The Ouija Board Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually on Memorial Day at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. A Grade III event since 2003, it is contested on turf over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs) and is open to fillies and

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, age three and older. Inaugurated in 1997 as the Fort Worth Handicap, it was contested at a distance of miles until 1999 when it was renamed the Prestonwood Distaff Handicap and set at a distance of one mile. From 2000 through 2006 it was raced as the Winstar Distaff Handicap. In 2007, the race was renamed to honor superstar filly Ouija Board, the European Horse of the Year in 2004 and 2006 who won the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf in 2004 when the

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races were hosted by Lone Star Park.

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 1 mile) * 1:32.81 - Wasted Tears (2009) (New stakes and course record) Most wins: * Wasted Tears (2009, 2010, 2011) Most wins by an owner: * Bart B. Evans (2009, 2010, 2011) Most wins by a

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: * 2-

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(2001, 2010) Most wins by a trainer: * 2 - Bart B. Evans (2009, 2010) * 2 - Steve Asmussen (1999, 2004) * 2 -

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(2001, 2008)

Winners

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Julien Leparoux Julien R. Leparoux (born July 15, 1983 in Senlis, Oise, France) is a French Eclipse Award winning jockey currently racing in the United States. He has won seven Breeders' Cup races, including the 2015 Breeders' Cup Mile with Champion Turf Mare T ...

, Bart B. Evans , Bart B. Evans , 1:34.06 , - , 2010 , Wasted Tears , 5 ,

, Bart B. Evans , Bart B. Evans , 1:33.25 , - , 2009 , Wasted Tears , 4 , Eguard Tejera , Bart B. Evans , Bart B. Evans , 1:32.81 , - , 2008 , Brownie Points , 5 , Luis Quinonez ,

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, 1:35.82 , - , 2007 , Lady of Venice , 4 , Garrett Gomez , Patrick Biancone , Martin S. Schwartz , 1:38.32 , - , 2006 , Sweet Talker , 4 , Ramon Dominguez ,

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, Courtlandt Farms , 1:38.66 , - , 2005 , Katdogawn , 5 ,

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, Jim Ford Inc./John Cuchna , 1:39.53 , - , 2004 , Academic Angel , 5 ,

Shane Sellers Shane Jude Sellers (born September 24, 1966 in Erath, Louisiana) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. At age eleven, he began working around horses and in 1983 rode his first winner at Evangeline Downs. Sellers won several national ...

, Steve Asmussen , Cash Asmussen , 1:35.98 , - , 2003 , Eagle Lake , 5 ,

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, Cole Norman , Turf Express Inc. , 1:43.02 , - , 2002 , Queen of Wilshire , 6 , David Flores ,

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, E A Ranches , 1:38.96 , - , 2001 , Voladora , 6 ,

, George O. Kleier , 1:42.23 , - , 2000 , Mumtaz , 4 ,

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Thomas M. Amoss Thomas M. "Tom" Amoss (born November 17, 1961, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a Horse trainer, trainer of Thoroughbred race horses. A graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in marketing and a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity, Tom Amoss h ...

, Bates, Hendricks, et al. , 1:37.28 , - , 1999 , Heritage Of Gold , 4 , Casey Lambert , Steve Asmussen , Jack Garey , 1:37.75 , - , 1998 , Arctica , 4 , E.J. Perrodin , Tony J. Richey , Royce Roberts , 1:46.53 , - , 1997 , Fresa , 5 , Corey Lanerie , Bill Stice , Tom Ball , 1:46.68 , -

References

The 2008 Ouija Board Handicap at the NTRA
Graded stakes races in the United States 1997 establishments in Texas Mile category horse races for fillies and mares Recurring sporting events established in 1997 Horse races in Texas