Gulfstream Park Mile Stakes
| Grade II race | |
| Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1946 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-year-olds & up |
| Weight | 124 lbs. with allowances[1] |
| Purse | $200,000 (since 2021)[2] |
The Gulfstream Park Mile Stakes (formerly known as the Gulfstream Park Handicap) is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Gulfstream Park each year. The race is open to horses age four and up, willing to race one mile on the dirt. A Grade II event run in early March, it currently offers a purse of $200,000.
History[edit]
The Gulfstream Park Handicap was first run in 1946. It was won the next year in track record time by Armed, dubbed "the greatest attraction ever offered at his young seaside course" by the New York Times.[3] In 1948 Rampart became the first female horse to win the race, defeating Armed at odds of 26–1.[4]
Graded stakes race status:
- Grade II : 1973–1974, 2003–present
- Grade 1 : 1975–2002
In 1997, Barbara Minshall became the first female trainer to win the race in its fifty-two-year history.
As part of his record seven wins of this race, Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey won this race four times in a row from 1995 through 1998.
The distance of the race was set at one mile in 2009. It was run at 1+3⁄16 miles from 2005 to 2008, and at 1+1⁄4 miles before that time.
Records[edit]
Speed record:
- 1 mile – 1:33.80 – Palace Malice (2014)
- 1+3⁄16 miles – 1:54.74 – Eddington (2005)
- 1+1⁄4 miles – 1:59.00 – Mat-Boy (1984)
Most wins:
- 2 – Crafty Admiral (1952, 1953)
- 2 – Skip Trial (1986, 1987)
- 2 – Behrens (1999, 2000)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 7 – Jerry Bailey (1977, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 – Todd Pletcher (2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021)
Winners[edit]
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (Miles) |
Time |
Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Endorsed | 7 | Tyler Gaffalione | Michael J. Maker | Mark D. Breen | 1 Mile | 1:35.25 | $200,000 |
| 2022 | Speakers Corner | 4 | Junior Alvarado | Bill Mott | Godolphin Inc. | 1 Mile | 1:33.84 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | Fearless | 5 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd Pletcher | WinStar Farm LLC and CHC Inc. | 1 Mile | 1:35.61 | $200,000 |
| 2020 | Mr Freeze | 5 | Manuel Franco | Dale Romans | Jim Bakke & Gerry Isbister | 1 mile | 1:34.80 | $300,000 |
| 2019 | Prince Lucky | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Daniel McConnell | 1 mile | 1:35.20 | $300,000 |
| 2018 | Conquest Big E | 5 | Jose A. Batista | Donna Green Hurtak | Daniel C. Hurtack | 1 mile | 1:35.92 | $300,000 |
| 2017 | Sharp Azteca | 4 | Edgard J. Zayas | Jorge Navarro | Gelfenstein Farm (Ivan Rodriguez Gelfenstein) | 1 mile | 1:34.55 | $350,000 |
| 2016 | Blofeld | 4 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Glencrest Farm/JSM Equine | 1 mile | 1:35.03 | $500,000 |
| 2015 | Honor Code | 5 | Javier Castellano | Claude McGaughey III | Lane's End Racing/Dell Ridge Farm | 1 mile | 1:36.42 | $300,000 |
| 2014 | Palace Malice | 5 | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | 1 mile | 1:33.80 | $250,000 |
| 2013 | Discreet Dancer | 5 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | E. Paul Robsham Stables | 1 mile | 1:35.17 | $300,000 |
| 2012 | Mucho Macho Man | 4 | Ramon A. Dominguez | Katherine Ritvo | Reeves Thoroughbred/Dream Team One | 1 mile | 1:35.50 | $300,000 |
| 2011 | Tackleberry | 4 | Javier Santiago | Luis Olivares | Luis Olivares | 1 mile | 1:35.23 | $300,000 |
| 2010 | You and I Forever | 5 | Javier Castellano | Martin D. Wolfson | Edmund A. Gann | 1 mile | 1:36.83 | $300,000 |
| 2009 | Smooth Air | 4 | Paco Lopez | Bennie Stutts Jr. | Mount Joy Stables, Inc. (Brian & Jan Burns) | 1 mile | 1:35.49 | $300,000 |
| 2008 | Sir Whimsey | 4 | Edgar Prado | James J. Toner | Turtle Bird Stables, Inc. (Harvey Weinstein) | 1+3⁄16 | 1:56.96 | $343,000 |
| 2007 | Corinthian | 4 | Javier Castellano | James A. Jerkens | Centennial Farms (Donald V. Little Sr.) | 1+3⁄16 | 1:55.06 | $300,000 |
| 2006 | Harlington | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Eugene Melnyk | 1+3⁄16 | 1:55.18 | $300,000 |
| 2005 | Eddington | 4 | Eibar Coa | Mark A. Hennig | Willmott Stables, Inc. (Peter Willmott) | 1+3⁄16 | 1:54.74 | $300,000 |
| 2004 | Jackpot | 6 | Joe Bravo | C. R. McGaughey III | Cynthia Phipps | 1+1⁄4 | 2:02.80 | $300,000 |
| 2003 | Hero's Tribute | 5 | Edgar Prado | John T. Ward Jr. | John C. Oxley | 1+1⁄4 | 2:04.24 | $300,000 |
| 2002 | Hal's Hope | 5 | Roger Velez | Harold J. Rose | Harold J. Rose | 1+1⁄4 | 2:02.91 | $300,000 |
| 2001 | Sir Bear | 8 | Eibar Coa | Ralph G. Ziadie | Barbara Smollin | 1+1⁄4 | 2:02.96 | $300,000 |
| 2000 | Behrens | 6 | Jorge Chavez | H. James Bond | Rudlein Stable (Donald & Anne Rudder) | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.79 | $350,000 |
| 1999 | Behrens | 5 | Jorge Chavez | H. James Bond | Rudlein Stable (Donald & Anne Rudder) | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.91 | $300,000 |
| 1998 | Skip Away | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Sonny Hine | Carolyn Hine | 1+1⁄4 | 2:03.21 | $300,000 |
| 1997 | Mt. Sassafras | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Barbara J. Minshall | Minshall Farms | 1+1⁄4 | 2:02.39 | $300,000 |
| 1996 | Wekiva Springs | 5 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | D. Dizney / J. English | 1+1⁄4 | 2:03.18 | $300,000 |
| 1995 | Cigar | 5 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | 1+1⁄4 | 2:02.95 | $300,000 |
| 1994 | Scuffleburg | 5 | Craig Perret | William I. Mott | Matthew K. Firestone | 1+1⁄4 | 2:00.46 | $300,000 |
| 1993 | Devil His Due | 4 | Herb McCauley | H. Allen Jerkens | Edith LiButti | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.33 | $300,000 |
| 1992 | Sea Cadet | 4 | Alex Solis | Ron McAnally | Verne H. Winchell | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.79 | $300,000 |
| 1991 | Jolie's Halo | 4 | Robin Platts | Happy Alter | Arthur I. Appleton | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.04 | $300,000 |
| 1990 | Mi Selecto | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Angel Penna Sr. | Frank Stronach | 1+1⁄4 | 2:03.60 | $300,000 |
| 1989 | Slew City Slew | 5 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Tayhill Stable/H. Joseph Allen | 1+1⁄4 | 2:03.20 | $300,000 |
| 1988 | Jade Hunter | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Richard J. Lundy | Summa Stable/Allen E. Paulson | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.60 | $300,000 |
| 1987 | Skip Trial | 5 | Randy Romero | Sonny Hine | Zelda Cohen | 1+1⁄4 | 2:02.80 | $250,000 |
| 1986 | Skip Trial | 4 | Randy Romero | Sonny Hine | Zelda Cohen | 1+1⁄4 | 2:03.20 | $300,000 |
| 1985 | Dr. Carter | 4 | Jorge Velásquez | Scotty Schulhofer | Frances A. Genter | 1+1⁄4 | 2:02.00 | $285,000 |
| 1984 | Mat-Boy | 5 | Jorge Valdivieso | Armando Bani | Noroma Stable | 1+1⁄4 | 1:59.00 | $141,616 |
| 1983 | Christmas Past | 4 | Jorge Velásquez | Angel Penna Jr. | Cynthia Phipps | 1+1⁄4 | 2:02.60 | $111,630 |
| 1982 | Lord Darnley | 4 | Mary L. Russ | Roger Laurin | Jacqueline Getty Phillips | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.80 | $152,000 |
| 1981 | Hurry Up Blue | 4 | Carlos Lopez | Reynoldo Nobles | Due Process Stable | 1+1⁄4 | 2:03.20 | $191,480 |
| 1980 | Private Account | 4 | Jeffrey Fell | Angel Penna Sr. | Ogden Phipps | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.40 | $150,000 |
| 1979 | Sensitive Prince | 4 | Jacinto Vásquez | H. Allen Jerkens | Top the Marc Stable (Joseph Taub) | 1+1⁄4 | 1:59.20 | $150,000 |
| 1978 | Bowl Game | 4 | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Gaver Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1+1⁄4 | 2:00.60 | $150,000 |
| 1977 | Strike Me Lucky | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | Neal J. Winick | Maribel G. Blum | 1+1⁄4 | 2:00.80 | $147,000 |
| 1976 | Hail The Pirates | 6 | Braulio Baeza | Horatio Luro | John A. Bell III | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.80 | $122,600 |
| 1975 | Gold and Myrrh | 4 | Walter Blum | William F. Wilmot | William F. Wilmot | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.80 | $124,200 |
| 1974 | Forego | 4 | Heliodoro Gustines | Sherrill W. Ward | Lazy F Ranch | 1+1⁄4 | 1:59.80 | $120,600 |
| 1973 | West Coast Scout | 5 | Larry Adams | Mervyn J. Marks | Ralph C. Wilson Jr. | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.00 | $134,800 |
| 1972 | Executioner | 4 | Carlos Barrera | Edward J. Yowell | October House Farm (Peter F. F. Kissel) | 1+1⁄4 | 2:04.00 | $134,800 |
| 1971 | Fast Hilarious | 5 | Craig Perret | Joseph M. Bollero | Dorothy C. Rigney | 1+1⁄4 | 1:59.40 | $128,400 |
| 1970 | Snow Sporting | 4 | Álvaro Pineda | Warren R. Stute | Clement L. Hirsch | 1+1⁄4 | 2:04.00 | $123,600 |
| 1969 | Court Recess | 5 | Mike Miceli | George T. Poole | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.40 | $126,400 |
| 1968 | Gentleman James | 4 | Richard Grubb | Delmer W. Carroll Sr. | Michael G. Phipps | 1+1⁄4 | 2:02.20 | $126,000 |
| 1967 | Pretense | 4 | Johnny Sellers | Charles E. Whittingham | Llangollen Farm Stable | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.80 | $137,600 |
| 1966 | First Family | 4 | Casey Hayes | Earlie Fires | Meadow Stable | 1+1⁄4 | 2:03.00 | $114,200 |
| 1965 | Ampose | 4 | Kennard Knapp | Douglas Dodson | Gray Willows Farm | 1+1⁄4 | 2:04.40 | $111,900 |
| 1964 | Gun Bow | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Edward A. Neloy | Gedney Farm (Mrs. John T. Stanley & Harry Albert) | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.80 | $116,600 |
| 1963 | Kelso | 6 | Ismael Valenzuela | Carl Hanford | Bohemia Stable | 1+1⁄4 | 2:03.20 | $110,500 |
| 1962 | Jay Fox * | 4 | Larry Gilligan | James W. Smith | Brae Burn Farm (James O. McCue) | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.60 | $112,800 |
| 1961 | Tudor Way | 5 | Bill Hartack | Juan J. D'Agostino | Juan J. D'Agostino | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.60 | $114,000 |
| 1960 | Bald Eagle | 5 | Manuel Ycaza | Woody Stephens | Cain Hoy Stable | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.20 | $121,500 |
| 1959 | Vertex | 5 | Sam Boulmetis Sr. | Joseph F. Piarulli | Frank A. Piarulli & John J. Brunetti Sr. | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.60 | $121,800 |
| 1958 | Round Table | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | William Molter | Kerr Stable | 1+1⁄4 | 1:59.80 | $110,900 |
| 1957 | Bardstown | 5 | Bill Hartack | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1+1⁄4 | 2:00.40 | $126,600 |
| 1956 | Sailor | 4 | Bill Hartack | Preston M. Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 1+1⁄4 | 2:00.60 | $112,900 |
| 1955 | Mister Black | 6 | John H. Adams | Harry E. Trotsek | Hasty House Farm (Allie E. Reuben) | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.80 | $66,250 |
| 1954 | Wise Margin | 4 | Keith Stuart | Sam N. Edmundson | Sam Tufano | 1+1⁄4 | 2:02.80 | $66,100 |
| 1953 | Crafty Admiral | 5 | Kenneth Church | Robert B. Odom | Charfran Stable (Charles & Frances Cohen) | 1+1⁄4 | 2:00.80 | $59,500 |
| 1952 | Crafty Admiral | 4 | Con Errico | Robert B. Odom | Charfran Stable (Charles & Frances Cohen) | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.00 | $28,250 |
| 1951 | Ennobled | 5 | James Stout | Frank Catrone | William G. Helis Jr. | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.60 | $15,000 |
| 1950 | Chicle II | 5 | Hedley Woodhouse | Joseph H. Pierce Sr. | Palatine Stable (Frank Rosen) | 1+1⁄4 | 2:03.00 | $15,000 |
| 1949 | Coaltown | 4 | Ovie Scurlock | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1+1⁄4 | 1:59.80 | $20,000 |
| 1948 | Rampart | 6 | Mike Basile | Richard "Whitey" Nixon | Helene K. Haggerty | 1+1⁄4 | 2:02.00 | $27,400 |
| 1947 | Armed | 6 | Douglas Dodson | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.40 | $30,350 |
| 1946 | Do-Reigh-Mi | 5 | Bobby Strange | Robert B. Carroll | Vera S. Bragg | 1+1⁄4 | 2:07.60 | $15,000 |
* In 1962, Yorky won the race but was disqualified and set back to second place.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Chart of the 2020 Gulfstream Park Mile". Equibase. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Stakes profile". Equibase. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Armed, 3-5, Breaks Gulfstream Park record". The New York Times. 23 March 1947. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Rampart Defeats Armed by Head in $27,050 Gulfstream Handicap". The New York Times. 16 January 1948. Retrieved 5 June 2020.