 1948 Time magazine article on Shannon and his win in the Argonaut Handicap
• New York Times article on Hillsdale's win in the 1959 Argonaut Handicap

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