- Orchid Handicap
Turf race infobox
class = Grade III
horse race = Orchid Handicap
caption =
location =Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida
inaugurated = 1965
race type =Thoroughbred -Flat racing
website = [http://www.gulfstreampark.com www.gulfstreampark.com]
distance = 1½ miles (12 furlongs)
track = Grass, left-handed
qualification = Four-year-olds & up
weight = Handicap
purse = $150,000
bonuses = The Orchid Handicap is an AmericanThoroughbred horse race run annually atGulfstream Park inHallandale Beach, Florida . The Grade III turf race is open to fillies and mares, aged four and up. Raced at the end of March/early April, it is run over a distance of 1½ miles (12furlong s) and currently offers a purse of $150,000.In 2006, the Orchid Handicap was downgraded from a Grade II event.
Records
Speed record:
* 2:23.07 - Honey Ryder (2005)Most wins:
* 2 - Honey Ryder (2005, 2006)Most wins by a trainer:
* 6 -Christophe Clement Winners of the Orchid Handicap since 1999
Earlier winners
*1998 - Colonial Play
*1997 - Golden Pond
*1996 - Memories
*1995 - Exchange
*1994 - Trampoli
*1993 - Fairy Garden
*1992 - Crockadore
*1991 - Star Standing
*1990 - Coolawin
*1989 - Gaily Gaily
*1988 - Beauty Cream
*1987 - Anka Germania
*1986 - Videogenic
*1985 - Pretty Perfect
*1984 - Sbin
*1983 - Sweetest Chant
*1982 - Blush
*1981 - Draw In
*1980 - Just A Game
*1979 - Sans Arc
*1978 - Time For Pleasure
*1977 - Copano
*1976 - Deesse du Val
*1974 - Dogtooth Violet
*1973 - Deb Marion
*1972 - Evening Bag
*1971 - Swoons Flower
*1970 - PatteeCanyon
*1969 - Spire
*1968 - Chriscinca
*1967 - Indian Sunlite
*1966 - Chalina
*1965 - Vassar Grad
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