Falls City Handicap
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The Falls City Handicap is a race for Thoroughbred horses run at Churchill Downs in the late fall of each year, often on Thanksgiving Day. A Grade II event, the Falls City is open to fillies and mares, age three and up, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt, and carries a purse of $300,000.
This race is in its 92nd running in 2007.
Hall of Famer Princess Doreen won this race in 1924. This is the first race Susan's Girl won after a year's layoff for injury. That was in November, 1974.
[edit] Past winners
- 2007 - Kettleoneup (Calvin Borel)
- 2006 - Ermine (Eddie Castro)
- 2005 - Indian Vale (John Velazquez)
- 2004 - Halory Leigh (Eddie Martin Jr.)
- 2003 - Lead Story (Calvin Borel)
- 2002 - Allamerican Bertie (Pat Day)
- 2001 - Forest Secrets (Craig Perret)
- 2000 -
- 1995 - Mariah's Storm
- 1990 - Screen Prospect (Pat Day)