Richard E. Handlen

Richard E. Handlen
OccupationTrainer
Born(1897-03-25)March 25, 1897
DiedJune 2, 1963(1963-06-02) (aged 66)
Resting placeMelbourne Cemetery, Melbourne, Florida
Major racing wins
Withers Stakes (1935, 1946)
Chesapeake Stakes (1936, 1946)
Gazelle Handicap (1936, 1940, 1960)
Great American Stakes (1936)
Narragansett Special (1936)
Delaware Handicap (1937, 1955)
San Antonio Handicap (1937)
Santa Anita Derby (1937)
Santa Anita Handicap (1937)
Beldame Stakes
(1940, 1941, 1954, 1960)
Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (1940)
Everglades Stakes (1940)
Pimlico Oaks (1940)
Santa Margarita Handicap (1940)
Juvenile Stakes (1942)
National Stallion Stakes (1942)
Tremont Stakes (1942)
Lawrence Realization Stakes (1943)
Diana Handicap (1945)
Schuylerville Stakes (1948)
Ladies Handicap (1949, 1960)
Santa Susana Stakes (1949, 1960)
Demoiselle Stakes (1951)
Kent Stakes (1953)
Alabama Stakes (1954)
Delaware Oaks (1954)
Discovery Handicap (1954)
Firenze Handicap (1954)
Saratoga Cup (1955)
Top Flight Handicap (1955)
Dixie Stakes (1956)
Hopeful Stakes (1957)
Beldame Stakes (1960)
Coaching Club American Oaks (1960)
Mother Goose Stakes (1960)
American Classic Race wins:
Preakness Stakes (1938)
Honors
Delaware Park Wall of Fame (2016)
Significant horses
Berlo, Chevation, Dauber, Fairy Chant,
Parlo, Rosemont

Richard E. Handlen (March 25, 1897 - June 2, 1963) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer whom the March 15, 1937 edition of the Los Angeles Times called "one of the best trainers in America" [1]