Spend A Buck Handicap
The Spend A Buck Handicap is an American Grade III Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1991 in mid October at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida. Open to horses age three and older, it is contested on dirt over a distance of 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs).
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Calder Race Course Miami Gardens, Florida, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1991 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The race was named in honor of Spend A Buck, winner of the 1985 Kentucky Derby and a Calder Race Course Hall of Fame inductee. Since inception the race has been contested at various distances and under different conditions:
- 1 1⁄16 miles : 1991, 1997–present
- 1 mile, 70 yards : 1992, run as the Spend A Buck Overnight Handicap for three-year-olds
- 1 1⁄8 miles: 1994–1996
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1 1⁄16 miles)
- 1:42.59 – Best of the Rest (2001)
Most wins:
- 2 – Best of the Rest (1999, 2001)
- 2 – Mad Flatter (2010, 2011)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 – Eibar Coa (1999, 2001, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 – Martin D. Wolfson (1998, 2008)
- 2 – Edward Plesa Jr. (1999, 2001)
- 2 – Jeffrey Thornbury (2010, 2011)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Bea Oxenberg (1999, 2001)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Cash Rules | 5 | Luis Saez | David Fawkes | Larry Fugate | 1:46.99 |
| 2011 | Mad Flatter | 6 | Jon Court | Jeffrey Thornbury | Bonnie Heath Farm | 1:46.07 |
| 2010 | Mad Flatter | 5 | Jon Court | Jeffrey Thornbury | Bonnie Heath Farm/Holiday Stable/Bright Brook Farm/Hinkle Farms | 1:46.37 |
| 2009 | Mambo Meister | 4 | Manoel Cruz | Philip Gleaves | Quantum Racing Team | 1:46.85 |
| 2008 | It's a Bird | 5 | Jermaine Bridgmohan | Martin D. Wolfson | Edmund A. Gann | 1:46.40 |
| 2007 | Yes He's the Man | 4 | Julio Garcia | J. David Braddy | J. D. Braddy & J. Sainer | 1:45.14 |
| 2006 | Nkosi Reigns | 5 | Jeffrey Sanchez | Ron Spatz | Carson Springs Farm | 1:45.40 |
| 2005 | Supervisor | 5 | Aurelio Toribio Jr. | Emanuel Tortora | Rodney G. Lundock | 1:46.94 |
| 2004 | Built Up | 6 | Eibar Coa | Enrique Alonso | Raymond Susi | 1:45.86 |
| 2003 | Tour Of The Cat | 5 | Abad Cabassa Jr. | Myra Mora | Double G Stables LLC | 1:46.30 |
| 2002 | Pay The Preacher | 4 | Cornelio Velásquez | Robert A. Hale | Rosamond Davis | 1:44.91 |
| 2001 | Best of the Rest | 6 | Eibar Coa | Edward Plesa Jr. | Bea Oxenberg | 1:42.59 |
| 2000 | Groomstick Stock's | 4 | Rosemary Homeister Jr. | Paul Brettler | Julian DeMora | 1:44.82 |
| 1999 | Best of the Rest | 4 | Eibar Coa | Edward Plesa Jr. | Bea Oxenberg | 1:44.67 |
| 1998 | Unruled | 5 | Gary Boulanger | Martin D. Wolfson | W. Heiligbrodt & J. Hammer | 1:45.60 |
| 1997 | Derivative | 6 | José C. Ferrer | James E. Bracken | Tartan Stable | 1:45.60 |
| 1996 | King Rex | 4 | Ricardo Lopez | Laura Posada | Peter A. Tamburo | 1:52.80 |
| 1995 | Pride of Burkaan | 5 | René Douglas | Ralph Ziadie | R. Johnson & G. Murchison | 1:51.80 |
| 1994 | Daniel's Boy | 6 | Pedro Rodriguez | Jose Abdale | Alvin Deloach | 1:52.60 |
| 1993 | no race | |||||
| 1992 | Poulain D'Or | 3 | Pedro Rodriguez | Daniel Hurtak | Frances W. Ballou | 1:42.20 |
| 1991 | Higgler | 3 | Danny Nied | Frank Gomez | Leverett S. Miller | 1:48.20 |
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