Green Flash Handicap

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.

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)

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