Firecracker Handicap
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| Location |
Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1983 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Churchill Downs |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Track | Grass, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $225,000 |
The Firecracker Handicap is an American thoroughbred horse race run annually on the turf course at Churchill Downs. The Grade II event is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one mile and currently offers a purse of $232,000.
Winners of the Firecracker Breeders' Cup Handicap since 2000
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2013 | Wise Dan | 6 | John Velazquez | Charles Lopresti | Morton Fink | 1:39.82 |
| 2012 | Guys Reward | 5 | Corey Lanerie | Dale Romans | Michael J. Bruder | 1:38.46 |
| 2011 | Wise Dan | 4 | Jon Court | Charles Lopresti | Morton Fink | 1:34.59 |
| 2010 | Tizdejavu | 5 | Jesus Castenon | Greg Fox | Cooper/Ziebarth | 1:35.98 |
| 2009 | Mr. Sidney | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | William I. Mott | Circle E Racing | 1:37.28 |
| 2008 | Thorn Song | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | Dale Romans | Zayat Stables | 1:36.89 |
| 2007 | Remarkable News | 5 | Ramon Dominguez | Angel Penna, Jr. | Holly Rincon | 1:34.74 |
| 2006 | Miesque's Approval | 7 | Eddie Castro | Martin D. Wolfson | Live Oak Plantation | 1:34.52 |
| 2005 | Kitten's Joy | 4 | Edgar Prado | Dale L. Romans | Ken & Sarah Ramsey | 1:35.25 |
| 2004 | Quantum Merit | 5 | Shane Sellers | Del Carroll, Jr. | Very Un Stable | 1:34.15 |
| 2003 | Tap The Admiral | 5 | John McKee | Del Carroll, Jr. | Stanley Ettinger | 1:35.48 |
| 2002 | Good Journey | 6 | Pat Day | Wallace Dollase | Flaxman Holdings | 1:34.83 |
| 2001 | Irish Prize | 5 | Gary L. Stevens | Neil Drysdale | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:34.68 |
| 2000 | Conserve | 4 | Shane Sellers | Frank L. Brothers | Claiborne Farm | 1:35.12 |
Earlier winners
- 1999 - Joe Who
- 1998 - Claires Honor
- 1997 - Soviet Line
- 1996 - Rare Reason
- 1995 - Jaggery John
- 1994 - First And Only
- 1993 - Cleone
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