Fair Grounds Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Fair Grounds Race Course New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
|---|---|
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | About 1+1⁄8 miles |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old & Up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $125,000 |
The Fair Grounds Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race for four-year-olds and up run at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana early in the year. A Grade IIIT stakes race, it's set at a distance of 1 and one-eighth miles or 9 furlongs on the turf, and currently offers a purse of $125,000.
This race is part of Louisiana Derby Preview Day at the New Orleans oval.
Winners since 2000
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Chocolate Ride | 6 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Wentworth Brochu | 1:49.31 |
| 2015 | Chocolate Ride | 5 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | John Wentworth | 1:48.84 |
| 2014 | Potomac River | 5 | Juan P. Vargas | Jose M. Camejo | Maribel Ruelas | 1:50.52 |
| 2013 | Optimizer | 4 | Jon Court | D. Wayne Lukas | Calumet Farm | 1:56.06 |
| 2012 | Smart Bid | 6 | Augustin Stable | 1:51.91 | ||
| 2011 | Expansion | 6 | Gary & Mary West | 1:54.94 | ||
| 2010 | Blues Street | 6 | Anstu Stables | 1:51.71 | ||
| 2009 | Diamond Tycoon | 5 | Julien Leparoux | Andrew McKeever | Charlotte Musgrave | 1:52.12 |
| 2008 | Daytona | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Dan L. Hendricks | J.Davenport/T.Lenner et al. | 1:50.09 |
| 2007 | Cloudy's Knight | 7 | Ramsey Zimmerman | James McMullen | S J Stables LLC | 1:49.48 |
| 2006 | Fort Prado | 6 | Robby Albarado | Jeff Trosclair | Team Block | 1:43.16 |
| 2005 | G P Fleet | 5 | Jose Martinez, Jr. | Steven Flint | Klein family | 1:53.79 |
| 2004 | Mystery Giver | 6 | Robby Albarado | Richard R. Scherer | Team Block | 1:51.77 |
| 2003 | Mystery Giver | 5 | Robby Albarado | Richard R. Scherer | Team Block | 1:50.41 |
| 2002 | Mystery Giver | 4 | Eddie Martin, Jr. | Richard R. Scherer | Team Block | 1:50.13 |
| 2001 | Candid Glen | 4 | E. J. Perrodin | Andrew Leggio, Jr. | Glen C. Warren | 1:54.03 |
| 2000 | Profit Option | 5 | Lonnie Meche | Kenneth Hoffman | Team Canonie, Inc. | 1:52.52 |
Earlier winners (partial)
- 1999 - Aboriginal Apex (6) (Stakes winner.)
- 1998 - Joyeux Danseur (5) (Grade I stakes winner.)
- 1997 - Snake Eyes (7) (Multiple graded stakes winner.)
- 1996 - Born Wild (4) (Multiple graded stakes winner.)
- 1995 - Yukon Robbery (7) (Multiple graded stakes winner.)
- 1994 - Yukon Robbery (6)
- 1993 - Yukon Robbery (5)
- 1992 - Rainbows For Life (4)
- 1991 - First Tea (4)
- 1988 - Top Quest (GB) (5)