# Carleton F. Burke Handicap

The Carleton F. Burke Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Raced in late October as part of the Oak Tree Racing Association series, it is open to horses age three and older and is contested on turf at a distance of one-and-one-half miles (twelve furlongs). The race is named in honor of Carleton F. Burke, the first chairman of the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) who later served as the Director of Racing at Santa Anita Park.
From inception in 1969 through 1994, the Carleton F. Burke Handicap was raced at 11⁄4 miles. It was run in two divisions in 1975 and 1978.
A Grade I event as recently as 1989, the Carleton F. Burke Handicap held a Grade III classification until 2011. The race was not run in 2008 and 2009 in order to accommodate the Breeders' Cup races. When the Santa Anita fall meet was moved to Hollywood Park in 2010, the race was not run again. As a result, the American Graded Stakes Committee announced that the race was not eligible for grading in 2011. If a race is not run for two consecutive years, it is not eligible for grading.
On October 9, 1977, Double Discount won this race in a world record time of 1:572⁄5 for 11⁄4 miles on turf.

## Records

Speed record:
* 2:24.13 - Spring House (2007) (at current distance of 1+1⁄2 miles)
* 1:57.40 - Double Discount (1977) (World Record at previous distance of 1+1⁄4 miles)
Most wins:
* 2 - Fiddle Isle (1969, 1970)
Most wins by an owner:
* 3 - Howard B. Keck (1969, 1970, 1974)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 7 - Bill Shoemaker (1969, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 11 - Charles Whittingham (1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 2007 | Spring House | 5 | Garrett Gomez | Julio C. Canani | Randall D. Hubbard | 2:24.13 |
| 2006 | Symphony Sid | 6 | Michael Baze | Mike Mitchell | Bongo Racing et al. | 2:24.18 |
| 2005 | Golden Rahy | 6 | Alex Solis | Robert J. Frankel | J. T. Alverez III Trust | 2:27.02 |
| 2004 | Habaneros | 5 | David Flores | Thomas Bell | John C. Bell | 2:26.91 |
| 2003 | Runaway Dancer | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Dan L. Hendricks | R L Stables | 2:28.36 |
| 2002 | Special Matter | 4 | Tyler Baze | Rafael Becerra | McClintock, Elder et al. | 2:28.47 |
| 2001 | Cagney | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Richard Mandella | TNT Stud | 2:26.10 |
| 2000 | Timboroa | 4 | David Flores | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 2:27.91 |
| 1999 | Public Purse | 5 | Alex Solis | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 2:25.83 |
| 1998 | Perim | 5 | Brice Blanc | Darrell Vienna | Red Baron's Barn | 2:29.29 |
| 1997 | Prussian Blue | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | Jean-Pierre Dupuis | Harlequin Ranches/Diane Keith | 2:31.37 |
| 1996 | Dernier Empereur | 6 | Chris McCarron | Ben D. A. Cecil | Gary A. Tanaka | 2:24.24 |
| 1995 | Varadavour | 6 | Alex Solis | Mike Puype | Frank J. Gogliano | 2:30.27 |
| 1994 | Savinio | 4 | Chris McCarron | Walter Greenman | Biszantz et al. | 2:02.69 |
| 1993 | Know Heights | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Robert B. Hess Jr. | Jeremys Stable et al. | 2:00.77 |
| 1992 | Missionary Ridge | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | Robert J. Frankel | Peter Wall | 2:00.89 |
| 1991 | Super May | 5 | Corey Nakatani | Richard E. Mandella | Jack Kent Cooke | 1:58.58 |
| 1990 | Ultrasonido † | 5 | Chris McCarron | Ron McAnally | M/M Frank E. Whitham | 1:59.80 |
| 1989 | Alwuhush | 4 | José A. Santos | Angel Penna Sr. | Frank Stronach | 1:58.00 |
| 1988 | Nasr El Arab | 3 | Gary Stevens | Charles Whittingham | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:01.00 |
| 1987 | Rivlia | 5 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Charles Whittingham | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 2:03.20 |
| 1986 | Louis Le Grand | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Allen E. Paulson | 2:01.20 |
| 1985 | Tsunami Slew | 4 | Gary Stevens | Eddie Gregson | Royal Lines (Lessee) | 1:59.60 |
| 1984 | Silveyville | 6 | Chris McCarron | Bruce Headley | Kjell H. Qvale | 1:59.60 |
| 1983 | Bel Bolide | 5 | Terry Lipham | John Gosden | Stonechurch Stable | 2:01.20 |
| 1982 | Mehmet | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Robert J. Frankel | Chlad/Chlad/Mevorach/Vallone | 1:58.60 |
| 1981 | Spence Bay | 6 | Fernando Toro | Randy Winick | Edward Trotta | 2:00.60 |
| 1980 | Bold Tropic | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | M/M. Cyril Hurvitz | 1:58.20 |
| 1979 | Silver Eagle | 5 | Fernando Toro | Thomas R. Bell Jr. | Gayno Stable et al. | 1:59.20 |
| 1978 | Star of Erin II | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | M/M Quinn Martin | 1:59.00 |
| 1978 | Palton | 5 | Henry E. Moreno | Henry M. Moreno | Pinetree Stable | 1:59.00 |
| 1977 | Double Discount | 4 | Francisco Mena | Melvin F. Stute | The Hat Ranch | 1:57.40 |
| 1976 | King Pellinore | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Cardiff Stock Farm | 1:57.60 |
| 1975 | Top Command | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | M/M Q. Martin/Murty Farm | 2:01.20 |
| 1975 | Kirrary | 5 | Francisco Mena | Paul E. Meredith | Jocoy, Meredith & Ward | 2:00.40 |
| 1974 | Tallahto | 4 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Charles Whittingham | Howard B. Keck | 1:59.00 |
| 1973 | Kentuckian † | 4 | Donald Pierce | Jerry M. Fanning | Dan Agnew | 1:59.00 |
| 1972 | Cougar II | 6 | Donald Pierce | Charles Whittingham | Mary Jones Bradley | 2:00.20 |
| 1971 | Kobuk King | 5 | Howard Grant | Ron McAnally | Allegre Stable/McAnally | 1:59.60 |
| 1970 | Fiddle Isle | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Howard B. Keck | 1:58.80 |
| 1969 | Fiddle Isle | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Howard B. Keck | 1:59.80 |
* † In 1973, Groshawk finished first but was disqualified and set back to fifth. In 1990, Rial finished first but was disqualified and set back second.