The La Jolla Handicap is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the turf scheduled annually in August at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California.
The event is named for the city of La Jolla, California, which is not far from Del Mar.
The champion Seabiscuit resumed in this event after a long layoff carrying 128 pounds after injury and was placed third to Heelfly.
The event was idle during 1942–1944 due to World War II, resuming in 1945 as a three-year-olds and older California bred handicap.
[4] In 1973 the event was classified as Grade III[4] and in 1975 was moved to the turf track and has been run since then on that surface.
† In the 2007 running of the event Medici Code was first past the post and wagering was paid out as the winner, however the horse returned a positive swab for an excess amount of Clenbuterol[96] and consequently was disqualified from the prizemoney and was placed eighth (last).