Palm Beach Stakes
The Palm Beach Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late February or early March on the turf course at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida over a distance of 1 1/16 miles. A Grade III event open to three-year-old horses, the Palm Beach Stakes currently offers a purse of $150,000.[2]
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1987 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www.gulfstreampark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄16 miles |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-Year-Olds |
| Weight | 124 lbs. with allowances[1] |
| Purse | US$150,000 (since 2019)[2] |
History
The inaugural running in 1987 was run as a Handicap race for horses age three and older.[3] Since then it has been run on an allowance weight basis.[1]
Kitten's Joy, who won the race in 2004, went on to be named that year's Champion Turf Horse after winning the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic and Secretariat Stakes and finishing second in the Breeders' Cup Turf.[4] 2010 winner Paddy O'Prado finished third in the Kentucky Derby, first in the Secretariat, and sixth in the Breeders' Cup Classic in his three-year-old season.[5] 1993 winner Kissin Kris went on to finish seventh in the that' year's Kentucky Derby, second in the Belmont Stakes, first in the Haskell Invitational Stakes, and third in the Breeders' Cup Classic in his three-year-old season.[6]
Jockey Chris Antley's February 9, 1991 win aboard Magic Interlude was one of his five wins that day.[7]
The race was run in two divisions in 1989. It was switched to dirt in 1990, 1993 and 1995.[2]
The Palm Springs has been run at several distances:[2][3]
- 7 furlongs – 1990
- 1 mile – 1987–1989
- 1 1⁄16 miles – 1991–1994, 2015 to present
- 1 1⁄8 miles – 1995–2014
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1-1/16 miles)
- 1:40.38 – Ticonderoga (2017)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 – Jerry Bailey (2002, 2003, 2004)
- 3 – Javier Castellano (2008, 2009, 2016)
- 3 – John Velazquez (2012, 2014, 2018)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 – William I. Mott (1984, 1985, 1998, 2014)
- 3 – Dale L. Romans (2004, 2007, 2010)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey (2003, 2004)
- 2 – Peter Vegso (2002, 2006)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance | Time | Purse | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Vitalogy (GB) | 3 | Javier Castellano | Brendan Walsh | Qatar Racing, M. Detampel & Bottle Rocket Stable | 11⁄16 M | 1:41.86 | $150,000 | III |
| 2019 | A Thread of Blue | 3 | Luis Saez | Kiaran McLaughlin | Leonard Green | 11⁄16 M | 1:41.93 | $150,000 | III |
| 2018 | Maraud | 3 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Treadway Racing Stable | 11⁄16 M | 1:41.01 | $100,000 | III |
| 2017 | Ticonderoga | 3 | Joel Rosario | Chad C. Brown | Woodford Racing, LLC | 11⁄16 M | 1:40.38 | $100,000 | III |
| 2016 | Converge | 3 | Javier Castellano | Chad C. Brown | Paul P. Pompa Jr. | 11⁄16 M | 1:40.64 | $150,000 | III |
| 2015 | Eh Cumpari | 3 | Jose C. Caraballo | Michael Dilger | Anstu Stables | 11⁄16 M | 1:40.96 | $150,000 | III |
| 2014 | Gala Award | 3 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | M. Tabor/Derrick Smith/Susan Magnier | 11⁄8 M | 1:46.19 | $150,000 | III |
| 2013 | Rydilluc | 3 | Edgar Prado | Gary C. Contessa | Green/Dellatore-Bobo/et al. | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.18 | $150,000 | III |
| 2012 | Howe Great | 3 | John Velazquez | Graham Motion | Team Valor International | 11⁄8 M | 1:46.56 | $150,000 | III |
| 2011 | Joes Blazing Aaron | 3 | Orlando Bocachica | Allan hunter Jr. | Joseph Witek | 11⁄8 M | 1:47.85 | $150,000 | III |
| 2010 | Paddy O'Prado | 3 | Jesus Castanon | Dale L. Romans | Winchell Thoroughbreds | 11⁄8 M | 1:45.40 | $150,000 | III |
| 2009 | El Crespo | 3 | Javier Castellano | Rusty Arnold | G. Watts Humphrey Jr. | 11⁄8 M | 1:47.71 | $150,000 | III |
| 2008 | Sporting Art | 3 | Javier Castellano | Christophe Clement | Jon & Sarah Kelly | 11⁄8 M | 1:45.98 | $150,000 | III |
| 2007 | Duveen | 3 | Mark Guidry | Dale L. Romans | Andrew Farm | 11⁄8 M | 1:47.48 | $150,000 | III |
| 2006 | Go Between | 3 | Edgar Prado | William I. Mott | Peter Vegso | 11⁄8 M | 1:45.80 | $100,000 | III |
| 2005 | Interpatation | 3 | Thomas G. Turner | Robert Barbara | Elliot Mavorah | 11⁄8 M | 1:47.12 | $100,000 | III |
| 2004 | Kitten's Joy | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Dale L. Romans | Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.76 | $100,000 | III |
| 2003 | Nothing To Lose | 3 | Jerry Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.28 | $100,000 | III |
| 2002 | Orchard Park | 3 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Peter Vegso | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.80 | $100,000 | III |
| 2001 | Proud Man | 3 | René Douglas | Harry Benson | Robert Kaufman et al. | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.32 | $100,000 | III |
| 2000 | Mr. Livingston | 3 | Shane Sellers | William A. Kaplan | David & Teresa Palmer | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.04 | $75,000 | III |
| 1999 | Swamp | 3 | Richard Migliore | John C. Kimmel | Heiligbrodt Racing Stable | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.38 | $75,000 | III |
| 1998 | Cryptic Rascal | 3 | Mike E. Smith | William M. Badgett Jr. | Landon Knight | about 11⁄8 M | 1:55.0 | $75,000 | III |
| 1997 | Unite's Big Red | 3 | Ruben Hernandez | Randy Mills | Joan Williams | 11⁄8 M | 1:47.2 | $75,000 | III |
| 1996 | Harrowman | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Robert Reid Jr. | Gulyas Stable | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.2 | $75,000 | III |
| 1995 | Admiralty | 3 | Julie Krone | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | 11⁄8 M | 1:51.0 | $75,000 | III |
| 1994 | Mr. Angel | 3 | Herb McCauley | Martin D. Wolfson | Marian Prince | 11⁄16 M (±) | 1:44.4 | $50,000 | III |
| 1993 | Kissin Kris | 3 | Dave Penna | David R. Bell | John Franks | 11⁄16 M | 1:46.4 | $50,000 | III |
| 1992 | Preferences | 3 | Jorge Duarte | Martin D. Wolfson | Harbor View Farm | 11⁄16 M | 1:42.6 | $50,000 | III |
| 1991 | Magic Interlude | 3 | Chris Antley | Joseph H. Pierce Jr. | Pastime Stable (G. Watts Humphrey Jr. et al.) | 11⁄16 M | 1:43.0 | $50,000 | III |
| 1990 | Dawn Quixote | 3 | Craig Perret | Sonny Hine | Scott C. Savin | 7 F | 1:23.4 | $50,000 | III |
| 1989-1 | Shy Tom | 3 | Randy Romero | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1 M | 1:37.2 | $40,000 | |
| 1989-2 | Storm Predictions | 3 | Steve Gaffalione | Luis A. Olivares | Lisa Becker | 1 M | 1:36.2 | $40,000 | |
| 1988 | Tanzanid | 3 | Douglas Valiente | William J. Cesare | Three G Stable (B. Morton Gittlin family) | 1 M | 1:35.6 | $50,000 | |
| 1987 | Racing Star | 5 | Santiago Soto | Manuel A. Estevez | Five Star Stable | 1 M | 1:34.8 | $50,000 | |
References
- "Chart for the 2020 Palm Beach". Equibase. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "Stakes profile". Equibase. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "Gulfstream Park 2018–2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Gulfstream Park & Casino. 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- "Kitten's Joy profile". Equibase. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "Profile of Paddy O'Prado". Equibase. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "Kissin Kris profile". Equibase. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "Five Winners Turn Antley Complaint Into Big Smile". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. 1991-02-10. Retrieved 2018-12-16.