Orchid Handicap

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Grade III race
Orchid Handicap
Location	Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida
Inaugurated	1965
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.gulfstreampark.com
Race information
Distance	1½ miles (12 furlongs)
Track	Grass, left-handed
Qualification	Four-year-olds & up
Weight	Handicap
Purse	$150,000

The Orchid Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The Grade III turf race is open to fillies and mares, aged four and up. Raced at the end of March/early April, it is run over a distance of 1½ miles (12 furlongs) and currently offers a purse of $150,000.

In 2006, the Orchid Handicap was downgraded from a Grade II event.

[edit] Records

Speed record:

• 2:23.07 - Honey Ryder (2005)

Most wins:

• 2 - Honey Ryder (2005, 2006)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 6 - Christophe Clement

[edit] Winners of the Orchid Handicap since 1999

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2008	Hostess	5	John Velazquez	H. James Bond	William Clifton Jr.	2:25.83
2007	Safari Queen	5	Chris DeCarlo	Todd A. Pletcher	Arindel Farm	2:25.17
2006	Honey Ryder	5	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Glencrest Farm LLC	2:23.07
2005	Honey Ryder	4	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Glencrest Farm LLC	2:27.15
2004	Meridiana	4	Edgar Prado	Christophe Clement	Jon & Sarah Kelly	2:26.99
2003	Tweedside	5	Rene Douglas	Todd A. Pletcher	E. & L. Melnyk	2:32.36
2002	Julie Jalouse	4	Jose A. Santos	Christophe Clement	Skymarc Farm	2:25.89
2001	Innuendo	6	Jerry D. Bailey	Christophe Clement	Gerald W. Leigh	2:25.24
2000	Lisieux Rose	6	Jose A. Santos	Christophe Clement	Moyglare Stud Farm	2:25.64
1999	Coretta	5	Jose A. Santos	Christophe Clement	Gerald W. Leigh	2:23.85

[edit] Earlier winners