Fleur de Lis Handicap
| Grade II race | |
| Location |
Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1975 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $200,000 added |
The Fleur de Lis Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race is open to fillies and mares, age three and up, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. This Grade II event currently carries a purse of $200,000 added.
Since its inaugural running in 1975, the Fleur de Lis Handicap has been contested at various distances:
- 1 mile (8 furlongs) : 1975-1976
- 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) : 1977-1982
- 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs ) : 1983–present
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1 1⁄8 miles)
- 1:48.26 - Heritage of Gold (2000)
- Most wins
- 2 - Likely Exchange (1978, 1980)
Winners of the Fleur de Lis Handicap since 1995
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Paid Up Subscriber | 4 | Ricardo Santana, Jr. | Albert Stall, Jr. | Klaravitch Stables | 1:48.44 |
| 2015 | Frivolous | 5 | Jon Court | Victoria H. Oliver | G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. | 1:49.22 |
| 2014 | Molly Morgan | 5 | Corey J. Lanerie | Dale L. Romans | W. D. Cubbedge | 1:50.11 |
| 2013 | Funny Proposition | 4 | Joel Rosario | Mark E. Casse | John C. Oxley | 1:50.22 |
| 2012 | Royal Delta | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Bill Mott | Besilu Stables | 1:49.49 |
| 2011 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | 0:00.00 |
| 2010 | Rachel Alexandra | 4 | Calvin Borel | Steve Asmussen | Jess Jackson | 1:48.87 |
| 2009 | Miss Isella | 4 | Calvin Borel | Ian Wilkes | Domino Stud | 1:49.59 |
| 2008 | Hystericalady | 5 | Garrett Gomez | Jerry Hollendorfer | Rancho San Miguel et al. | 1:50.88 |
| 2007 | Indian Vale | 5 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Melnyk Racing | 1:49.12 |
| 2006 | Happy Ticket | 5 | Julien Leparoux | Andrew Leggio, Jr. | Stewart Madison | 1:49.23 |
| 2005 | Two Trail Sioux | 4 | Pat Day | Wallace Dollase | D. Winton/J. Gunther | 1:48.53 |
| 2004 | Adoration | 5 | Victor Espinoza | David Hofmans | Amerman Racing | 1:52.15 |
| 2003 | You | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 1:49.12 |
| 2002 | Spain | 5 | Jorge Chavez | D. Wayne Lukas | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1:49.64 |
| 2001 | Saudi Poetry | 4 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1:49.27 |
| 2000 | Heritage of Gold | 5 | Shane Sellers | Thomas M. Amoss | Jack Garey | 1:48.26 |
| 1999 | Banshee Breeze | 4 | Robby Albarado | Carl Nafzger | Jayeff B. Stable/J. Tafel | 1:50.02 |
| 1998 | Escena | 5 | Shane Sellers | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | 1:50.19 |
| 1997 | Gold 'n Delicious | 4 | Calvin Borel | Bobby C. Barnett | John A. Franks | 1:52.87 |
| 1996 | Serena's Song | 4 | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Robert & Beverly Lewis | 1:50.30 |
| 1995 | Fit To Lead | 5 | Shane Sellers | Richard Mandella | J. Colbert/R. D. Hubbard | 1:51.59 |
Earlier winners
- 1994 - Trishyde
- 1993 - Quilma
- 1992 - Bungalow
- 1991 - Maskra's Lady
- 1990 - A Penny Is A Penny
- 1989 - Stoneleigh's Hope
- 1988 - Lt. Lao
- 1987 - Infinidad
- 1986 - Queen Alexandra
- 1985 - Straight Edition
- 1984 - Heatherten
- 1983 - Try Something New
- 1982 - Classic Ambition
- 1981 - Forever Cordial
- 1980 - Likely Exchange
- 1979 - Table the Rumor
- 1978 - Likely Exchange
- 1977 - Go On Dreaming
- 1976 - Pago Hop
- 1975 - Bundler
References
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