Tropical Turf Handicap
The Tropical Turf Handicap is an American Grade IIIT Thoroughbred horse race run on the turf course at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida each year. It was run as the Christmas Day Handicap through 1992.
Open to three-year-old horses and up, it is set at a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) and currently offers a purse of $100,000.
The Tropical Turf is the last of the four $100,000 stakes races on Calder’s “Grand Slam I program.” The My Charmer Handicap is the first, the Three Ring Stakes second, and the Foolish Pleasure Stakes third.
Past winners
- 2014 - Lubash (7) (Brice Blanc)
- 2013 - Speaking of Which (IRE) (6) (Gabriel Saez)
- 2012 - Philly Ace (4) (Luis Saez)
- 2011 - Silver Medallion (3) (Javier Castellano)
- 2010 - Twilight Meteor (6) (Luis Saez)
- 2009 - No Race
- 2008 - Spice Route (GB) (Javier Castellano)
- 2007 – Ballast (IRE) (6) (Kent Desormeaux)
- 2006 – Ballast (5)
- 2005 – Silver Tree
- 2004 – Host (John Velazquez)
- 2003 – Political Attack (Rene Douglas)
- 2002 – Krieger (Eibar Coa)
- 2001 – Band Is Passing (Carlos Gonzalez)
- 2000 - Stokosky (Carlos Hernandez)
- 1999 - Hibernian Rhapsody
- 1998 – Unite’s Big Red (Eduardo Nunez)
- 1997 – Sir Cat (race run on the main track due to rain ruined turf course)
- 1996 – Mecke (5)
- 1995 – The Vid (5)
- 1994 – The Vid (4)
- 1993 – Carterista (Wigberto Ramos)
- 1992 - Carterista and Bidding Proud (Divisions)
- 1990 - Stolen Rolls
- 1989 - Vaguely Double
- 988 - Equalize
- 1986 - Arctic Honeymoon
- 1985 - Ban the Blues
- 1984 - Biloxi Indian
- 1983 - Eminency
- 1982 - Rivalero
- 1981 - The Liberal Member
- 1980 - Yosi Boy
- 1979 - Lot O' Gold
- 1975 - Proud Birdie
- 1974 - L Grant Jr.
- 1973 - Proud and Bold
- 1972 - Prince of Truth