would be on hiatus for 2008, the Maryland Jockey Club cited financial distress as the reason for the races' cancellation. It became a grade I race in 1999, but was not run in 2008 and 2010. The race lost its graded status when restored in 2011, then became a Grade III event in 2016. The De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) is the final and championship leg of the Mid Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships Sprint Dirt Division or MATCh Races. MATCh is a series of five races in five separate thoroughbred divisions run throughout four Mid-Atlantic States including; Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park Racecourse in Maryland; Delaware Park Racetrack in Delaware; Parx, Philadelphia Park and Presque Isle Downs in Pennsylvania and Monmouth Park in New Jersey. Records Speed record: 1:07.80 – Richter Scale (2000) {Stakes and track record} Most wins: 2 – Lite The Fuse (1995, 1996) Most wins by a jockey: 3 – Craig Perret (1991, 1994, 1997) 3 – Jerry Bailey (1999, 2001, 2005) Most wins by a trainer: 2 – Richard Dutrow Sr. (1995, 1996) 2 – Ben W. Perkins Jr. (2001, 2004) 2 – D. Wayne Lukas (1999, 2014) Most wins by an owner: 2 – Richard Dutrow Sr. (1995, 1996) Winners De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes since 1990 See also Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes "top three finishers" and starters Laurel Park Racecourse American Champion Sprint Horse Breeders' Cup Sprint References Frank J. DeFrancis Memorial Dash Stakes at Pedigree Query The Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash at Laurel Park Racecourse Race Record of Northern Wolf Race Record of Housebuster Race Record of Vineyard Haven Horse races in the United States Open sprint category horse races 1990 establishments in Maryland Laurel Park Racecourse Horse races in Maryland Recurring sporting events established in 1990