Falls City Stakes
| Grade II race | |
| Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1875 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.churchilldowns.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $150,000 added |
The Falls City Handicap is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually near the end of November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. A Grade II event, the race is open to fillies and mares, age three and up, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt.
Records
- 1:48.85 - Silent Eskimo (1999)
Most wins:
- 3 - Indian Maid (1959, 1960, 1961)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 7 - Don Brumfield [1]
- 5 - Calvin Borel (1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2008)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2011 | Arena Elvira | 4 | Junior Alvarado | Bill Mott | Carolyn Wilson | 1:50.76 |
| 2010 | Dundalk Dust | 3 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Chris Block | Dundalk 5 LLC | 1:53.37 |
| 2009 | Serenading | 5 | Julien Leparoux | Josie Carroll | John and Glen Sikura | 1:50.66 |
| 2008 | Miss Isella | 3 | Calvin Borel | Ian R. Wilkes | Domino Stud | 1:50.78 |
| 2007 | Kettleoneup | 4 | Calvin Borel | Michael A. Tomlinson | Tom Crouch | 1:50.28 |
| 2006 | Ermine | 3 | Eddie Castro | Ronny W. Werner | Oxbow racing LLC | 1:49.90 |
| 2005 | Indian Vale | 3 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Melnyk racing | 1:50.25 |
| 2004 | Halory Leigh | 4 | Eddie Martin Jr. | Dale L. Romans | J. Crawford/M. Gannon/C. Grask | 1:51.81 |
| 2003 | Lead Story | 4 | Calvin Borel | Carl Nafzger | A. Stevens Miles, Jr. | 1:51.23 |
| 2002 | Allamerican Bertie | 3 | Pat Day | Steve Flint | Bert, Elaine & Richard Klein | 1:49.60 |
| 2001 | Forest Secrets | 3 | Craig Perret | John & Donna Ward | Debby M. Oxley | 1:49.49 |
| 2000 | Bordelaise | 5 | Pat Day | William I. Mott | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | 1:50.01 |
| 1999 | Silent Eskimo | 4 | Calvin Borel | Bobby C. Barnett | John A. Franks | 1:48.85 |
| 1998 | Tomisues Delight | 4 | Shane Sellers | Neil J. Howard | Stephen C. Hilbert | 1:51.00 |
Earlier winners
- 1997 - Feasibility Study
- 1996 - Halo America
- 1995 - Mariah's Storm
- 1994 - Alcovy
- 1993 - Gray Cashmere
- 1992 - Bungalow
- 1991 - Screen Prospect
- 1990 - Screen Prospect
- 1989 - Degenerate Gal
- 1988 - Top Corsage
- 1987 - Royal Cielo
- 1986 - Queen Alexandra
- 1985 - Donut's Pride
- 1984 - Pretty Perfect
- 1983 - Narrate
- 1982 - Mezimica
- 1981 - Safe Play
- 1980 - Sweet Audrey
- 1979 - Holy Mount
- 1978 - Navajo Princess
- 1977 - Time For Pleasure
- 1976 - Hope of Glory
- 1975 - Flama Ardiente
- 1974 - Susan's Girl
- 1973 - Delta Empress
- 1972 - Fairway Flyer
- 1971 - Strider
- 1970 - Mistong
- 1969 - Yes Sir
- 1968 - TV's Princess
- 1967 - Amerigo Lady
- 1966 - Old Hat
- 1965 - De Cathy
- 1964 - Old Hat
- 1963 - Alecee
- 1962 - Primonetta
- 1961 - Indian Maid
- 1960 - Indian Maid
- 1959 - Indian Maid
- 1958 - Bornastar
- 1957 - Leallah
- 1956 - Doubledogdare
- 1955 - Oil Painting
- 1954 - Gala Fete
- 1953 - Gala Fete
- 1952 - Peu-A-Peu
- 1951 - Dickie Sue
- 1950 - Our Request
- 1949 - Brownian
- 1948 - Jack's Jill
- 1947 - Say Blue
- 1946 - Miss Balladier
- 1945 - Jack's Jill
- 1944 - Traffic Court
- 1943 - Burgoo Maid
- 1942 - Pig Tails
- 1941 - Misty Isle
- 1928-1940 - no race
- 1927 - Rhinock
- 1926 - Rothermel
- 1925 - Deeming
- 1924 - Princess Doreen
- 1923 - Guest of Honor
- 1922 - Chatterton
- 1921 - Bit of White
- 1920 - Woodtrap
- 1919 - King Gorin
- 1918 - Last Coin
- 1917 - Vogue
- 1916 - Kathleen
- 1915 - Prince Hermis
- 1914 - Leochares
- 1913 - Wilhite
- 1912 - Buckhorn
- 1910 - Melisande
- 1893 - 1909 - no race
- 1892 - Wadsworth
- 1885 - 1891 - no race
- 1884 - Chance
- 1882 - Freeland
- 1878 - 1881 - no race
- 1877 - Flying Locust
- 1876 - Red Coat
- 1875 - Camargo