Sugar Swirl Stakes

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Sugar Swirl Stakes
Grade III race
Location Gulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida,
United States
Inaugurated1981 (as First Lady Handicap)
Race type Thoroughbred – Flat racing – Dirt
Website Gulfstream Park
Race information
Distance6 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFillies and Mares, three years old and older
WeightBase weights with allowances:
4-year-olds and older: 125 lbs.
3-year-olds: 123 lbs.
PurseUS$125,000 (since 2022)

The Sugar Swirl Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are three years old or older, over a distance of 6 furlongs on the dirt track held annually in December at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently carries a purse of $125,000.

Contents

History

The event is named in honor of the Canadian bred mare Sugar Swirl [1] who was owned by Stronach Stables. The Stronach Group are the owners of Gulfstream Park where this event is held.

The race was inaugurated in 1981 [2] and the event was run as the First Lady Handicap. [2] At that time the event was held in January and the conditions of the race were for fillies and mares that were four years old or older.

In 2008 Sugar Swirl won this event and in 2010 the event was renamed to the Sugar Swirl Stakes. [3] The event was moved to December in 2011 and there were two runnings of the event that year.

Records

Speed record:

Margins:

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey
Most wins by a trainer
Most wins by an owner

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerDistanceTimePurseGradeRef
Sugar Swirl Stakes
2023Spirit Wind4 Jose L. Ortiz Carlos DavidJacks or Better Farm6 furlongs1:10.58$150,000III [4]
2022Frank's Rockette5 Luis Saez William I. MottFrank Fletcher Racing Operations6 furlongs1:09.63$125,000III [5]
2021Center Aisle4 Luis Saez Paulo LoboOXO Equine6 furlongs1:09.54$100,000III [6]
2020Lady's Island6Emisael JaramilloGeorgina BaxterMatties Racing Stable & Averill Racing6 furlongs1:10.46$100,000III [7]
2019Lady's Island5Emisael JaramilloGeorgina BaxterMatties Racing Stable & Averill Racing6 furlongs1:10.75$100,000III [8]
2018Dream Pauline3 Javier Castellano Kiaran P. McLaughlin Stonestreet Stables6 furlongs1:11.10$100,000III [9]
2017Rich Mommy3 Luis Saez Victor Barboza Jr.Winds of Change Racing Stable6 furlongs1:10.44$100,000III [10]
2016Dearest3Edgard J. ZayasGilberto ZerpaGelfenstein Farm6 furlongs1:09.59$100,000III [11]
2015Best Behavior5 John R. Velazquez Martin D. Wolfson Miller Racing6 furlongs1:09.69$100,000III [12]
2014Merry Meadow4 Javier Castellano Mark A. Hennig David S. Howe & William Parsons6 furlongs1:10.29$100,000III [13]
2013Heart Stealer3 Javier Castellano Martin D. Wolfson Peachtree Stable6 furlongs1:09.49$100,000III [14]
2012Dust and Diamonds4 John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Gorges Torrealba Hldgs. & Three Chimneys Farms6 furlongs1:08.66$100,000III [15]
2011†Pomeroys Pistol3 Javier Castellano Amy TarrantHardacre Farm6 furlongs1:09.35$100,000IIIDecember [16]
2011Tar Heel Mom6 Alan Garcia Stanley M. Hough Alex Rankin6 furlongs1:09.75$100,000IIIJanuary [17]
2010Pretty Prolific4 Edgar S. Prado James E. BakerTom R. Walters6 furlongs1:10.75$100,000III [18]
First Lady Stakes
2009Game Face4 John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Zabeel Racing International6 furlongs1:10.57$100,000III [19]
First Lady Handicap
2008Sugar Swirl5 Javier Castellano Brian A. Lynch Stronach Stables 6 furlongs1:10.06$100,000III [20]
2007Any Limit4 Rafael Bejarano H. Allen Jerkens Joseph V. Shields, Jr6 furlongs1:10.58$100,000III [21]
2006Smokey Glacken5 Javier Castellano James A. Jerkens Susan & John Moore6 furlongs1:09.98$100,000III [22]
2005Savorthetime6 John R. Velazquez Steven M. Asmussen Brenda & Philip Robertson6 furlongs1:09.21$100,000III [23]
2004Harmony Lodge6 Richard Migliore Todd A. Pletcher Eugene & Laura Melnyk 6 furlongs1:09.64$100,000III [24]
2003Harmony Lodge5 John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Eugene & Laura Melnyk 6 furlongs1:10.31$100,000III [25]
2002Raging Fever4 John R. Velazquez Mark A. Hennig Edward P. Evans 6 furlongs1:10.36$100,000III [26]
2001Another4 Edgar S. Prado Thomas Victor SmithRobert E. Masterson6 furlongs1:10.41$117,000III [27]
2000Hurricane Bertie5 Pat Day Bernard S. Flint Richard, Bertram & Elaine Klein6 furlongs1:10.22$75,000III [28]
1999Scotzanna7 Richard Migliore Michael Wright Jr.Bruno Schickedanz6 furlongs1:10.17$75,000III [29]
1998U Can Do It4 Shane Sellers Larry PilottiCarina & Frank Marano6 furlongs1:09.86$75,000III [30]
1997Chip4 Joe Bravo Sonny Hine Carolyn H. Hine6 furlongs1:09.76$75,000III [31]
1996Chaposa Springs4 Jerry D. Bailey Martin D. Wolfson Suresh Chintamanen6 furlongs1:10.23$75,000III [32]
1995Recognizable4 Mike E. Smith Claude R. McGaughey III Ogden Mills Phipps 6 furlongs1:09.74$50,000III [33]
1994Santa Catalina6 Jerry D. Bailey Mark A. Hennig Team Valor 6 furlongs1:11.26$50,000III [34]
1993Si Si Sezyou3 Ruben Hernandez Robert A. HaleAnne Yates6 furlongs1:10.06$50,000III [35]
1992Withallprobability4 Craig Perret D. Wayne Lukas Edward P. Evans 6 furlongs1:11.14$50,000Listed [36]
1991Spirit of Fighter8 José A. Vélez Jr. Daniel C. HurtakDaniel C. Hurtak & Dennis G. Punches6 furlongs1:11.70$50,000Listed [37]
First Lady Breeders' Cup Handicap
1990Sez Fourty4Miguel A. GonzalezLuis OlivaresMarissa Olivares & Three G Stable6 furlongs1:11.20$45,940Listed [38]
First Lady Handicap
1989Waggley6 Jean-Luc Samyn Sonny Hine Scott C. Savin6 furlongs1:11.00$45,480Listed [39]
1988Funistrada5 Walter Guerra J. Bert Sonnier Jamie S. Carrion6 furlongs1:10.20$48,720Listed [40]
1987One Fine Lady5Roger DanjeanPedro J. SobarzoLarry Foggle6 furlongs1:10.40$40,075Listed [41]
1986Sugar's Image5 José A. Vélez Jr. Happy AlterAlter's Racing Stable6 furlongs1:11.20$49,560 [42]
1985Nany5 Gene St. Leon Richard R. Root Harry T. Mangurian Jr. 6 furlongs1:09.80$48,920 [43]
1984Race not held
1983Prime Prospect5 Donald MacBeth Stanley M. Hough Diana M. Firestone 6 furlongs1:10.80$40,470 [44]
1982Race not held
1981Island Charm4 Jorge Velásquez Stephen A. DiMauro David A. McKibbin6 furlongs1:10.60$37,560 [45]


Notes:
† Gulfstream Park administration moved the event to earlier in their 2011–12 meeting from January to December. Hence, there were two runnings of the event in the calendar year (2011)

See also

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