Lone Star Park Handicap
| Grade III race | |
 | |
| Location | Lone Star Park Grand Prairie, Texas  |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1997 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.lonestarpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $400,000 |
The Lone Star Park Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the last week of May at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. A Grade III event open to horses age three and older, it is contested on dirt over a distance of 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs).
The Lone Star Park Handicap was first run as a Grade III event in 2000. In 2001, Dixie Dot Com became the only horse to win in the same year the Lone Star Park Handicap and the Texas Mile Stakes, known as "The Texas Two Step."
Records
Speed record:
- 1:40.53 - Dixie Dot Com (2001) (stakes and track record)
Most wins:
- 2 - Mocha Express (1998, 1999)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 - Marlon St. Julien (1998, 1999)
- 2 - David Flores (2000, 2001)
- 2 - Garrett Gomez (2007, 2008)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Tim Harder (1998, 1999)
- 2 - Bob Baffert (2002, 2007)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Stronach Stable (2000, 2008)
- 2 - Stonerside Stable (2002, 2007)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2009 | It's a Bird | 6 | Julien Leparoux | Martn D. Wolfson | Edmund A. Gann | 1:41.83 |
| 2008 | Giant Gizmo | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Robert J. Frankel | Stronach Stable | 1:43.01 |
| 2007 | Bob and John | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Bob Baffert | Stonerside Stable | 1:45.02 |
| 2006 | Magnum | 5 | Pat Valenzuela | Darrell Vienna | Herrick Racing LLC | 1:42.88 |
| 2005 | Supah Blitz | 5 | Jon Court | Douglas F. O'Neill | Black Saddle Stable et al | 1:41.90 |
| 2004 | Yessirgeneralsir | 4 | Omar Figueroa | Dallas Keen | Jim D. Jackson | 1:41.29 |
| 2003 | Pie N Burger | 5 | Jamie Theriot | Cole Norman | Kagele Bros. et al | 1:42.03 |
| 2002 | Congaree | 4 | Pat Day | Bob Baffert | Stonerside Stable | 1:42.96 |
| 2001 | Dixie Dot Com | 6 | David Flores | William Morey, Jr. | D. & C. Chaiken/B. & R. Heller | 1:40.53 |
| 2000 | Luftikus | 4 | David Flores | Vladimir Cerin | Stronach Stable | 1:40.87 |
| 1999 | Mocha Express | 5 | Marlon St. Julien | Tim Harder | Mary Dodd/A. R. Harder | 1:43.36 |
| 1998 | Mocha Express | 4 | Marlon St. Julien | Tim Harder | A. R. Harder/Don Strate | 1:42.17 |
| 1997 | Connecting Terms | 4 | Larry Melancon | W. Elliott Walden | Prestonwood Farm | 1:41.97 |