| Grade II race | |
|---|---|
| Barbara Fritchie Handicap | |
| Location | Laurel Park Racecourse, Laurel, Maryland, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1952 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.Laurelpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7 furlongs |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up, fillies and mares |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $300,000 |
The Barbara Fritchie Handicap is an American race for Thoroughbred horses run at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland each year. A Grade II, this race is open to fillies and mares, age three and up, willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt and offers a purse of $300,000.
The race is run in honor of Barbara Fritchie who was an American patriot during the American Civil War. According to legend, Barbara Fritchie, a 95-year-old woman at the time, stood in the street and attempted to block or at least antagonize Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson and his troops by waving the Union flag as they marched through Frederick, Maryland on their campaign to the Battle of Gettysburg.[1]
The Barbara Fritchie Handicap was run at Bowie Race Course, in Bowie, Maryland from 1952-1984 before being moved to its present location at Laurel Park. The race was a grade 3 race from 1973-1991 before being upgraded to grade 2 status for the 1992 running. The race was not held in 1960, 1972 and 2006. The race was only six furlongs from 1957-1959 and 1963 and it was run at one mile in 1961. Tosmah won this race in 1966.[1]
The race was run in two divisions in1982, 1984 and 1985.
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Most wins by an owner:
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance |
Time |
Purse |
Grade |
| 2011 | Harissa | 4 | Ramon Dominguez | Michael Hushion | GEM, Inc. | 7 fur | 1:23.65 | $150,000 | II |
| 2010 | Sweet Goodbye | 5 | J. D. Acosta | Christopher Grove | William R. Harris | 7 fur | 1:21.81 | $150,000 | II |
| 2009 | Royale Michele | 4 | Geovany Garcia | Matthew Kintz | Sam B. Pollock | 7 fur | 1:23.64 | $200,000 | II |
| 2008 | Golden Dawn | 4 | Channing Hill | Michael E. Hushion | Marty Cunningham | 7 fur | 1:23.64 | $200,000 | II |
| 2007 | Oprah Winney | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Anthony W. Dutrow | Sanford Goldfarb, et al. | 7 fur | 1:23.64 | $200,000 | II |
| 2006 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | II |
| 2005 | Cativa | 5 | Edgar Prado | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. | Manorwood Stables | 7 fur | 1:23.64 | $200,000 | II |
| 2004 | Bear Fan | 5 | Ryan Fogelsonger | Wesley A. Ward | Peter Fan & W. A Ward | 7 fur | 1:23.55 | $200,000 | II |
| 2003 | Xtra Heat | 5 | Rick Wilson | J. E. Salzman, Sr. | J. E. Salzman, Sr., et al. | 7 fur | 1:24.76 | $200,000 | II |
| 2002 | Xtra Heat | 5 | Harry Vega | J. E. Salzman, Sr. | J. E. Salzman, Sr., et al. | 7 fur | 1:22.70 | $200,000 | II |
| 2001 | Prized Stamp | 4 | Travis Dunkelberger | Dale Capuano | William A. Sorokolit, Sr. | 7 fur | 1:23.74 | $200,000 | II |
| 2000 | Tap To Music | 5 | Joe Bravo | Joe Orseno | Frank Stronach | 7 fur | 1:24.75 | $200,000 | II |
| 1999 | Passeggiata | 6 | Mario Pino | A. Ferris Allen III | Burning Daylight Farms | 7 fur | 1:23.55 | $250,000 | II |
| 1998 | J J's Dream | 5 | Larry Reynolds | Edward Plesa, Jr. | John A. Franks | 7 fur | 1:24.21 | $250,000 | II |
| 1997 | Miss Golden Circle | 5 | Richard Migliore | John C. Kimmel | C. Kimmel & P. Solondz | 7 fur | 1:23.05 | $250,000 | II |
| 1996 | Lottsa Talc | 6 | Frank Alvarado | Tim Kelly | Vincent McGuire | 7 fur | 1:22.61 | $200,000 | II |
| 1995 | Smart 'n Noble | 4 | Mario Pino | Richard Delp | Nickel's Stable | 7 fur | 1:24.13 | $200,000 | II |
| 1994 | Mixed Appeal | 6 | Austreberto Salazar | Dean Gaudet | Israel Cohen | 7 fur | 1:23.31 | $200,000 | II |
| 1993 | Moon Mist | 4 | Tommy Turner | Wray Lawrence | Barlee Farms | 7 fur | 1:23.50 | $200,000 | II |
| 1992 | Wood So | 5 | Mario Pino | Katharine Voss | John A. Franks | 7 fur | 1:24.56 | $200,000 | II |
| 1991 | Fappaburst | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Philip G. Johnson | Susan Kaskel | 7 fur | 1:23.30 | $200,000 | II |
| 1990 | Amy Be Good | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Tim Kelly | David P. Reynolds | 7 fur | 1:23.40 | $200,000 | II |
| 1989 | Tappiano | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | Flint S. Schulhofer | Frances A. Genter | 7 fur | 1:21.40 | $200,000 | II |
| 1988 | Psyched | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | Barclay Tagg | Russell B. Jones | 7 fur | 1:22.60 | $200,000 | II |
| 1987 | Spring Beauty | 4 | Julio Santos | Bruce N. Levine | Glencrest Farm | 7 fur | 1:25.40 | $135,420 | II |
| 1986 | Willowy Mood | 4 | Buck Thornburg | Ron McAnally | Verne Winchell | 7 fur | 1:25.40 | $123,660 | II |
| 1985 | Dumdedumdedum | 4 | Donnie A. Miller, Jr. | Mel Gross | not found | 7 fur | 1:25.00 | $146,655 | II |
| 1985 | Flip's Pleasure | 5 | Jean-Luc Samyn | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 7 fur | 1:24.00 | $146,655 | II |
| 1984 | Pleasure Cay | 4 | Donnie A. Miller, Jr. | Neil D. Drysdale | William S. Kilroy | 7 fur | 1:22.80 | $93,875 | II |
| 1984 | Bara Lass | 5 | Donnie A. Miller, Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Sam Edward Stevens | 7 fur | 1:24.00 | $93,875 | II |
| 1983 | Stellarette | 5 | Alberto Delgado | Mel Gross | Frank Stronach | 7 fur | 1:24.40 | $123,850 | II |
| 1982 | Lady Dean | 4 | Donnie A. Miller, Jr. | Ronald Alfano | David P. Reynolds | 7 fur | 1:24.20 | $77,950 | II |
| 1982 | The Wheel Turns | 5 | Greg McCarron | George R. Arnold II | David T. Greathouse | 7 fur | 1:23.60 | $77,950 | II |
| 1981 | Skipat | 7 | James Edwards | Leon Blusiewicz | Constance P. Beler | 7 fur | 1:23.00 | $121,440 | II |
| 1980 | Misty Galore | 4 | Don MacBeth | Thomas J. Kelly | Spring Hill Stable | 7 fur | 1:23.60 | $92,950 | II |
| 1979 | Skipat | 6 | James Edwards | Leon Blusiewicz | Constance P. Beler | 7 fur | 1:22.40 | $89,590 | II |
| 1978 | Bold Brat | 5 | James Mosely | Carlos A. Garcia | Boginod Farm | 7 fur | 1:23.40 | $62,290 | II |
| 1977 | Mt. Airy Queen | 4 | Danny Ray Wright | Leslie G. Glazier | Leslie G. Glazier | 7 fur | 1:23.80 | $60,450 | II |
| 1976 | Donetta | 5 | James Mosely | Carlos A. Garcia | Herman Kossow | 7 fur | 1:24.60 | $62,940 | II |
| 1975 | Twixt | 6 | William J. Passmore | Katharine Voss | Mrs. John Franklin | 7 fur | 1:25.40 | $63,915 | II |
| 1974 | Twixt | 5 | William J. Passmore | Katharine Voss | Mrs. John Franklin | 7 fur | 1:24.40 | $63,915 | II |
| 1973 | First Bloom | 5 | Avelino Gomez | Not Found | Lucien Chen | 7 fur | 1:23.40 | $63,375 | II |
| 1972 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | |
| 1971 | Cold Comfort | - | Mike Venezia | Willard Freeman | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | 7 fur | 1:23.60 | $64,500 | |
| 1970 | Process Shot | 4 | Larry Adams | J. Bowes Bond | Elberon Farm | 7 fur | 1:23.60 | $64,500 | |
| 1969 | Too Bald | - | Manuel Ycaza | William W. Stephens | Cain Hoy Stable | 7 fur | 1:23.80 | $63,150 | |
| 1968 | Too Bald | - | Manuel Ycaza | William W. Stephens | Cain Hoy Stable | 7 fur | 1:21.80 | $63,150 | |
| 1967 | Holly-O. | - | Frank Lovato | Robert W. Camac | Guy H. Burt | 7 fur | 1:21.80 | $63,150 | |
| 1966 | Tosmah | - | Sam Boulmetis, Sr. | Joe Mergler | Briardale Farm | 7 fur | 1:23 2/5 | $63,150 | |
| 1965 | Basking | - | Oliver Cutshaw | Hirsch Jacobs | Dennis Noviello | 7 fur | 1:25.00 | $37,250 | |
| 1964 | Pams Ego | - | Ronnie Ferraro | Not Found | Clear Springs Stable | 7 fur | 1:24.40 | $37,250 | |
| 1963 | All Brandy | - | Sam Boulmetis, Sr. | E. B. Ryan | John A. Manfuso, Sr. | 6 fur | 1:10.80 | $29,000 | |
| 1962 | Call Card | - | Joe Culmone | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 7 fur | 1:25.60 | $29,000 | |
| 1961 | Sun Glint | - | Johnny Sellers | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1 mile | 1:40.20 | $29,000 | |
| 1960 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | |
| 1959 | Tinkalero | - | Art Sherman | Jake B. Dodson | John J. Monaco | 6 fur | 1:10.80 | $29,000 | |
| 1958 | Movitave | - | Nick Shuk | Not Found | Knollwood Stable | 6 fur | 1:13.60 | $30,000 | |
| 1957 | Solar System | - | Jim Lynch | Tom Taaffe | Mrs. Louis L. Voigt, Jr. | 6 fur | 1:12.00 | $31,000 | |
| 1956 | Sometime Thing | - | Eric Guerin | Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | 7 fur | 1:22.80 | $31,000 | |
| 1955 | Guayana | - | Walter Blum | Harry Trotsek | Lily-Ann Stable | 7 fur | 1:24.40 | $31,000 | |
| 1954 | Sotto Voce | - | Walter Blum | Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons | Mrs. Louis Lazare | 1-1/16 | 1:44.80 | $18,000 | |
| 1953 | Sunshine Nell | - | Hedley Woodhouse | William C. Winfrey | Meyer J. Kaplan | 1-1/16 | 1:46.20 | $25,000 | |
| 1952 | Singing Beauty | - | Nick Shuk | Not Found | Mrs. S. M. Pistorio | 1-1/16 | 1:51.60 | $25,000 |