| Surface: | Turf |
| Class: | Grade III |
| Horse Race: | Green Flash Handicap |
| Location: | Del Mar Racetrack Del Mar, California, United States |
| Inaugurated: | 2003 |
| Race Type: | Thoroughbred - Flat racing - Turf |
| Website: | Del Mar Thoroughbred Club |
| Distance: | 5 furlongs |
| Track: | Left-handed |
| Qualification: | Three years old and older |
| Weight: | Assigned |
| Purse: | $150,000 (2022) |
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.
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]
Speed record:
Margins:
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time | Purse | Gr. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Motorious (GB) | Antonio Fresu | Philip D'Amato | Anthony Fanticola | 56.14 | $152,500 | III | [4] |
| 2023 | Motorious (GB) | Geovanni Franco | Philip D'Amato | Anthony Fanticola | 56.07 | $153,500 | III | [5] |
| 2022 | Lieutenant Dan | Juan J. Hernandez | Steven Miyadi | Nicholas B. Alexander | 55.87 | $152,500 | III | [6] |
| 2021 | Lieutenant Dan | Geovanni Franco | Steven Miyadi | Nicholas B. Alexander | 55.98 | $101,500 | III | [7] |
| 2020 | Chaos Theory | Umberto Rispoli | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing | 56.22 | $101,000 | III | [8] |
| 2019 | Mr Vargas | Joseph Talamo | Brian J. Koriner | Jay Em Ess Stable | 56.15 | $100,351 | III | [9] |
| 2018 | Stormy Liberal | Drayden Van Dyke | Peter L. Miller | Rockingham Ranch & D. A. Bernsen | 55.66 | $88,400 | Listed | [10] |
| 2017 | Tribalist | Victor Espinoza | Blake R. Heap | G. Watts Humphrey Jr. | 56.93 | $104,620 | [11] | |
| 2016 | Why Two | Norberto Arroyo Jr. | Michael Machowsky | Kagele Brothers, E. Marchosky, K. Shaw & Lo Hi Stable | 56.01 | $100,000 | [12] | |
| 2015 | Holy Lute | Santiago Gonzalez | James M. Cassidy | Class Racing Stables | 56.24 | $87,080 | [13] | |
| 2014 | Merit Man | Kent J. Desormeaux | Robert B. Hess Jr. | B. Chandler, Double Kee & Purple Shamrock | 57.22 | $94,500 | ||
| 2013 | Sirocco Strike | Julien R. Leparoux | Jeff Mullins | Trueline Racing | 55.34 | $100,690 | [14] | |
| 2012 | Shrug | Victor Espinoza | Carla Gaines | Swift Thoroughbreds | 56.00 | $93,600 | [15] | |
| 2011 | Raetodandty | Joseph Talamo | Val Brinkerhoff | Val Brinkerhoff | 55.64 | $105,745 | [16] | |
| 2010 | California Flag | Mike E. Smith | Brian J. Koriner | Hi Card Ranch | 55.58 | $102,175 | [17] | |
| 2009 | California Flag | Joseph Talamo | Brian J. Koriner | Hi Card Ranch | 55.22 | $106,100 | Listed | [18] |
| 2008 | Get Funky | Jose Valdivia Jr. | John W. Sadler | Keith Abraham | 55.10 | $102,175 | Listed | [19] |
| 2007 | Barber | Richard Migliore | William J. Zellerbach | 55.71 | $95,760 | Listed | [20] | |
| 2006 | Fast Parade | Norberto Arroyo Jr. | Peter L. Miller | Gary & Cecil Barber | 54.75 | $95,545 | Listed | [21] |
| 2005 | Courageous King | Mike E. Smith | Wesley A. Ward | R and R King Stables & Wesley Ward | 55.11 | $76,300 | Listed | [22] |
| 2004 | Geronimo (CHI) | Corey Nakatani | Michael Machowsky | W. C. Buster Jr., Rusty Hays, Surfside Equine, et al. | 55.15 | $76,350 | Listed | [23] |
| 2003 | King Robyn | Alex O. Solis | Jeff Mullins | Cornejo Racing | 55.45 | $78,800 | Listed | |
Legend: