| Discontinued race race | |
| Location | Inglewood, California |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1955 |
| Race type | Harness race for Standardbred trotters |
| Website | distance = 1 1/8 miles (1,810 metres or 9 furlongs) |
| Race information | |
| Surface | Dirt, 1 mile oval |
| Track | Hollywood Park Racetrack |
| Qualification | 3 years & older |
| Purse | $100,000 (1981) |
The American Trotting Classic at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California is a defunct three-race series in harness racing for Standardbred trotters aged three and older. It was run annually between 1955 and 1981 at three different racetracks with the final hosted by Hollywood Park Racetrack. [1] During the same period, these tracks also offered the corresponding American Pacing Classic.[2]
The race was run at a distance of one mile from 1955 through 1960, after which it was run at a mile and an eighth.
The American Trotting Classic replaced the Golden West Trot which had been contested from 1946 through 1954 under the auspices of the Western Harness Racing Association at both Santa Anita Park and at Hollywood Park.[3]