Green Flash Handicap

Green Flash Handicap
Class	Grade II
Location	Del Mar Racetrack; Del Mar, California, United States
Inaugurated	2003
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing - Turf
Website	Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Race information
Distance	5 furlongs
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three years old and older
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$150,000 (2022)

ClassGrade II

LocationDel Mar Racetrack
Del Mar, California, United States

Inaugurated2003

Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing - Turf

The Green Flash Handicap is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for thoroughbreds three years old and older, over a distance of five furlongs on the turf held annually in August at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The event currently carries a purse of $150,000.

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time	Purse	Gr.	Ref.
2025	Motorious (GB)^[a]	Antonio Fresu	Philip D'Amato	Anthony Fanticola	55.90	$153,500	III	^[4]
2024	Motorious (GB)	Antonio Fresu	Philip D'Amato	Anthony Fanticola	56.14	$152,500	III	^[5]
2023	Motorious (GB)	Geovanni Franco	Philip D'Amato	Anthony Fanticola	56.07	$153,500	III	^[6]
2022	Lieutenant Dan	Juan J. Hernandez	Steven Miyadi	Nicholas B. Alexander	55.87	$152,500	III	^[7]
2021	Lieutenant Dan	Geovanni Franco	Steven Miyadi	Nicholas B. Alexander	55.98	$101,500	III	^[8]
2020	Chaos Theory	Umberto Rispoli	John W. Sadler	Hronis Racing	56.22	$101,000	III	^[9]
2019	Mr Vargas	Joseph Talamo	Brian J. Koriner	Jay Em Ess Stable	56.15	$100,351	III	^[10]
2018	Stormy Liberal	Drayden Van Dyke	Peter L. Miller	Rockingham Ranch & D. A. Bernsen	55.66	$88,400	Listed	^[11]
2017	Tribalist	Victor Espinoza	Blake R. Heap	G. Watts Humphrey Jr.	56.93	$104,620		^[12]
2016	Why Two	Norberto Arroyo Jr.	Michael Machowsky	Kagele Brothers, E. Marchosky, K. Shaw & Lo Hi Stable	56.01	$100,000		^[13]
2015	Holy Lute	Santiago Gonzalez	James M. Cassidy	Class Racing Stables	56.24	$87,080		^[14]
2014	Merit Man	Kent J. Desormeaux	Robert B. Hess Jr.	B. Chandler, Double Kee & Purple Shamrock	57.22	$94,500		^[2]
2013	Sirocco Strike	Julien R. Leparoux	Jeff Mullins	Trueline Racing	55.34	$100,690		^[15]
2012	Shrug	Victor Espinoza	Carla Gaines	Swift Thoroughbreds	56.00	$93,600		^[16]
2011	Raetodandty	Joseph Talamo	Val Brinkerhoff	Val Brinkerhoff	55.64	$105,745		^[17]
2010	California Flag	Mike E. Smith	Brian J. Koriner	Hi Card Ranch	55.58	$102,175		^[18]
2009	California Flag	Joseph Talamo	Brian J. Koriner	Hi Card Ranch	55.22	$106,100	Listed	^[19]
2008	Get Funky	Jose Valdivia Jr.	John W. Sadler	Keith Abraham	55.10	$102,175	Listed	^[20]
2007	Barber	Richard Migliore	Art Sherman	William J. Zellerbach	55.71	$95,760	Listed	^[21]
2006	Fast Parade	Norberto Arroyo Jr.	Peter L. Miller	Gary & Cecil Barber	54.75	$95,545	Listed	^[22]
2005	Courageous King	Mike E. Smith	Wesley A. Ward	R and R King Stables & Wesley Ward	55.11	$76,300	Listed	^[23]
2004	Geronimo (CHI)	Corey Nakatani	Michael Machowsky	W. C. Buster Jr., Rusty Hays, Surfside Equine, et al.	55.15	$76,350	Listed	^[24]
2003	King Robyn	Alex O. Solis	Jeff Mullins	Cornejo Racing	55.45	$78,800	Listed	^[1]

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