Grade II race | |
Location |
Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1975 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $200,000 added |
The Fleur de Lis Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race is open to fillies and mares, age three and up, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. This Grade II event currently carries a purse of $200,000 added.
Since its inaugural running in 1975, the Fleur de Lis Handicap has been contested at various distances:
Speed record: (at current distance of 1 1⁄8 miles)