Green Flash Handicap

The Green Flash Handicap is a prestigious Grade III turf sprint held annually at Del Mar Racetrack in California. Inaugurated in 2003 and upgraded to Grade III status in 2019, the race is contested over 5 furlongs on the Jimmy Durante Turf Course. Open to horses aged three and older, it carries a purse of $150,000. Notably, the Green Flash Handicap is part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series, offering the winner an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint.

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Location: Del Mar Racetrack, Del Mar, CA

Inaugural Race: 2003

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Current Distance: 5/8th mile (5 furlongs)

Track Type: Left-handed, Turf

Age Qualification: Three Year Olds and up

Purse: $150,000

Race Date: Saturday, August 30th

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2025 Green Flash Handicap Race Results

POST
HORSE
JOCKEY / TRAINER
WIN / PLACE
10
Motorious (GB)
Antonio Fresu / Philip D'Amato
$5.60 / $4.20 / $3.20
12
Reef Runner
Paco Lopez / David Fawkes
$9.40 / $6.20
1
Beyond Brilliant
Ricardo Gonzalez / John A. Shirreffs
$17.80
2
No Nay Hudson (IRE)
Kazushi Kimura / Wesley A. Ward
6
Book Smart
Edwin A. Maldonado / Robert B. Hess Jr.
11
Queen Maxima
Juan J. Hernandez / Jeff Mullins
4
Sorrento Sky (IRE)
Umberto Rispoli / Philip D'Amato
8
Sumter
John R. Velazquez / Richard E. Mandella
7
Boss Sully
Armando Ayuso / Brian J. Koriner
5
Virat
Hector Isaac Berrios / Dan Blacker

Exotic Payoffs:

  • $1.00 Exacta (10-12) Paid: $33.00
  • $0.50 Trifecta (10-12-1) Paid: $800.75
  • $0.10 Superfecta (10-12-1-2) Paid: $1,475.27

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2025 Green Flash Handicap Morning Line Odds

Official race entries and morning line odds are listed below:

PostHorseJockey / Trainer ML Odds
1
Beyond Brilliant (KY)
Ricardo Gonzalez / John A. Shirreffs
20/1
2
No Nay Hudson (IRE)
Kazushi Kimura / Wesley A. Ward
12/1
3
Coppola (KY)
Vincent Cheminaud / Dale L. Romans
10-1
4
Sorrento Sky (IRE)
Umberto Rispoli / Philip D'Amato
12-1
5
Virat (KY)
Hector Isaac Berrios / Dan Blacker
15/1
6
Book Smart (CA)
Edwin A. Maldonado / Robert B. Hess, Jr.
20/1
7
Boss Sully (CA)
Armando Ayuso / Brian J. Koriner
8-1
8
Sumter (KY)
John R. Velazquez / Richard E. Mandella
15/1
9
First Peace (KY)
Mike E. Smith / Mark Glatt
5/1
10
Motorious (GB)
Antonio Fresu / Philip D'Amato
5/2
11
Queen Maxima (FL)
Juan J. Hernandez / Jeff Mullins
9-2
12
Reef Runner (FL)
Paco Lopez / David Fawkes
15/1
13
Wound Up (KY)
Kyle Frey / Librado Barocio
20/1
14
Mucho Del Oro (KY)
Ruben Silvera / George Papaprodromou
20/1
15
Re Armed Jon (KY)
Ricardo Gonzalez / Victor L. Garcia
20/1

Green Flash Handicap Race History

The Flower Bowl Stakes is a Grade III horse race run each year at Del Mar Racetrack. For its 20th running, the race was elected to become a qualifier for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint in 2022 as part of the Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" Challenge Series.

Even in its short history, a horse has already won the race 3 times, with Motorious winning three years in a row (2023-2025). Aboard California Flag for his 2009 victory was jockey Joseph Talamo, who holds the record for most wins at 3 (2009, 2011, 2019). That year California Flag would go on to win the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint in route to being named Co-California Horse of the Year (along with 2009 Breeders Cup Sprint winner Dancing in Silks).

Green Flash Handicap Past Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey / Trainer
Distance / Time
2025
Motorious (GB)
Antonio Fresu / Philip D'Amato
5 F / 0:55.90
2024
Motorious (GB)
Antonio Fresu / Philip D'Amato
5 F / 0:56.14
2023
Motorious (GB)
Geovanni Franco / Philip D'Amato
5 F / 0:56.07
2022
Lieutenant Dan
Juan Hernandez / Steven Miyadi
5 F / 0:55.87
2021
Lieutenant Dan
Geovanni Franco / Steven Miyadi
5 F / 0:55.98
2020
Chaos Theory
Umberto Rispoli / John W. Sadler
5 F / 0:56.22
2019
Mr Vargas
Joseph Talamo / Brian J. Koriner
5 F / 0:56.15
2018
Stormy Liberal
Drayden Van Dyke / Peter L. Miller
5 F / 0:55.66
2017
Tribalist
Victor Espinoza / Blake R. Heap
5 F / 0:56.93
2016
Why Two
Norberto Arroyo Jr. / Michael Machowsky
5 F / 0:56.01

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