| Grade III race | |
|---|---|
| Fred W. Hooper Handicap | |
| Location | Calder Race Course Miami Gardens, Florida, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1984 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | //www.calderracecourse.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Fred W. Hooper Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida. A Grade III event, it is open to horses age three and older and is contested on dirt at a distance of 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs). Currently raced in mid December, it offers a purse of $100,000.
Inaugurated in 1984 as the Tropical Park Handicap, it was run under that name through 1996. In 1987 it was called the Tropical Park Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap. In 1997, the race was renamed in honor of the prominent Thoroughbred owner/breeder, Fred W. Hooper who operated Circle H Farm, a horse breeding operation in Ocala, Florida.
Creme Fraiche won the 1987 edition, which was run in January 1988, in track record time and came back to win it again in December 1988.
The 1984 and 1985 editions were run on turf at a distance of “about” 1⅛ miles. In 1986 it was switched to dirt and set at a distance of 1³/16 miles. The 1987 edition, run in January 1988 was set at 1¼ miles but the 1988 running in December was contested at 1⅛ miles and has remained at that distance, since.
Speed record: (at current distance of 1⅛ miles on dirt)
Most wins:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2011 | Jimanator | 5 | Joe Bravo | Michael J. Trombetta | Three Diamonds Farm | 1:53.56 |
| 2010 | Tackleberry | 3 | Javier Santiago | Luis Olivares | Luis Olivares | 1:54 4/5 |
| 2008 | Finallymadeit | 4 | Eduardo O. Nunez | Javier Negrete | Rolbea Thoroughbred Racing | 1:53.75 |
| 2007 | Electrify | 4 | Elvis Trujillo | Edward Plesa, Jr. | Padua Stables | 1:52.56 |
| 2006 | Hesanoldsalt | 3 | Rafael Bejarano | Nick Zito | Live Oak Racing | 1:51.87 |
| 2005 | Andromeda's Hero | 3 | Rafael Bejarano | Nick Zito | Robert V. LaPenta | 1:53.46 |
| 2004 | Pies Prospect | 3 | Edgar Prado | Nick Zito | Robert V. LaPenta | 1:50.74 |
| 2003 | Predawn Raid | 4 | Jorge Chavez | Bennie Stutts, Jr. | Mount Joy Stables | 1:52.47 |
| 2002 | The Judge Sez Who | 3 | Cornelio Velasquez | Milton W. Wolfson | Sez Who Racing | 1:50.53 |
| 2001 | Kiss A Native | 4 | Cornelio Velasquez | William P. White | John A. Franks | 1:51.05 |
| 2000 | American Halo | 4 | Charleen Hunt | Angel M. Medina | Jose Paparoni | 1:51.68 |
| 1999 | Dancing Guy | 4 | Jose C. Ferrer | Newcomb Green | Frances Green | 1:50.83 |
| 1998 | Wicapi | 6 | Joe Bravo | Joseph Calascibetta | Acclaimed Racing Stable | 1:52.00 |
| 1997 | Shrike | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Martin D. Wolfson | Peachtree Stable | 1:51.40 |
| 1996 | Cimarron Secret | 5 | Jose Velez, Jr. | Jim Hartley | Francis C. McDonnell | 1:52.60 |
| 1995 | Bound By Honor | 4 | Julie Krone | Carl Nafzger | Darby Dan Farm | 1:51.80 |
| 1994 | Halo's Image | 3 | Gary Boulanger | Happy Alter | A. I. Appleton & Alter's Racing Stable | 1:51.40 |
| 1994 | Take Me Out | 6 | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | Carl F. Pollard/Warner L. Jones, Jr. | 1:51.80 |
| 1993 | Barkerville | 5 | Randy Romero | Frank L. Brothers | Darley Stud | 1:52.40 |
| 1992 | Classic Seven | 4 | Chuck Lopez | Tom Cairns | John O. Berry | 1:53.00 |
| 1990 | Public Account | 5 | Heberto Castillo, Jr. | George Gianos | S. Young Stable, Inc. | 1:52.60 |
| 1989 | Primal | 4 | Jose Velez, Jr. | James E. Bracken | Tartan Stable | 1:51.60 |
| 1988 | Creme Fraiche | 6 | Walter Guerra | Woody Stephens | Brushwood Stable | 1:51.80 |
| 1988 | Creme Fraiche | 6 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Woody Stephens | Brushwood Stable | 2:05.80 |
| 1987 | Arctic Honeymoon | 4 | Craig Perret | Luis Olivares | Beverly Green | 1:59.60 |
| 1986 | Racing Star | 4 | Earlie Fires | Manuel Estevez | Five Star Stable | 1:45.20 |
| 1985 | Uptown Swell | 4 | Walter Guerra | Richard J. Lundy | Virginia Kraft Payson | 1:53.20 |