Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes

Horseraces infobox
class = Grade I
horse race = Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash


caption =
location = Laurel Park Racecourse
Laurel, Maryland
inaugurated = 1990
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.laurelpark.com/De+Francis+Dash/ Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash at Laurelpark.com]
distance = 6 furlong sprint
track = Dirt, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds & up
weight = Assigned
purse = $300,000
bonuses =

The Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annualy at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. Open to horses aged three and older, it is competed on dirt over a distance of six furlongs. Run during the latter part of November, it currently offer a purse of $300,000.

Inaugurated in 1990, Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash was given Graded stakes status in 1992 and became a Grade I event in 1998. On August 7, 2008 it was announced that the race would be on hiatus for 2008, the Maryland Jockey Club cited financial distress as the reason for the races' cancellation.

Records

Speed record:
* 107.80 - Richter Scale (2000)
(Stakes and track record)

Most wins:
* 2 - Lite The Fuse (1995, 1996)

Most wins by a jockey:
* 3 - Craig Perret (1991, 1994, 1997)
* 3 - Jerry Bailey (1999, 2001, 2005)

Most wins by a trainer:
* 2 - Richard Dutrow, Sr. (1995, 1996)
* 2 - Ben W. Perkins, Jr. (2001, 2004)

Most wins by an owner:
* 2 - Richard Dutrow, Sr. (1995, 1996)

Winners of the Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes

References

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=2057 Frank J. DeFrancis Memorial Dash Stakes at Pedigree Query]
* [http://www.laurelpark.com/De+Francis+Dash/ The Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash at Laurel Park Racecourse]