The Seabiscuit Handicap is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-years-old and older over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles (8+1⁄2 furlongs) on the turf track scheduled annually in late November at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California.
The inaugural running of the event was on 17 July 1977 as the Citation Handicap at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on the dirt track.
[1] In 1980 the event was run over a mile and was won by the Irish-bred Caro Bambino who equalled the course record set by Swaps in 1956.
[3] In 1984 the event was upgraded back to Grade III but due to the unexpected wet weather the race was run on the dirt track which was rated as sloppy.
[5] The race was not run in 2005 due to problems with Hollywood Park's grass course not being ready after the turf course was reseeded.