Sweetest Chant Stakes

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Sweetest Chant Stakes
Grade III race
Location Gulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida,
United States
Inaugurated1986
Race type Thoroughbred – Flat racing – Turf
Website Gulfstream Park
Race information
Distance1+1⁄16 miles
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFillies, three years old
Weight123 lbs with allowances
PurseUS$175,000 (2023)

The Sweetest Chant Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies, over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the turf held annually in late January or early February at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently carries a purse of $175,000.

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History

The race was inaugurated in 1986 and was run on the dirt [1] and named after the winning mare Sweetest Chant [2] who won twelve races in her career including the Grade II Orchid Stakes.

The event has been run at several different distances the current distance of one mile and on the turf since 2009 [3] after a lengthy absence of nine years. [3]

The event was upgraded to a Grade III event in 2015. [1]

The distance for the event was increased to 1+1⁄16 miles in 2022. [3]

Records

Speed record:

Margins:

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

Winners

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerDistanceTimePurseGradeRef
2024Life's an Audible Irad Ortiz Jr. Todd A. Pletcher Repole Stables 1+1⁄16 miles1:39.36$175,000III [4]
2023Cairo Consort Irad Ortiz Jr. Todd A. Pletcher Repole Stable & Town And Country Racing1+1⁄16 miles1:40.95$175,000III [5]
2022Opalina Luis Saez Roderick R. RodriguezTeneri Farm & J Stablesabt. 1+1⁄16 miles1:41.56$100,000III [6]
2021White Frost Junior Alvarado William I. Mott Gainesway Stable 1 mile1:34.45$100,000III [7]
2020CheermeisterEmisael JaramilloArmando De La CerdaTeresa & David Palmer1 mile1:37.25$100,000III [8]
2019A Bit Special (GB) Julien R. Leparoux Patrick L. Biancone Linda Shanahan, Mrs. M.V. & J.P. Magnier1 mile1:35.62$100,000III [9]
2018Thewayiam (FR) José L. Ortiz H. Graham Motion Great Point Stables, The Elkstone Group, Bethlehem Stables1 mile1:36.90$100,000III [10]
2017Rymska (FR) Joel Rosario Chad C. Brown Sheep Pond Part., A. Jathiere, T. Coleman, N. Herrick1 mile1:35.04$100,000III [11]
2016Pricedtoperfection Joel Rosario Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence1 mile1:36.98$100,000III [12]
2015Consumer CreditEdgard J. Zayas Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence1 mile1:35.80$100,000III [13]
2014Ready to Act Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence1 mile1:36.97$100,000Listed [14]
2013Premier Steps (IRE) Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown Swift Thor., Vintage Thor., Kisber & Bradley Thor.1 mile1:34.20$100,000Listed [15]
2012Dayatthespa Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown J. Frankel, R. Frankel, S. Laymon & Bradley Thor.1 mile1:34.43$100,000Listed [16]
2011Kathmanblu Julien R. Leparoux Kenneth G. McPeek Five D Thoroughbreds & Wind River Stable1 mile1:39.14$100,000Listed [17]
2010Sassy Image Robby Albarado Dale L. Romans Jerry Romans1 mile1:37.42$98,000ListedOn dirt [18]
2009OilgonewileWesley HenryJoseph G. CalascibettaC. Bishop, R. Crichton, S. Screnci & W. Ebanks1 mile1:36.24$100,000Listed [19]
2001–2008Race not held
2000Capital Request Robbie Davis Julian CanetHerman Wilensky1+1⁄16 miles1:40.91$75,000III [20]
1999Pico Teneriffe Jerry D. Bailey Todd A. Pletcher Eugene Melnyk abt. 1+1⁄16 miles1:45.46$75,000III [21]
1998Quick Lap Pat Day Neil J. Howard William S. Farish III 1+1⁄16 miles1:42.80$75,000Listed [22]
1997Reach the Top José A. Santos Mary E. EpplerSamuel H. Rogers Jr.1+1⁄16 miles1:43.20$75,000Listed [23]
1996Careless Heiress Shane Sellers Jimmy Croll Sibling Stables1+1⁄16 miles1:42.20$50,000Listed [24]
1995Mistress S. José A. Santos Mark A. Hennig Edward P. Evans 1+1⁄16 miles1:45.60$50,000ListedOn dirt [25]
1994Malli Star José A. Santos Ronald H. McKenzieFive Star Stable1+1⁄8 miles1:47.24$50,000Listed [26]
1993O. P. CatEduardo O. NunezOliver E. EdwardsJacqueline & A.S. Roger1+1⁄8 miles1:51.00$50,000Listed [27]
1992Chinese Empress José A. Santos H. Allen Jerkens Georgia E. Hofmannabt. 1+1⁄8 miles1:50.00$50,000Listed [28]
1991Kiwi Mint Craig Perret Flint S. Schulhofer 1+1⁄16 miles1:45.20$50,000ListedOn dirt [29]
1990Virgin Michael [30] Jacinto Vásquez H. Allen Jerkens Middletown Stablesabt. 1 mile1:37.80$50,000 [lower-alpha 1]
1989Race not held
1988Race not held
1987Lady VernaleeJulio Molina Pezua J. Bert Sonnier Ross Heritage Farm7 furlongs1:25.00$20,000On dirt [3] [lower-alpha 2]
1986Natania Herb McCauley William Curtis Jr. Dogwood Stable 1+1⁄16 miles1:46.00$26,050On dirt [3] [lower-alpha 3]

Legend:
  Turf  Dirt

Notes:

  1. ↑ Held: 28 February 1990 [1]
  2. ↑ Held: 4 April 1987 [1]
  3. ↑ Held: 20 February 1986 [1]

See also

List of American and Canadian Graded races

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References

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  2. ↑ "SWEETEST CHANT (USA) b. M, 1978 – 40 Starts, 12 Wins, 6 Places, 3 Shows Career Earnings: $414,410". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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  10. ↑ "2018 Sweetest Chant Stakes Grade 3 – (race 6)". Equibase. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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  13. ↑ "2015 Sweetest Chant Stakes Grade 3 – (race 8)". Equibase. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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