The Argonaut Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race first run in 1940 at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. A one-mile race on dirt, it was open to horses age three and older. In 1956, Swaps won this race while setting a new world record for one mile with time of 1:33 1/5. It was last run in 1978. Winners 1978 - Radar Ahead 1977 - Text 1976 - L'Heureux 1975 - Forceten 1974 - Carry The Banner 1973 - Out of the East 1972 - Kentuckian 1971 - Violonor 1970 - Western Welcome 1969 - Tell 1968 - First Mate 1967 - Tumble Wind 1966 - Exhibitionist 1965 - Carpenter's Rule 1964 - Close By 1963 - Oppo 1962 - Doc Jocoy 1961 - Mr. America 1960 - T. V. Lark 1959 - Hillsdale 1958 - Round Table 1957 - Terrang 1956 - Swaps 1955 - Curragh King 1954 - Curragh King 1953 - Fleet Bird 1952 - Admiral Drake 1951 - Be Fleet 1950 - Old Rockport 1949 - Ace Admiral 1948 - Shannon 1947 - Olhaverry 1946 - Occupy 1944 - Okana 1941 - Joy Boy 1940 - Specify References 1948 Time magazine article on Shannon and his win in the Argonaut Handicap New York Times article on Hillsdale's win in the 1959 Argonaut Handicap Discontinued horse races Horse races in California Hollywood Park Racetrack Graded stakes races in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 1940 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1978 1940 establishments in California 1978 disestablishments in California