Green Flash Handicap

Green Flash Handicap

Class	Grade III
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)

The Green Flash Handicap is a Grade III 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.

History

The race was inaugurated in 2003 as a Listed event. ^[1]

In 2014 the event was moved to the All Weather Track. ^[2]

The event was upgraded to a Grade III event in 2019. ^[3]

Records

Speed record:

• 54.75 - Fast Parade (2006)

Margins:

• 3+1⁄4 lengths – Fast Parade (2006)

Most wins

• 3 - Motorious (GB) (2023, 2024, 2025)

Most wins by a jockey

• 3 - Joseph Talamo (2009, 2011, 2019)

Most wins by a trainer

• 3 - Brian J. Koriner (2009, 2010, 2019)
• 3 - Philip D'Amato (2023, 2024, 2025)

Most wins by an owner

• 3 - Anthony Fanticola (2023, 2024, 2025)

Winners

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]

Legend:
  All Weather Track  Turf
Notes:

1. Road Runner was first past the post but was disqualified for interference early in the event hindering several runners including Motorious and placed second

References

1. "2003 Green Flash H. Listed (race 7)". Equibase. 20 August 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
2. "2014 Green Flash H. Black Type (race 7)". Equibase. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
3. "GREEN FLASH HANDICAP - MULTIPLE TRACKS". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
4. "2025 Green Flash H. Grade 3 (race 9)". Equibase. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
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