Gulfstream Park Mile Stakes

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Gulfstream Park Mile Stakes
Grade II race
Location Gulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida
Inaugurated1946
Race type ThoroughbredFlat racing
Website www.gulfstreampark.com
Race information
Distance1 mile (8 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFour-year-olds & up
Weight124 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.

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History

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:

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+316 miles from 2005 to 2008, and at 1+14 miles before that time.

Records

Speed record:

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist.
(Miles)
Time
Purse
2023Endorsed7 Tyler Gaffalione Michael J. Maker Mark D. Breen1 Mile1:35.25$200,000
2022Speakers Corner4Junior AlvaradoBill MottGodolphin Inc.1 Mile1:33.84$200,000
2021Fearless5Irad Ortiz Jr.Todd PletcherWinStar Farm LLC and CHC Inc.1 Mile1:35.61$200,000
2020Mr Freeze5Manuel Franco Dale Romans Jim Bakke & Gerry Isbister1 mile1:34.80$300,000
2019Prince Lucky4 John R. Velazquez Todd Pletcher Daniel McConnell1 mile1:35.20$300,000
2018Conquest Big E5Jose A. BatistaDonna Green HurtakDaniel C. Hurtack1 mile1:35.92$300,000
2017Sharp Azteca4Edgard J. Zayas Jorge Navarro Gelfenstein Farm (Ivan Rodriguez Gelfenstein)1 mile1:34.55$350,000
2016 Blofeld 4 John Velazquez Todd Pletcher Glencrest Farm/JSM Equine1 mile1:35.03$500,000
2015 Honor Code 5 Javier Castellano Claude McGaughey III Lane's End Racing/Dell Ridge Farm1 mile1:36.42$300,000
2014 Palace Malice 5 John R. Velazquez Todd Pletcher Dogwood Stable 1 mile1:33.80$250,000
2013Discreet Dancer5 Javier Castellano Todd Pletcher E. Paul Robsham Stables1 mile1:35.17$300,000
2012 Mucho Macho Man 4 Ramon A. Dominguez Katherine Ritvo Reeves Thoroughbred/Dream Team One1 mile1:35.50$300,000
2011 Tackleberry 4Javier Santiago Luis Olivares Luis Olivares1 mile1:35.23$300,000
2010 You and I Forever 5 Javier Castellano Martin D. Wolfson Edmund A. Gann 1 mile1:36.83$300,000
2009 Smooth Air 4 Paco Lopez Bennie Stutts Jr. Mount Joy Stables, Inc. (Brian & Jan Burns)1 mile1:35.49$300,000
2008 Sir Whimsey 4 Edgar Prado James J. Toner Turtle Bird Stables, Inc. (Harvey Weinstein)1+3161:56.96$343,000
2007 Corinthian 4 Javier Castellano James A. Jerkens Centennial Farms (Donald V. Little Sr.)1+3161:55.06$300,000
2006 Harlington 4 John R. Velazquez Todd Pletcher Eugene Melnyk 1+3161:55.18$300,000
2005 Eddington 4 Eibar Coa Mark A. Hennig Willmott Stables, Inc. (Peter Willmott)1+3161:54.74$300,000
2004 Jackpot 6 Joe Bravo C. R. McGaughey III Cynthia Phipps 1+142:02.80$300,000
2003 Hero's Tribute 5 Edgar Prado John T. Ward Jr. John C. Oxley 1+142:04.24$300,000
2002 Hal's Hope 5 Roger Velez Harold J. Rose Harold J. Rose1+142:02.91$300,000
2001 Sir Bear 8 Eibar Coa Ralph G. Ziadie Barbara Smollin1+142:02.96$300,000
2000 Behrens 6 Jorge Chavez H. James Bond Rudlein Stable (Donald & Anne Rudder)1+142:01.79$350,000
1999 Behrens 5 Jorge Chavez H. James Bond Rudlein Stable (Donald & Anne Rudder)1+142:01.91$300,000
1998 Skip Away 5 Jerry Bailey Sonny Hine Carolyn Hine 1+142:03.21$300,000
1997 Mt. Sassafras 5 Jerry Bailey Barbara J. Minshall Minshall Farms 1+142:02.39$300,000
1996 Wekiva Springs 5 Jerry Bailey William I. Mott D. Dizney / J. English1+142:03.18$300,000
1995 Cigar 5 Jerry Bailey William I. Mott Allen E. Paulson 1+142:02.95$300,000
1994 Scuffleburg 5 Craig Perret William I. Mott Matthew K. Firestone1+142:00.46$300,000
1993 Devil His Due 4 Herb McCauley H. Allen Jerkens Edith LiButti1+142:01.33$300,000
1992 Sea Cadet 4 Alex Solis Ron McAnally Verne H. Winchell 1+142:01.79$300,000
1991 Jolie's Halo 4 Robin Platts Happy Alter Arthur I. Appleton 1+142:01.04$300,000
1990 Mi Selecto 5 Jerry Bailey Angel Penna Sr. Frank Stronach 1+142:03.60$300,000
1989 Slew City Slew 5 Ángel Cordero Jr. D. Wayne Lukas Tayhill Stable/H. Joseph Allen 1+142:03.20$300,000
1988 Jade Hunter 4 Jerry Bailey Richard J. Lundy Summa Stable/Allen E. Paulson 1+142:01.60$300,000
1987 Skip Trial 5 Randy Romero Sonny Hine Zelda Cohen1+142:02.80$250,000
1986 Skip Trial 4 Randy Romero Sonny Hine Zelda Cohen1+142:03.20$300,000
1985 Dr. Carter 4 Jorge Velásquez Scotty Schulhofer Frances A. Genter 1+142:02.00$285,000
1984 Mat-Boy 5 Jorge Valdivieso Armando Bani Noroma Stable1+141:59.00$141,616
1983 Christmas Past 4 Jorge Velásquez Angel Penna Jr. Cynthia Phipps 1+142:02.60$111,630
1982Lord Darnley4 Mary L. Russ Roger Laurin Jacqueline Getty Phillips 1+142:01.80$152,000
1981Hurry Up Blue4 Carlos Lopez Reynoldo Nobles Due Process Stable 1+142:03.20$191,480
1980 Private Account 4 Jeffrey Fell Angel Penna Sr. Ogden Phipps 1+142:01.40$150,000
1979 Sensitive Prince 4 Jacinto Vásquez H. Allen Jerkens Top the Marc Stable (Joseph Taub)1+141:59.20$150,000
1978 Bowl Game 4 Jorge Velásquez John M. Gaver Jr. Greentree Stable 1+142:00.60$150,000
1977Strike Me Lucky5 Jerry D. Bailey Neal J. Winick Maribel G. Blum1+142:00.80$147,000
1976Hail The Pirates6 Braulio Baeza Horatio Luro John A. Bell III 1+142:01.80$122,600
1975Gold and Myrrh4 Walter Blum William F. Wilmot William F. Wilmot1+142:01.80$124,200
1974 Forego 4 Heliodoro Gustines Sherrill W. Ward Lazy F Ranch 1+141:59.80$120,600
1973West Coast Scout5 Larry Adams Mervyn J. Marks Ralph C. Wilson Jr. 1+142:01.00$134,800
1972Executioner4Carlos Barrera Edward J. Yowell October House Farm (Peter F. F. Kissel)1+142:04.00$134,800
1971 Fast Hilarious 5 Craig Perret Joseph M. Bollero Dorothy C. Rigney 1+141:59.40$128,400
1970Snow Sporting4 Álvaro Pineda Warren R. Stute Clement L. Hirsch 1+142:04.00$123,600
1969Court Recess5Mike MiceliGeorge T. Poole Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 1+142:01.40$126,400
1968Gentleman James4Richard Grubb Delmer W. Carroll Sr. Michael G. Phipps 1+142:02.20$126,000
1967Pretense4 Johnny Sellers Charles E. Whittingham Llangollen Farm Stable 1+142:01.80$137,600
1966First Family4 Casey Hayes Earlie Fires Meadow Stable 1+142:03.00$114,200
1965Ampose4Kennard Knapp Douglas Dodson Gray Willows Farm1+142:04.40$111,900
1964 Gun Bow 4 Bill Shoemaker Edward A. Neloy Gedney Farm (Mrs. John T. Stanley & Harry Albert)1+142:01.80$116,600
1963 Kelso 6 Ismael Valenzuela Carl Hanford Bohemia Stable 1+142:03.20$110,500
1962Jay Fox *4Larry Gilligan James W. Smith Brae Burn Farm (James O. McCue)1+142:01.60$112,800
1961Tudor Way5 Bill Hartack Juan J. D'AgostinoJuan J. D'Agostino1+142:01.60$114,000
1960 Bald Eagle 5 Manuel Ycaza Woody Stephens Cain Hoy Stable 1+142:01.20$121,500
1959 Vertex 5 Sam Boulmetis Sr. Joseph F. PiarulliFrank A. Piarulli & John J. Brunetti Sr. 1+142:01.60$121,800
1958 Round Table 4 Bill Shoemaker William Molter Kerr Stable 1+141:59.80$110,900
1957 Bardstown 5 Bill Hartack Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 1+142:00.40$126,600
1956 Sailor 4 Bill Hartack Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable 1+142:00.60$112,900
1955Mister Black6 John H. Adams Harry E. Trotsek Hasty House Farm (Allie E. Reuben)1+142:01.80$66,250
1954Wise Margin4Keith StuartSam N. EdmundsonSam Tufano1+142:02.80$66,100
1953 Crafty Admiral 5 Kenneth Church Robert B. Odom Charfran Stable (Charles & Frances Cohen)1+142:00.80$59,500
1952 Crafty Admiral 4 Con Errico Robert B. Odom Charfran Stable (Charles & Frances Cohen)1+142:01.00$28,250
1951Ennobled5 James Stout Frank Catrone William G. Helis Jr.1+142:01.60$15,000
1950 Chicle II 5 Hedley Woodhouse Joseph H. Pierce Sr. Palatine Stable (Frank Rosen)1+142:03.00$15,000
1949 Coaltown 4 Ovie Scurlock Ben A. Jones Calumet Farm 1+141:59.80$20,000
1948Rampart6Mike BasileRichard "Whitey" NixonHelene K. Haggerty1+142:02.00$27,400
1947 Armed 6 Douglas Dodson Ben A. Jones Calumet Farm 1+142:01.40$30,350
1946Do-Reigh-Mi5Bobby StrangeRobert B. Carroll Vera S. Bragg 1+142:07.60$15,000

* In 1962, Yorky won the race but was disqualified and set back to second place.

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References

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