Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes
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| Grade I race | |
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| Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash | |
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| Location | Laurel Park Racecourse Laurel, Maryland |
| Inaugurated | 1990 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash at Laurelpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlong sprint |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $300,000 |
The Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annualy at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. Open to horses aged three and older, it is competed on dirt over a distance of six furlongs. Run during the latter part of November, it currently offer a purse of $300,000.
Inaugurated in 1990, Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash was given Graded stakes status in 1992 and became a Grade I event in 1998.
[edit] Records
Speed record:
- 107.80 - Richter Scale (2000)
(Stakes and track record)
Most wins:
- 2 - Lite The Fuse (1995, 1996)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Craig Perret (1991, 1994, 1997)
- 3 - Jerry Bailey (1999, 2001, 2005)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Richard Dutrow, Sr. (1995, 1996)
- 2 - Ben W. Perkins, Jr. (2001, 2004)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Richard Dutrow, Sr. (1995, 1996)
[edit] Winners of the Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2007 | Benny the Bull | 4 | Edgar Prado | Richard Dutrow, Jr. | IEAH Stables | 1:09.86 |
| 2006 | Thor's Echo | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Doug O'Neill | Pablo Suarez/Royce Jaime | 1:08.71 |
| 2005 | I'm The Tiger | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Stronach Stable | 1:09.06 |
| 2004 | Wildcat Heir | 4 | Stewart Elliot | Ben W. Perkins, Jr. | Cloverleaf Farms II et al | 1:09.45 |
| 2003 | A Huevo | 7 | Ramon Dominguez | Michael W. Dickinson | Mark S. Hopkins | 1:08.92 |
| 2002 | D'Wildcat | 4 | Jorge Chavez | Robert B. Hess, Jr. | Fog City Stable | 1:10.80 |
| 2001 | Delaware Township | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Ben W. Perkins, Jr. | New Farm | 1:09.00 |
| 2000 | Richter Scale | 6 | Richard Migliore | William I. Mott | N. Fox/N.R. Kaster et al | 1:07.80 |
| 1999 | Yes Its True | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Michael Simone | Padua Stables | 1:08.60 |
| 1998 | Kelly Kip | 4 | Jean-Luc Samyn | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 1:08.40 |
| 1997 | Smoke Glacken | 3 | Craig Perret | Henry L. Carroll | Roberts/Karkenny/Levy | 1:09.40 |
| 1996 | Lite The Fuse | 5 | Julie Krone | Richard Dutrow, Sr. | Richard Dutrow, Sr. | 1:08.80 |
| 1995 | Lite The Fuse | 4 | Julie Krone | Richard Dutrow, Sr. | Richard Dutrow, Sr. | 1:08.80 |
| 1994 | Cherokee Run | 4 | Craig Perret | Frank A. Alexander | Jill E. Robinson | 1:08.80 |
| 1993 | Montbrook | 3 | Clarence Ladner | Dean Gaudet | Israel Cohen | 1:08.60 |
| 1992 | Superstrike | 3 | Danny Sorenson | Bruce L. Jackson | David R. Kruse | 1:09.80 |
| 1991 | Housebuster | 4 | Craig Perret | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | Robert P. Levy | 1:08.60 |
| 1990 | Northern Wolf | 4 | Mike Luzzi | Harold A. Allen | Deep Silver Stable | 1:09.00 |
