| Grade III race | |
|---|---|
| Spend A Buck Handicap | |
| Location | Calder Race Course Miami Gardens, Florida, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1991 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.calderracecourse.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Spend A Buck Handicap is an American Grade III Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1991 in mid October at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida. Open to horses age three and older, it is contested on dirt over a distance of 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs).
The race was named in honor of Spend A Buck, winner of the 1985 Kentucky Derby and a Calder Race Course Hall of Fame inductee. Since inception the race has been contested at various distances and under different conditions:
Speed record: (at current distance of 11/16 miles)
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 | Mad Flatter | 6 | Jon Court | Jeffrey Thornbury | Bonnie Heath Farm | 1:46.07 |
| 2010 | Mad Flatter | 5 | Jon Court | Jeffrey Thornbury | Bonnie Heath Farm/Holiday Stable/Bright Brook Farm/Hinkle Farms | 1:46.37 |
| 2009 | Mambo Meister | 4 | Manoel Cruz | Philip Gleaves | Quantum Racing Team | 1:46.85 |
| 2008 | It's a Bird | 5 | Jermaine Bridgmohan | Martin D. Wolfson | Edmund A. Gann | 1:46.40 |
| 2007 | Yes He's the Man | 4 | Julio Garcia | J. David Braddy | J. D. Braddy & J. Sainer | 1:45.14 |
| 2006 | Nkosi Reigns | 5 | Jeffrey Sanchez | Ron Spatz | Carson Springs Farm | 1:45.40 |
| 2005 | Supervisor | 5 | Aurelio Toribio, Jr. | Emanuel Tortora | Rodney G. Lundock | 1:46.94 |
| 2004 | Built Up | 6 | Eibar Coa | Enrique Alonso | Raymond Susi | 1:45.86 |
| 2003 | Tour Of The Cat | 5 | Abad Cabassa, Jr. | Myra Mora | Double G Stables LLC | 1:46.30 |
| 2002 | Pay The Preacher | 4 | Cornelio Velasquez | Robert A. Hale | Rosamond Davis | 1:44.91 |
| 2001 | Best of the Rest | 6 | Eibar Coa | Edward Plesa, Jr. | Bea Oxenberg | 1:42.59 |
| 2000 | Groomstick Stock’s | 4 | Rosemary Homeister, Jr. | Paul Brettler | Julian DeMora | 1:44.82 |
| 1999 | Best of the Rest | 4 | Eibar Coa | Edward Plesa, Jr. | Bea Oxenberg | 1:44.67 |
| 1998 | Unruled | 5 | Gary Boulanger | Martin D. Wolfson | W. Heiligbrodt & J. Hammer | 1:45.60 |
| 1997 | Derivative | 6 | Jose C. Ferrer | James E. Bracken | Tartan Stable | 1:45.60 |
| 1996 | King Rex | 4 | Ricardo Lopez | Laura Posada | Peter A. Tamburo | 1:52.80 |
| 1995 | Pride of Burkaan | 5 | Rene Douglas | Ralph Ziadie | R. Johnson & G. Murchison | 1:51.80 |
| 1994 | Daniel's Boy | 6 | Pedro Rodriguez | Jose Abdale | Alvin Deloach | 1:52.60 |
| 1993 | no race | |||||
| 1992 | Poulain D'Or | 3 | Pedro Rodriguez | Daniel Hurtak | Frances W. Ballou | 1:42.20 |
| 1991 | Higgler | 3 | Danny Nied | Frank Gomez | Leverett S. Miller | 1:48.20 |