The Seabiscuit Handicap is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-years-old and older over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles ( 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs ) on the turf track scheduled annually in late November at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California . The event currently carries a purse of $ 200,000.
86-723: The inaugural running of the event was on 17 July 1977 as the Citation Handicap at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California over a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles on the dirt track. The event was named after the eighth winner of the American Triple Crown in 1948, Citation . Citation had won the Hollywood Gold Cup at the Hollywood Park Racetrack in last victory of his career. In 1979 for
172-1055: A 6,000-seat performance arts venue, Hollywood Park Casino, and the NFL Los Angeles building, which is home to the NFL Network , NFL RedZone , NFL.com , and the NFL app . The track was opened on June 10, 1938, by the Hollywood Turf Club the racetrack was designed by noted racetrack architect Arthur Froehlich . Its chairman was Jack L. Warner of the Warner Bros. film studio. Prominent shareholders included Jack Warner's brother and fellow Warner Bros. executive Harry , Hollywood studio executives Walt Disney , Samuel Goldwyn , Darryl Zanuck , actors Al Jolson , Bing Crosby , Joan Blondell , George Jessel , Ronald Colman and Ralph Bellamy . In addition to being shareholders film directors Raoul Walsh and Mervyn LeRoy were also founding members of
258-426: A 60-acre (24 ha) parcel of land adjacent to the track property and The Forum with the intentions of building a National Football League stadium on the land. Kroenke's 60 acres (24 ha) was not big enough for an NFL stadium and parking, but his announced partnership for the neighboring track land with Stockbridge Capital Group, would fold the stadium into the larger office/retail/residential project planned for
344-548: A group of executives, including Eugene V. Klein and Sam Schulman . The team moved to San Diego Stadium in 1967 and continued to perform well, though not winning any championships. By 1970, they had joined the NFL following the AFL-NFL merger . The team struggled in the early 1970s, with coaching changes and a decline in performance, finishing with a 2–11–1 record in 1973. The Chargers hired Don Coryell as head coach in 1978, introducing
430-476: A historic agreement March 13, 2012 intended to transform the customer experience for fans at the venue as well as online and on television. Under terms of the five-year deal, Hollywood Park was renamed "Betfair Hollywood Park" in what was the first naming rights agreement for a horse racing venue in the United States. On May 9, 2013, in a letter to employees, Hollywood Park president F. Jack Liebau announced that
516-461: A metallic white helmet, with a navy face mask, the newly revamped bolt in gold with navy and powder blue trim, and white pants. The road white jerseys with navy pants, as well as the alternate powder blue jerseys with white pants, were also redesigned with the new scheme. From 2002 to 2006 , the Chargers used the early-1960s powder blue uniforms as alternate jerseys, which many football fans (both of
602-591: A replacement for Pagano, as they hired Gus Bradley on January 20. Bradley was formerly the head coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, and before landing that head coaching job was the defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks. The Chargers also announced they had hired Anthony Lynn to be their next head coach. In their first game back in Los Angeles at StubHub Center included an announced attendance
688-467: A resolution supporting a plan to build a $ 200 million, 65,000-seat, privately financed stadium on property owned by Hollywood Park for the Los Angeles Raiders . The deal was put together by Hubbard who envisioned a sports complex with the new stadium and the racetrack together. Raiders owner Al Davis later balked and refused the deal over a stipulation that he would have to accept a second team at
774-701: A year after the Rams had moved back to the city after spending 21 seasons (1995–2015) in St. Louis . The team previously played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during their first stint in Los Angeles, Balboa Stadium and San Diego Stadium (also known as Jack Murphy Stadium and Qualcomm Stadium) while in San Diego, and Dignity Health Sports Park (formerly named StubHub Center) from 2017 to 2019, while SoFi Stadium
860-420: The 2013 season , the Chargers made minor tweaks to their current uniforms. These include a two-tone nameplate (gold with powder blue trim on home jersey, navy with gold trim on away jersey, and white with navy trim on alternate jersey), collars matching the color of the jersey, and the addition of a gold stripe on the socks. On January 12, 2017, with the announcement that the Chargers were moving to Los Angeles,
946-581: The 2017 season at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson , despite the stadium's 30,000 seating capacity being well below the 50,000 minimum that the NFL set for temporary homes. The home of Major League Soccer 's LA Galaxy served as the Chargers' temporary home field until they joined the Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood starting with the 2020 NFL season . The Chargers became the second former San Diego professional sports franchise to move to Los Angeles, after
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#17330945174211032-575: The 2022 NFL season with a 10–7 record and the 5th seed in the AFC. They lost in the Wild Card round of the playoffs to the Jacksonville Jaguars after blowing a 27–0 lead in the game. Despite the playoff loss, the Chargers were alleviating their attendance issues, with their average attendance during the 2022 season being in the top third of the league for a second consecutive year. On January 17, 2023,
1118-449: The Clippers in 1984. One week after the move from San Diego to Los Angeles was announced, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that the other NFL owners were "angered" by the decision, and that "the NFL wants the Chargers to move back, though nobody believes that possibility is realistic." On January 13, the Chargers fired defensive coordinator John Pagano . It took the team one week to find
1204-673: The Los Angeles Rams . The Chargers were founded in Los Angeles in 1959, and began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). They spent their first season in Los Angeles before relocating to San Diego in 1961 to become the San Diego Chargers . The team joined the NFL as a result of the AFL–NFL merger in 1970 . In 2017, the Chargers moved back to Los Angeles after 56 seasons in San Diego,
1290-558: The Pro Football Hall of Fame : wide receiver Lance Alworth (1962–1970), defensive end Fred Dean (1975–1981), quarterback Dan Fouts (1973–1987), head coach and general manager Sid Gillman (1960–1969, 1971), wide receiver Charlie Joiner (1976–1986), offensive lineman Ron Mix (1960–1969), tight end Kellen Winslow (1979–1987), linebacker Junior Seau (1990–2002), and running back LaDainian Tomlinson (2001–2009). According to an article listed by Forbes ,
1376-404: The "Air Coryell" offense, a pass-heavy strategy that revitalized the team's performance. With quarterback Dan Fouts , the Chargers led the league in passing yards from 1978 to 1983 and again in 1985. The team made four consecutive playoff appearances from 1979 to 1982, winning three AFC West division titles. Despite regular-season success, the Chargers faced challenges in the playoffs, including
1462-401: The 1960s uniforms. The redesigned lightning bolt was moved to the sides of the shoulders from the top, and includes a new numbering font and word mark in white, with gold outlining and powder blue interior trim. The pants also have a redesigned lightning bolt in gold, with powder blue trim on a navy stripe. Additionally, the team pays tribute to other uniform features from their history by wearing
1548-735: The 2005 Autumn Meet.) Grade 1 : Grade 2 : Grade 3 : Ungraded stakes : Los Angeles Chargers National Football League ( 1970 –present) The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Chargers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team plays its home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California , which it shares with
1634-420: The 2010 season, the Chargers went 9–7 but missed the postseason for the first time under Turner. Five of the Chargers' seven losses were within one possession. In the 2011 season, the team went 8–8 and missed the postseason. In the 2012 season, the team went 7–9, missed the postseason, and fired Turner following the season. Prior to the 2013 season, the Chargers hired Mike McCoy to be their new head coach. In
1720-710: The 2013 season, the Chargers went 9–7 and made the playoffs despite a 3rd-place finish in the AFC West. The Chargers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 27–10 in the Wild Card Round before falling to the Denver Broncos 24–17 in the Divisional Round. In the 2014 season, the Chargers went 9–7 again but missed the postseason. In the 2015 season, the Chargers went 4–12. In the 2016 season, the Chargers went 5–11 and missed
1806-605: The AFC Championship. The team regressed to a 8–8 record in the 2008 season. However, they still won the division. They defeated the Colts in the Wild Card Round before falling to the Steelers in the Divisional Round. In the 2009 season, the Chargers went 13–3 and won the division again. The success was short lived in the postseason with a 17–14 loss in the Divisional Round to the Jets. In
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#17330945174211892-526: The Argentine-bred Lord At War by three lengths in a slow time of 1:50 3 ⁄ 5 . In 1987 the event was upgraded once more to Grade II and once again Charles E. Whittingham would train an Argentine-bred Forlitano to victory. Forlitano would win again in 1988. In 1999 the distance of the event was decrease to back to the original 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles. In 2004 the event was upgraded to
1978-508: The Chargers and of other teams) clamored for the team to bring back full-time. From 2007 to 2018 , the Chargers wore the alternate powder blue jerseys twice per season. The alternate powder blue jerseys were also worn in a playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts in 2008 . In 2009 , in honor of their 50th anniversary as one of the eight original AFL teams, the Chargers wore their 1963 throwback uniforms for three games. For
2064-546: The Chargers defensive backs coach Derrick Ansley on the same day. On December 15, 2023, head coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco were fired, one day after a 63–21 primetime loss to the Las Vegas Raiders . The Chargers finished the remainder of the season with interim head coach Giff Smith. The Chargers finished out the 2023 with a 5–12 record. The Chargers signed former Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh on January 24, 2024. Harbaugh served as
2150-477: The Chargers fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi and quarterbacks coach Shane Day . The Chargers hired former Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore to be their new offensive coordinator on January 31. Chargers defensive coordinator Renaldo Hill unexpectedly left the team on February 20 to join the Miami Dolphins as their secondary coach and passing game coordinator, with the vacancy being filled by
2236-412: The Chargers started using navy blue jerseys and returned to wearing white pants. The team's uniform design was next revamped in 1988. It featured an even darker shade of navy blue. The lightning bolts on the jerseys and helmets were white, with navy interior trim and gold outlining; the facemasks became navy blue. In 1990 , the team started to wear navy pants with their white jerseys. From 1988 to 1991 ,
2322-402: The Chargers unveiled their first uniform redesign since 1988, on the team's official website. The team formally unveiled this new uniform set, which mixes old and new styles, in a private team-only event. Navy blue remains the primary color on the home jersey, but the familiar lightning bolt was reverted to gold, and now has navy outlining and powder blue interior trim. The latter color is a nod to
2408-407: The Chargers' viability in Los Angeles. Beyond low attendance, the Chargers receive only 18.75% of season ticket revenues through 2040, contributing to the reduced goal. In the 2019 season, the Chargers had a poor 5–11 record, and were swept by their division. Rivers entered free agency and ended his long tenure as the Chargers' starting quarterback. On September 13, 2020, Tyrod Taylor became
2494-574: The Chiefs, 23–20, in his first start. In week 13, the Chargers lost to the Patriots, 45–0, in the worst blowout loss in team history. The season concluded in a 38–21 win over the Chiefs. Justin Herbert broke multiple rookie records throughout the season, but despite his record-breaking season, the Chargers finished the season with a 7–9 record. At the conclusion of the 2020 season, the organization announced that Lynn
2580-519: The Divisional Round by the New England Patriots. Despite the historic season for the Chargers, the team fired Schottenheimer. Prior to the 2007 season, the Chargers named Norv Turner as head coach. In his first season at the helm, Turner led the Chargers to an AFC West title. The team defeated the Titans in the Wild Card Round and the Colts in the Divisional Round before falling to the Patriots in
2666-522: The Los Angeles Chargers are worth 3.875 billion dollars in August 2022 putting them at number 20 on the list of richest NFL teams. The Chargers were established with seven other American Football League teams in 1959. They began AFL play in Los Angeles the following year in 1960. The Chargers' original owner was hotel heir Barron Hilton , son of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton . According to
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2752-555: The Los Angeles Raiders and Rams were considered to be competing in the "Battle of Los Angeles" during the Raiders' tenure in Los Angeles from 1982 to 1994. However, the rivalry ended as the Rams moved to St. Louis and the Raiders returned to Oakland in the mid-1990s. The Raiders unsuccessfully attempted to move back to Los Angeles in 2015 following a failed joint stadium project with the then-San Diego Chargers. The intercity rivalry
2838-487: The NFL regular season). Herbert broke numerous sophomore year records, but despite his and the rest of the team's efforts, the Chargers missed the playoffs in a week 18 win-or-tie-or-go-home overtime loss to the Raiders. On February 3, 2022, the Chargers hired Vikings special teams coordinator Ryan Ficken . In 2022, the Chargers announced the location of a new headquarters in El Segundo, California . The Chargers finished
2924-439: The Raiders defeated the Chargers in overtime, 35–32. The winning field goal was unnecessary for the Raiders' playoff chances, and if the game had ended in a tie, both teams would have made the playoffs. With the field goal, the Chargers were eliminated. The Raiders lead the series 69–58–2 as of the end of the 2023 season, including having won the only playoff game between the two teams, the 1980 AFC Championship game . Initially,
3010-409: The Raiders intentionally fumbled in order to score a touchdown. This somewhat controversial play resulted in a rule change the following season. On November 22, 1982, the Raiders hosted their first Monday Night football game in Los Angeles against the Chargers. The Chargers led the game in the 1st half 24–0 until the Raiders scored 28 unanswered points in the second half to win 28–24. On January 10, 2022,
3096-484: The West Coast’s largest and most popular racetracks." Thoroughbred racing took place until July (post time 2 p.m, Wednesday through Sunday), harness racing began in late August. In 1984, the racetrack was extended from one mile (1.6 km) around to 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles (1.8 km) around prior to the first Breeders’ Cup race. By the late 1980s the racetrack Hollywood Park, though frequented by celebrities,
3182-522: The blue jerseys changed from white to gold. In 1974 , the sky blue was changed to dark royal blue. The helmet was also changed to dark blue and the players' numbers were removed. Additionally, the face masks became yellow, thus making them one of the first teams in the NFL (with the Kansas City Chiefs) to use a facemask color other than the then-predominant grey. From 1978 through 1983 , the Chargers wore their white jerseys at home, coinciding with
3268-485: The casino operator Pinnacle Entertainment in 1998. Hollywood Park was purchased by Churchill Downs Incorporated on September 10, 1999 for $ 140 million. Churchill Downs acquired Hollywood Park-Casino in the process, which was in turn leased by Hollywood Park Inc. (later named Pinnacle Entertainment ). The previous owners of the track renamed their company Pinnacle Entertainment to concentrate on its gambling interests. In July 2005, Churchill Downs Incorporated sold
3354-470: The casino would be renovated. On December 22, 2013, at 6:11pm the final race was run with Woodsman Luck taking first place, Depreciable in second place and Danderek in third place, concluding 75 years of near-continuous racing in Southern California . The complex was demolished in 2014 to make way for a new residential complex. In 2014, Stan Kroenke , owner of the NFL's St. Louis Rams , purchased
3440-645: The city; the league did acknowledge that a vote of the owners could change the situation. The team had a 9–7 record, but missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive time. After a 12–4 regular season record, the Chargers qualified for the 2018 playoffs. The team defeated the Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card round, but lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots in the Divisional round. However, Chargers' attendance problems continued into their second season. For instance, there were so many fans of
3526-566: The coach for the San Francisco 49ers from 2011 to 2014. He went to Super Bowl XLVII with the 49ers where he lost to the Baltimore Ravens . He was the Michigan football coach from 2015 to 2024. There, he had a total record of 86–25 while reaching the college football playoffs three times, as well as winning the 2024 National Championship . Prior to beginning his coaching career, Jim Harbaugh
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3612-410: The colors consisted of various shades of electric blue ("powder" blue, but technically called collegiate blue) or white jerseys, both with gold lightning bolts on the shoulders. The helmets were white and had both the arc-shaped lightning bolt logo, in gold or navy depending on the year, and the player's number. At first, the team wore white pants before switching to gold in 1966. In 1973, the numerals on
3698-577: The company's stock in late 1990. He was assisted in the ouster of Marje Everett by company shareholder Tom Gamel and sports businessman Harry Ornest . In 1991, $ 20 million was spent improving the racetrack. That year the park earned its first profit in five years, and despite rioting in nearby Los Angeles in 1992 , annual profits that year increased to $ 5.4 million. By 1993, the Los Angeles Times wrote that "shareholders at Hollywood Park... are enjoying substantial investment gains." A card club casino
3784-539: The conclusion of Hollywood's spring-summer meet in 2006, it was announced that a second chute would be built inside the turf course to accommodate sprint races at six furlongs. This followed a similar move by Monmouth Park to build a turf chute for sprint races. In 2010, Hollywood Park played host for the first time to Oak Tree. The Hollywood Park Racing Association and Betfair US, the Los Angeles-based subsidiary of Betfair that also owns TVG Network , completed
3870-510: The crowd. Following the hiring of coach Sean McVay in 2017, the Rams managed to win back-to-back division titles, including an appearance in Super Bowl LIII during McVay's second season as head coach. The Chargers experienced their own playoff success by boasting a 12–4 record in 2018 and making an appearance in the 2018 AFC divisional round but lost to the New England Patriots. The Rams won the first regular season matchup in Los Angeles between
3956-410: The end of the 2023 season, including having won the only playoff meeting between the two teams, a 2013 AFC Divisional game . The table below shows the five most recent NFL regular season records along with their respective finish in the NFL playoffs . The Los Angeles Chargers appeared in the postseason twice in the five last seasons, which happened in 2018 that resulted in a Divisional loss to
4042-601: The event to the Seabiscuit Handicap in honor of the 1938 US Horse of the Year , Seabiscuit as set by Daily Racing Form and Turf & Sport Digest Awards. Speed record: Margins: Most wins: Most wins by a jockey : Most wins by a trainer : Most wins by an owner : Legend: Dirt Turf Notes: § Ran as an entry List of American and Canadian Graded races Hollywood Park Racetrack Hollywood Park
4128-607: The existing dirt, making Hollywood Park the first track in California to meet the California Horse Racing Board's guideline that all tracks in the state replace dirt surfaces with a safer artificial surface by the end of 2007. These races were the graded stakes races run at Hollywood Park. Most of the races were moved to Santa Anita Park , Los Alamitos Race Course , and Del Mar Racetrack after Hollywood Park closed. (All turf stakes listed below were put on hiatus during
4214-525: The famous " Epic in Miami " game in 1981. The 1990s brought further changes, including the hiring of Bobby Ross as head coach in 1992. The Chargers won the AFC West title in 1992 and reached the Super Bowl for the first time in 1994, losing to the San Francisco 49ers 49–26. Marty Schottenheimer was named as Chargers head coach prior to the 2002 season. He led the team to a 8–8 record in his first season at
4300-399: The grandstand and clubhouse were destroyed by fire. The rebuilt facility reopened in 1950. Both Thoroughbred racing and harness racing took place at the venue. Marje Everett, who sold Arlington Park to Gulf & Western in 1968, became part-owner of Hollywood Park. Everett became director in 1972 and CEO in 1985. Circa 1979, the Los Angeles Times said Hollywood Park was "one of
4386-450: The helm. The team dropped to a 4–12 mark in the 2003 season. The Chargers drafted Eli Manning with the first overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. However, Manning did not want to play for the Chargers resulting in a trade with the Giants for quarterback Philip Rivers, who was their first round pick. The Chargers improved to a 12–4 record in the 2004 season. They won the AFC West. Their stint in
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#17330945174214472-468: The highest classification of Grade I. The race was not run in 2005 due to problems with Hollywood Park's grass course not being ready after the turf course was reseeded. The event was downgraded back to Grade II for the 2010 renewal. With the closure of Hollywood Park Racetrack in 2013 the event was moved to Del Mar Racetrack. With the relocation of the event the Del Mar Administration renamed
4558-497: The hiring of coach Don Coryell – when Joe Gibbs , a Coryell assistant in 1979–80, became head coach of the Washington Redskins in 1981, he did the same, and white at home became a Redskins staple through 2007 – but Coryell switched the Chargers to their blue jerseys at home starting in 1984 . With the exception of the 1991 season and other sporadic home games since, San Diego wears its blue jerseys at home. In 1985 ,
4644-409: The logo on the helmet changed to navy as well. Gold pants were also included in the rebrand. Powder blue also returned as the primary color. The Chargers–Raiders rivalry dates to the 1963 season, when the Raiders defeated the heavily favored Chargers twice, both come-from-behind fourth quarter victories. One of the most memorable games between these teams was the "Holy Roller" game in 1978, in which
4730-472: The new Hollywood Park Casino , opened in October 2016. The track was demolished in stages from 2014 until 2016 and the area is now the site of a master-planned neighborhood in development named Hollywood Park after the former track. The most prominent parts of the development are SoFi Stadium , home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL), YouTube Theater ,
4816-487: The new development or in a new location. Several 13-foot (4.0 m) ficus trees were saved from the former track property and re-planted within the new development around SoFi Stadium. The track had a 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 -mile (1.8 km) dirt oval, plus a 1-mile 145 foot (1.654 km) turf oval. The track regularly seated 10,000 people. A new Cushion Track racing surface was installed in September, 2006 to replace
4902-418: The new stadium and redevelopment of the former track site began in earnest. The graves of horses buried at the track such as Native Diver , Landaluce , and Great Communicator and their monuments were moved to other tracks in the area or to the horses' breeding grounds. The statue of Swaps and Bill Shoemaker that stood at the clubhouse entrance gardens was placed into storage and will be placed either at
4988-573: The official website of the Pro Football Hall of Fame , Barron Hilton agreed after his general manager, Frank Leahy, picked the Chargers name when he purchased an AFL franchise for Los Angeles: "I liked it because they were yelling ‘charge’ and sounding the bugle at Dodger Stadium and at USC games." In December 1960, the Chargers considered moving to San Diego , Atlanta , or Seattle , ultimately relocating to San Diego’s Balboa Stadium in January 1961, due to financial losses in Los Angeles. The city upgraded
5074-468: The post season for the third consecutive season. The team parted ways with Mike McCoy as head coach following the season. In 2017, the Chargers relocated back to Los Angeles. Chargers owner Dean Spanos announced the move in a letter to the city of San Diego posted to the team's official site on January 12, 2017. The team, which would pay the NFL a $ 645 million relocation fee announced it would be returning to their birthplace in Los Angeles starting with
5160-402: The postseason was short as they dropped the Wild Card Round to the Jets. The Chargers went 9–7 but missed the postseason in the 2005 season. Rivers took over as starting quarterback in the 2006 season. Rivers went on to be the franchise quarterback for the Chargers. In the 2006 season, the Chargers won the division and went 14–2, the best record in franchise history. The team was eliminated in
5246-409: The same uniforms they wore during their inaugural season in 1960 while in Los Angeles, as its primary home uniform beginning with the 2019 NFL season . The club also announced that the facemask color would change from navy blue to gold, which was previously worn when the team wore its royal blue NFL Color Rush uniforms. On March 24, 2020, the team announced new logos and upcoming new uniforms for
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#17330945174215332-569: The stadium, increasing its seating capacity to 34,000. The Chargers’ defense was strong, recording forty-nine interceptions in their first season in San Diego. They won the AFL title against the Boston Patriots in 1963, but lost in the 1964 and 1965 championships to the Buffalo Bills . In the late 1960s, the Chargers faced ownership changes and financial difficulties. In 1966, Hilton sold the team to
5418-709: The stadium. After the deal fell through the Raiders returned to Oakland, California . While the stadium plan was never realized, the site became a focus of plans by the National Football League to bring the league back to the Los Angeles Area. Hollywood Park Inc. suffered losses in 1995, though at the end of 1996, Hollywood Park bought Boomtown, Inc. for $ 188 million. Boomtown was headquartered in Reno , Nevada, and operated and owned casinos in several other cities such as Las Vegas and New Orleans . Boomtown merged with
5504-456: The starting quarterback for the Chargers and the first new quarterback to start since Philip Rivers' starting debut on December 31, 2005. He led them to win 16–13 due to a missed field goal by the Bengals. On September 20, 2020, Taylor suffered a punctured lung while receiving a pain-killing injection, forcing rookie quarterback Justin Herbert to start. Herbert led the team to a narrow loss against
5590-568: The team displayed stripes down the pants rather than lightning bolts. The Chargers went with all-white combinations in 1997 and 2001 , only to have the blue pants make a comeback. On October 27, 2003, the Chargers wore their navy pants with their navy jersey for a Monday Night Football game versus the Miami Dolphins that was played at Sun Devil Stadium , then the home of the Arizona Cardinals , due to wildfires in southern California. This
5676-490: The team unveiled a new alternate logo incorporating the letters "LA" with a lightning bolt. The logo was immediately and widely criticized for its resemblance to the Los Angeles Dodgers logo. The team tried to defuse the controversy by changing the color scheme of the new logo before scrapping it altogether after two days. The team officially announced on April 16, 2019, that it would wear its powder blue jerseys,
5762-460: The team. The new logos removed the navy blue completely, altered the double bolt lessening the curve, and debuted a new script logo featuring powder blue and gold and lightning bolt shooting from the A in Chargers. On April 21, 2020, the team unveiled their new uniforms. This uniform set has numbers on the helmet and includes two color-rush uniforms, a royal blue set similar to the one used in their previous look, and an all-navy set, which has color of
5848-533: The third running of the event, American Graded Stakes Committee classified the event as Grade III . In 1980 the event was run over a mile and was won by the Irish-bred Caro Bambino who equalled the course record set by Swaps in 1956. In 1991 the event was downgraded and moved to the Hollywood Park autumn meeting and run at a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles. In 1983 the event was scheduled on
5934-464: The track site by master planner Hart Howerton. On February 24, 2015, the Inglewood City Council approved a plan to build a 70,000-seat football stadium on the site in anticipation of the St. Louis Rams moving back to Los Angeles (which was the team's previous home from 1946 until 1994). On May 31, 2015, with Inglewood mayor James T. Butts Jr. on hand sporting a Rams cap, the grandstand
6020-587: The track to the Bay Meadows Land Company which was owned by Stockbridge Capital Group for $ 260 million in cash. Under the terms of the deal, the company, which at the time also operated Bay Meadows in San Mateo , was to continue thoroughbred racing at Hollywood Park for at least three years. According to Bay Meadows officials, the continuation of Hollywood Park as a racing venue after that depended on California allowing more gambling, like slot machines, to
6106-525: The track would be closing at the end of their fall racing season in 2013. In the letter, Liebau stated that the 260 acres (110 ha) on which the track sits "now simply has a higher and better use", and that "in the absence of a favorable change in racing's business model, the ultimate development of the Hollywood property was inevitable". It was expected that the track would be demolished and replaced by housing units, park land and an entertainment complex, while
6192-590: The track's Board of Directors with Jack and Harry Warner and Al Jolson. Hollywood Park closed from 1942 to 1944 due to World War II , where it was used as a storage facility for North American Aviation . In 1944, the California Horse Racing Board permitted Hollywood Park to hold a new charitable season. The board approved an “extensive war relief program” for both 1944 and 1945 and Hollywood Park raised more than $ 1 million for charities and schools. In 1949, shortly after $ 1 million in upgrades were made,
6278-548: The track. Some of the Hollywood Park land was sold to real estate developers to build a new housing community called the Inglewood Renaissance. Development began in 2005. New grass was planted on the turf course after Hollywood Park's spring-summer meet in 2005. Due to safety concerns, however, turf racing was not conducted for that year's autumn meet. As a result, several major stakes races that comprised Hollywood's Autumn Turf Festival were cancelled that year. After
6364-424: The turf track over a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles and was split into two divisions. The event also was run in split divisions in 1991. In 1984 the event was upgraded back to Grade III but due to the unexpected wet weather the race was run on the dirt track which was rated as sloppy. US Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker teamed up with US Hall of Fame trainer Charles E. Whittingham to easily win on
6450-541: The two teams in Week 3 of the 2018 season. The Chargers would win the next meeting in Week 17 of the 2022 season, the first matchup between the two teams at their new stadium. As of the 2023 season, the Rams lead the all-time series 7–6. As of the 2023 season, the Kansas City Chiefs lead 69–58–1, but the Chargers won the only playoff meeting between the two teams, a 1992 AFC wild card game . Broncos lead 73–55–1 as of
6536-528: The visiting Kansas City Chiefs at the Chargers' 2018 home opener that USA Today remarked it "was essentially a Chiefs home game". In December 2018, a Los Angeles Times columnist asked if the Chargers would receive a parade in the city if they were to win the Super Bowl. The team's struggles to draw fans reportedly led them to lower their initial revenue goal when they moved into the new stadium from $ 400 million to $ 150 million, and caused some owners to doubt
6622-509: Was fired as head coach. The Chargers signed Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley to become their new head coach on January 17, 2021. Brandon Staley brought in Saints quarterbacks coach Joe Lombardi , grandson of Vince Lombardi , as the new offensive coordinator, and Renaldo Hill , Broncos defensive backs coach, as their new defensive coordinator. In the 2021 season, the Chargers' record improved to 9–8 (with an extra 17th game added to
6708-504: Was a thoroughbred race course located in Inglewood, California , about 3 miles (5 km) from Los Angeles International Airport and adjacent to the Forum indoor arena. In 1994, the original Hollywood Park Casino was added to the racetrack complex. Horse racing and training were shut down in December 2013 though the casino operations continued until a new state of the art casino building,
6794-429: Was a quarterback for the Chargers from 1999 to 2000. Except for color changes along the way, the Chargers have essentially used the logo of an arc-shaped lightning bolt since the team debuted in 1960. During its period in the AFL, the club also used a shield logo that featured a horsehead, a lightning bolt, and the word "Chargers". The team brought the logo back for on-field design in the 2018 season. From 1960 to 1973,
6880-476: Was added to the complex in 1994, as Hollywood Park underwent a $ 100 million expansion into Hollywood Park Casino, which opened in the summer of 1994. Also in 1994, Hollywood Park Inc. purchased the Arizona -based Turf Paradise Race Track for $ 34 million in stock. In May 1995 after the departure of the Rams for St. Louis , the owners of the National Football League teams approved with a 27–1 vote with two abstentions,
6966-494: Was just over 25,000, divided "around 50/50" between fans of the Chargers and the visiting Miami Dolphins. After the poor response, the NFL was reportedly considering ways to move the Chargers back to San Diego, although that possibility was considered unlikely. The league officially denied that such discussions were happening, as San Diego was stated not to have a usable stadium and that the Spanos family refuses to consider going back to
7052-450: Was near the point of bankruptcy. In 1989, a group of investors was working to buy Los Alamitos Racetrack in California for $ 68 million. Los Alamitos, owned by Hollywood Park, was still under its original ownership as of 1991, though a significant portion of the stock had been bought by external investors. RD Hubbard became CEO of Hollywood Park in April 1991, after having purchased a portion of
7138-473: Was reduced to rubble in a flurry of timed explosions. On January 12, 2016, the NFL voted to move the Rams back to Los Angeles by a vote of 30–2, a move of the Chargers would soon follow next year after a failed attempt at getting a new stadium built in downtown San Diego. In October 2016, the last part of the former track, the Casino, was demolished and a new Hollywood Park Casino was opened next door. Construction of
7224-453: Was revived only with the Chargers' move from San Diego in 2017, following the Rams' return to Los Angeles in 2016. Hostility erupted between the two clubs during a 2017 joint scrimmage at the Rams' training camp in Irvine, California. Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman and Chargers receiver Keenan Allen initiated an altercation and multiple players rushed into the skirmish, creating an uproar from
7310-432: Was the only game in which the Chargers had worn the all-dark combination until the uniform change in 2020. From the late 1980s to 2000, the Chargers wore white at home during some preseason games and dark for regular season games. In 2001 , the Chargers started wearing their dark uniforms for preseason games and white uniforms in September home games due to the heat before switching back to dark in October. In March 2007,
7396-613: Was under construction. The Chargers won the AFL championship in 1963 , and reached the AFL playoffs five times and the AFL Championship game four times before joining the NFL. Since then, the Chargers have made 15 trips to the playoffs and made four appearances in the AFC Championship game. In 1994 , the Chargers won their first and only AFC championship, and faced the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX , losing 49–26. The Chargers have eight players and one coach enshrined in
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