Barbara Fritchie Handicap

Barbara Fritchie Handicap
Grade II race
Location Laurel Park Racecourse,
Laurel, Maryland, Maryland
United StatesUnited 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, and is run at 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, 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. Its distance was six furlongs from 1957 to 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 in 1982, 1984 and 1985.

Records

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Most wins by an horse:

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Winners of the Barbara Fritchie Handicap

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist.
Time
Purse
Gr.
2015 Lady Sabelia 5 Horacio Karamanos Robin Graham Mrs. Frank Wright 7 fur 1:23.14 $300,000 II
2014 My Wandy's Girl 5 Rajiv Maragh Michael Hushion Guillermo Berrios 7 fur 1:23.79 $300,000 II
2013 Funnys Approval 4 Juan Vargus Jose Lopez Bobby R. Rankin 7 fur 1:25.29 $250,000 II
2012 Magical Feeling 6 Robby Albarado Allen Iwinski Peter E. Blum 7 fur 1:22.36 $200,000 II
2011 Harissa 4 Ramon Dominguez Michael Hushion GEM, Inc. 7 fur 1:23.65 $150,000 II
2010 Sweet Goodbye 5 J. D. Acosta Chris Grove William R. Harris 7 fur 1:21.81 $150,000 II
2009 Royale Michele 4 Geovany Garcia Matthew Kintz Sam Pollock 7 fur 1:23.64 $200,000 II
2008 Golden Dawn 4 Channing Hill Michael Hushion Marty Cunningham 7 fur 1:23.64 $200,000 II
2007 Oprah Winney 4 Mike E. Smith Anthony Dutrow Sanford Goldfarb 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 Dutrow Manorwood Stables 7 fur 1:23.64 $200,000 II
2004 Bear Fan 5 Ryan Fogelsonger Wesley A. Ward P. Fan &W. Ward 7 fur 1:23.55 $200,000 II
2003 Xtra Heat 5 Rick Wilson J. E. Salzman, Sr. J. E. Salzman, Sr. 7 fur 1:24.76 $200,000 II
2002 Xtra Heat 5 Harry Vega J. E. Salzman, Sr. J. E. Salzman, Sr. 7 fur 1:22.70 $200,000 II
2001 Prized Stamp 4 Trav.Dunkelberger Dale Capuano William A. Sorokolit 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 Day Farms 7 fur 1:23.55 $250,000 II
1998 J J's Dream 5 Larry Reynolds Edward Plesa John A. Franks 7 fur 1:24.21 $250,000 II
1997 Miss Golden Circle 5 Richard Migliore John C. Kimmel Kimmel & 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 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 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 Ed 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 Reynolds 7 fur 1:24.20 $77,950 II
1982 The Wheel Turns 5 Greg McCarron George Arnold David 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 Gallore 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 Passmore Katharine Voss Mrs. John Franklin 7 fur 1:25.40 $63,915 II
1974 Twixt 5 William 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 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 Stephens Cain Hoy Stable 7 fur 1:23.80 $63,150
1968 Too Bald - Manuel Ycaza William Stephens Cain Hoy Stable 7 fur 1:21.80 $63,150
1967 Holly-O. - Frank Lovato Robert 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 Stab. 7 fur 1:24.40 $37,250
1963 All Brandy - Sam Boulmetis, Sr. E. B. Ryan John A. Manfuso 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 Louis L. Voigt, Jr. 6 fur 1:12.00 $31,000
1956 Sometime Thing - Eric Guerin Jim Fitzsimmons Alfred G. Vanderbilt 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 Jim Fitzsimmons Mrs. Louis Lazare 1-1/16 1:44.80 $18,000
1953 Sunshine Nell - Hedley Woodhouse William 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

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 45 on March 3, 2007.

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