Falls City Stakes

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Falls City Stakes
Grade III race
Location Churchill Downs
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated1875
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.churchilldowns.com
Race information
Distance1+18 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFillies & Mares, three-years-old and older
WeightBase weights with allowances:
4-year-olds and up: 125 lbs.
3-year-olds: 122 lbs.
Purse $400,000 (2023)

The Falls City Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually near the end of November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. A Grade II event, the race is open to fillies and mares, age three and up, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. It was run in two divisions in 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1982 and 1985.

Contents

When the graded stakes race system was implemented in the United States in 1973, the Falls City Handicap was awarded Grade 3 status. Reviewed annually, in 2002 it was upgraded to a Grade 2 level. [1]

Records

Most wins

Most wins by a jockey

Most wins by a trainer

Most wins by an owner

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwner
Dist.
(Miles)
Time
2022Played Hard4 Joel Rosario Phillip A. BauerRigney Racing1+181:49.39
2021Envoutante4 Brian Hernandez Jr. Kenneth G. McPeek Walking L Thoroughbreds LLC & Three Chimneys Farm 1+181:51.52
2020Envoutante3 Brian Hernandez Jr. Kenneth G. McPeek Walking L Thoroughbreds LLC & Three Chimneys Farm 1+181:49.11
2019Mylady Curlin4 Tyler Gaffalione Brad H. Cox Sather Family LLC1+181:50.11
2018Prado's Sweet Ride6 Florent Geroux Chris M. Block Darrell & Sadie Brommer1+181:50.50
2017Blue Prize4James GrahamIgnacio Correas IVMerriebelle Stables1+181:49.30
2016Lady Fog Horn4Albin Jimenez Anthony J. Granitz The Elkstone Group 1+181:50.85
2015Ahh Chocolate3 Brian Hernandez Jr. Neil J. Howard Stoneway Farm 1+181:49.68
2014Frivolous4 Jon Court Victoria H. Oliver G. Watts Humphrey Jr. 1+181:51.24
2013Wine Princess4 Shaun Bridgmohan Steve Margolis Becky Winemiller1+181:50.12
2012Afleeting Lady5 Joel Rosario Dale Romans Alpha Delta Stables & Richard Santulli1+181:51.25
2011Arena Elvira4 Junior Alvarado Bill Mott Carolyn Wilson1+181:50.76
2010Dundalk Dust3 Shaun Bridgmohan Chris Block Dundalk 5 LLC1+181:53.37
2009Serenading5 Julien Leparoux Josie Carroll John & Glen Sikura1+181:50.66
2008Miss Isella3 Calvin Borel Ian R. Wilkes Domino Stud1+181:50.78
2007Kettleoneup4 Calvin Borel Michael A. Tomlinson Tom Crouch1+181:50.28
2006Ermine3 Eddie Castro Ronny W. Werner Oxbow Racing LLC1+181:49.90
2005Indian Vale3 John Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Eugene Melnyk 1+181:50.25
2004Halory Leigh4 Eddie Martin Jr. Dale L. Romans Jerry Crawford, Matt Gannon & Charlie Grask1+181:51.81
2003Lead Story4 Calvin Borel Carl Nafzger A. Stevens Miles, Jr.1+181:51.23
2002Allamerican Bertie3 Pat Day Steve Flint Bert, Elaine & Richard Klein1+181:49.60
2001Forest Secrets3 Craig Perret John & Donna Ward Debby M. Oxley 1+181:49.49
2000Bordelaise5 Pat Day William I. Mott Haras Santa Maria de Araras1+181:50.01
1999Silent Eskimo4 Calvin Borel Bobby C. Barnett John A. Franks 1+181:48.85
1998Tomisues Delight4 Shane Sellers Neil J. Howard Stephen C. Hilbert1+181:51.00
1997Feasibility Study4 Mike E. Smith William I. Mott Chari-Mari Stable1+181:50.65
1996Halo America4 Calvin H. Borel Bobby C. Barnett John A. Franks 1+181:49.08
1995 Mariah's Storm 4Robert Neal LesterDon Von HemelThunderhead Farms1+181:51.37
1994Alcovy3Scott Edward MillerWilliam G. HuffmanRiley Mangum1+181:51.16
1993Gray Cashmere3 Pat Day Peter M. VestalWillmott Stables1+181:50.96
1992Bungalow4 Pat Day Harvey L.VanierNancy A. Vanier1+181:52.03
1991Screen Prospect4Shane J. SellersPeter M. VestalGeorge Wolff1+181:51.23
1990Screen Prospect3 Pat Day Peter M. VestalGeorge Wolff1+181:49.11


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References

  1. "Falls City Handicap 1875-2015" (PDF). Churchill Downs Incorporated. 2016-01-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2021-05-27.