Ouija Board Handicap
The Ouija Board Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually on Memorial Day at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas.
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Lone Star Park Grand Prairie, Texas, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1997 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.lonestarpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mare, 3-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $200,000 |
A Grade III event since 2003, it is contested on turf over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs) and is open to fillies and mares, age three and older.
Inaugurated in 1997 as the Fort Worth Handicap, it was contested at a distance of 1 1⁄8 miles until 1999 when it was renamed the Prestonwood Distaff Handicap and set at a distance of one mile. From 2000 through 2006 it was raced as the Winstar Distaff Handicap. In 2007, the race was renamed to honor superstar filly Ouija Board, the European Horse of the Year in 2004 and 2006 who won the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf in 2004 when the Breeders' Cup races were hosted by Lone Star Park.
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1 mile)
- 1:32.81 - Wasted Tears (2009) (New stakes and course record)
Most wins:
- Wasted Tears (2009, 2010, 2011)
Most wins by an owner:
- Bart B. Evans (2009, 2010, 2011)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2- Cliff Berry (2001, 2010)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Bart B. Evans (2009, 2010)
- 2 - Steve Asmussen (1999, 2004)
- 2 - Donnie K. Von Hemel (2001, 2008)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Wasted Tears | 6 | Julien Leparoux | Bart B. Evans | Bart B. Evans | 1:34.06 |
| 2010 | Wasted Tears | 5 | Cliff Berry | Bart B. Evans | Bart B. Evans | 1:33.25 |
| 2009 | Wasted Tears | 4 | Eguard Tejera | Bart B. Evans | Bart B. Evans | 1:32.81 |
| 2008 | Brownie Points | 5 | Luis Quinonez | Donnie K. Von Hemel | Pin Oak Stable | 1:35.82 |
| 2007 | Lady of Venice | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Patrick Biancone | Martin S. Schwartz | 1:38.32 |
| 2006 | Sweet Talker | 4 | Ramon Dominguez | H. Graham Motion | Courtlandt Farms | 1:38.66 |
| 2005 | Katdogawn | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Wallace Dollase | Jim Ford Inc./John Cuchna | 1:39.53 |
| 2004 | Academic Angel | 5 | Shane Sellers | Steve Asmussen | Cash Asmussen | 1:35.98 |
| 2003 | Eagle Lake | 5 | Gerard Melancon | Cole Norman | Turf Express Inc. | 1:43.02 |
| 2002 | Queen of Wilshire | 6 | David Flores | Darrell Vienna | E A Ranches | 1:38.96 |
| 2001 | Voladora | 6 | Cliff Berry | Donnie K. Von Hemel | George O. Kleier | 1:42.23 |
| 2000 | Mumtaz | 4 | Victor Espinoza | Thomas M. Amoss | Bates, Hendricks, et al. | 1:37.28 |
| 1999 | Heritage Of Gold | 4 | Casey Lambert | Steve Asmussen | Jack Garey | 1:37.75 |
| 1998 | Arctica | 4 | E.J. Perrodin | Tony J. Richey | Royce Roberts | 1:46.53 |
| 1997 | Fresa | 5 | Corey Lanerie | Bill Stice | Tom Ball | 1:46.68 |