| Listed race | |
| Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1972 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlong sprint |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and older |
| Weight | 123 lbs with allowances [1] |
| Purse | US$150,000 (since 2022) [2] |
The Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and older at a distance of six furlongs on the dirt run annually in early mid-February at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently offers a purse of $150,000. [2]
Inaugurated as the Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship, from 2003–2009 the race was run as the Richter Scale Sprint Handicap in honor of Richter Scale, who won the race in 2000. [3] It reverted to the original name in 2010 for several years before it was renamed in 2020 as the World of Trouble Sprint Stakes. World of Trouble was a Grade I winner in 2019 on both turf and dirt. [4]
The race has been run at a variety of distances: [2]
There was no race run in 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978–1980, and 1982. [5]
For the 2020 the event was known as the World of Trouble Sprint Stakes. [2]
Speed record:
Most wins:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jackson | 4 | Luis Saez | Jose Pinchin | Tracy Pinchin | 6 fur. | 1:09.55 | III |
| 2019 | Recruiting Ready | 5 | Luis Saez | Stanley Hough | Sagamore Farm | 6 fur. | 1:09.53 | III |
| 2018 | Classic Rock | 4 | Luis Saez | Katherine Ritvo | Reeves Thoroughbred Racing | 6 1/2 fur. | 1:18.32 | III |
| 2017 | Unified | 4 | José Ortiz | James Jerkens | Centennial Farms | 6 1/2 fur. | 1:15.30 | III |
| 2016 | X Y Jet | 4 | Emisael Jaramillo | Jorge Navarro | Rockingham Ranch/Gelfenstein Farm | 6 1/2 fur. | 1:15.95 | III |
| 2015 | C Zee | 4 | Edgard J. Zayas | Stanley I. Gold | Jacks or Better Farm | 6 1/2 fur. | 1:17.84 | III |
| 2014 | Falling Sky | 4 | Luis Saez | George Weaver | Newtown Anner Stud/Bulger | 7-fur. | 1:20.65 | III |
| 2013 | Fort Loudon | 4 | Jose Lezcano | Nicholas Zito | Jacks or Better Farm | 7-fur. | 1:21.84 | III |
| 2012 | Force Freeze | 7 | Paco Lopez | Peter Walder | Saeed Naser Al Romaithi | 7-fur. | 1:20.71 | II |
| 2011 | Tackleberry | 4 | Javier Santiago | Luis Olivares | Luis Olivares | 7-fur. | 1:22.84 | II |
| 2010 | Munnings | 4 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Magnier/Tabor/Smith | 7-fur. | 1:22.49 | II |
| 2009 | How's Your Halo | 6 | Juan Levya | Brian Prichard | Brian Prichard | 7-fur. | 1:23.16 | II |
| 2008 | Commentator | 7 | John Velazquez | Nick Zito | Tracy Farmer | 7-fur. | 1:23.23 | II |
| 2007 | Half Ours | 4 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Aaron & Marie Jones | 7-fur. | 1:22.21 | II |
| 2006 | Mister Fotis | 5 | Rafael Bejarano | Martin D. Wolfson | Alago, Inc. | 7-fur. | 1:21.73 | II |
| 2005 | Sir Shackleton | 4 | Javier Castellano | Nick Zito | Tracy Farmer | 7-fur. | 1:21.64 | II |
| 2004 | Lion Tamer | 4 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Michael Tabor | 7-fur. | 1:21.52 | II |
| 2003 | Tour of the Cat | 5 | Abad Cabassa Jr. | Myra Mora | Double G Stable | 7-fur. | 1:21.15 | II |
| 2002 | Dream Run | 3 | Pat Day | Paul J. McGee | John P. Murphy Jr. | 7-fur. | 1:22.30 | II |
| 2001 | Hook and Ladder | 4 | Richard Migliore | John C. Kimmel | Chester & Mary Broman | 7-fur. | 1:21.85 | II |
| 2000 | Richter Scale | 6 | Richard Migliore | Mary Jo Lohmeier | Richard & Nancy Kaster | 7-fur. | 1:23.30 | II |
| 1999 | Frisk Me Now | 5 | Eddie L. King Jr. | Robert J. Durso | Carol R. Dender | 7-fur. | 1:22.86 | II |
| 1998 | Rare Rock | 5 | Pat Day | Todd Pletcher | Betty Massey/Jacob Pletcher | 7-fur. | 1:22.00 | III |
| 1997 | Frisco View | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Frank L. Brothers | Lazy Lane Farm | 7-fur. | 1:23.14 | III |
| 1996 | Patton | 6 | Robbie Davis | Sonny Hine | Marilyn Rothstein & Carolyn Hine | 7-fur. | 1:21.81 | III |
| 1995 | Cherokee Run | 5 | Mike E. Smith | Frank A. Alexander | Jill E. Robinson | 7-fur. | 1:21.70 | |
| 1994 | I Can't Believe | 6 | Eddie Maple | Frank A. Passero Jr. | John Brnjas | 7-fur. | 1:22.55 | |
| 1993 | Binalong | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Carl Nafzger | James B. Tafel | 7-fur. | 1:22.35 | |
| 1992 | Groomstick | 6 | Wigberto Ramos | Luis Olivares | Cobbleview Farms | 7-fur. | 1:23.98 | |
| 1991 | Gervazy | 4 | Wigberto Ramos | François Parisel | Buckram Oak Farm | 7-fur. | 1:21.40 | |
| 1990 | Dancing Spree † | 5 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Shug McGaughey | Ogden Phipps | 7-fur. | 1:10.00 | |
| 1989 | Claim | 4 | Craig Perret | Shug McGaughey | Claiborne Farm | 7-fur. | 1:23.40 | |
| 1988 | Royal Pennant | 5 | José A. Santos | Angel Penna Jr. | Lazy F Ranch | 7-fur. | 1:23.20 | |
| 1987 | Dwight D. | 5 | Robert Lester | Thomas W. Kelley | Clarence B. Benjamin | 6-fur. | 1:10.80 | |
| 1986 | Hot Cop | 4 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Scotty Schulhofer | Dr. D. J. DeLuke | 7-fur. | 1:22.80 | |
| 1985 | Key To The Moon | 4 | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | B.K.Y. Stable | 7-fur. | 1:22.60 | |
| 1984 | Number One Special | 4 | Earlie Fires | Warren A. Croll Jr. | Blanche Levy | 7-fur. | 1:21.20 | |
| 1983 | Deputy Minister | 4 | Don MacBeth | Reynaldo H. Nobles | Due Process Stable et al. | 7-fur. | 1:22.80 | |
| 1982 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | |
| 1981 | King's Fashion | - | Jean-Luc Samyn | Allen Jerkens | Bohemia Stable | 7-fur. | 1:22.60 | |
| 1978 | – 1980 No Races | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | |
| 1977 | Yamanin | 5 | William Gavidia | 7-fur. | 1:22.80 | |||
| 1975 | – 1976 No Races | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | |
| 1974 | Cheriepe | 4 | Jorge Velásquez | 7-fur. | 1:22.40 | |||
| 1973 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | |
| 1972 | Close Decision | 5 | 7-fur. | 1:22.80 | ||||
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