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The Honeymoon Handicap is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually in the first week of June at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The race is open to three-year-old fillies, willing to race one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) on the turf. The Honeymoon is a major leading prep race for the Grade I American Oaks run during the first part of July.
Inaugurated in 1952 as the Sea Breeze Stakes, the name was changed to the Honeymoon Stakes in 1956 then the Honeymoon Handicap in 1975. It honors the outstanding California bred mare, Honeymoon. Since inception, the race has been contested at a variety of distances.
| Stakes Race | Grade | Purse |
|---|---|---|
| Inglewood Handicap | III | $100K |
| Wilshire Handicap | III | $100K |
| Senorita Stakes | III | $100K |
| Mervyn LeRoy Handicap | II | $150K |
| Jim Murray Handicap | II | $150K |
| Lazaro S. Barrera Memorial Stakes | III | $100K |
| Railbird Stakes | III | $100K |
| Milady Handicap | II | $150K |
| American Handicap | II | $150K |
| Los Angeles Handicap | III | $100K |
| Gamely Stakes | I | $250K |
| Californian Stakes | II | $150K |
| Honeymoon Handicap | II | $150K |
| Affirmed Handicap | III | $100K |
| Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap | I | $250K |
| Vanity Handicap | I | $250K |
| Hollywood Oaks | II | $150K |
| Beverly Hills Handicap | III | $100K |
| Shoemaker Mile | I | $300K |
| Triple Bend Handicap | I | $250K |
| Royal Heroine Mile | II | $150K |
| Swaps Stakes | II | $150K |
| Hollywood Gold Cup Handicap | I | $500K |
| A Gleam Handicap | II | $200,000 |
| American Oaks Invitational Stakes | I | $250,000 |
| Sunset Handicap | III | $100,000 |
| Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes | III | $100,000 |
