Harry Henson Stakes

Harry Henson Stakes
non-graded stakes race
LocationHollywood Park Racetrack
Inglewood, California, United States
Inaugurated1952
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.hollywoodpark.com
Race information
Distance6 furlong sprint
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
WeightAssigned
PurseUS$70,000

The Harry Henson Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the third week of April as part of the opening day races of the spring/summer meet at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. Open to three-year-old horses, it was a non-graded stakes raced on turf that has been contested at a distance of six furlongs since 2007. The race offered a purse of US$70,000.

Inaugurated in 1952 as the Debonair Stakes, it was renamed in 1991 to honor Harry Henson, a former jockey who was Hollywood Park's race caller from 1958 to 1982.

Past winners include Imbros in 1953, Kentucky Derby winner Determine in 1954, and a son of Imbros in 1962, the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Native Diver.


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