Listed race | |
Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1986 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing – Turf |
Website | Gulfstream Park |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Fillies, three years old |
Weight | 123 lbs with allowances |
Purse | US$175,000 (2023) |
The Sweetest Chant Stakes is a Listed 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.
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]
In 2025 the event was downgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Listed status. [4]
Speed record:
Margins:
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
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2024 | Life's an Audible | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stables | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:39.36 | $175,000 | III | [5] |
2023 | Cairo Consort | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable & Town And Country Racing | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:40.95 | $175,000 | III | [6] |
2022 | Opalina | Luis Saez | Roderick R. Rodriguez | Teneri Farm & J Stables | abt. 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.56 | $100,000 | III | [7] |
2021 | White Frost | Junior Alvarado | William I. Mott | Gainesway Stable | 1 mile | 1:34.45 | $100,000 | III | [8] |
2020 | Cheermeister | Emisael Jaramillo | Armando De La Cerda | Teresa & David Palmer | 1 mile | 1:37.25 | $100,000 | III | [9] |
2019 | A Bit Special (GB) | Julien R. Leparoux | Patrick L. Biancone | Linda Shanahan, Mrs. M.V. & J.P. Magnier | 1 mile | 1:35.62 | $100,000 | III | [10] |
2018 | Thewayiam (FR) | José L. Ortiz | H. Graham Motion | Great Point Stables, The Elkstone Group, Bethlehem Stables | 1 mile | 1:36.90 | $100,000 | III | [11] |
2017 | Rymska (FR) | Joel Rosario | Chad C. Brown | Sheep Pond Part., A. Jathiere, T. Coleman, N. Herrick | 1 mile | 1:35.04 | $100,000 | III | [12] |
2016 | Pricedtoperfection | Joel Rosario | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence | 1 mile | 1:36.98 | $100,000 | III | [13] |
2015 | Consumer Credit | Edgard J. Zayas | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence | 1 mile | 1:35.80 | $100,000 | III | [14] |
2014 | Ready to Act | Javier Castellano | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence | 1 mile | 1:36.97 | $100,000 | Listed | [15] |
2013 | Premier Steps (IRE) | Javier Castellano | Chad C. Brown | Swift Thor., Vintage Thor., Kisber & Bradley Thor. | 1 mile | 1:34.20 | $100,000 | Listed | [16] |
2012 | Dayatthespa | Javier Castellano | Chad C. Brown | J. Frankel, R. Frankel, S. Laymon & Bradley Thor. | 1 mile | 1:34.43 | $100,000 | Listed | [17] |
2011 | Kathmanblu | Julien R. Leparoux | Kenneth G. McPeek | Five D Thoroughbreds & Wind River Stable | 1 mile | 1:39.14 | $100,000 | Listed | [18] |
2010 | Sassy Image | Robby Albarado | Dale L. Romans | Jerry Romans | 1 mile | 1:37.42 | $98,000 | Listed | On dirt [19] |
2009 | Oilgonewile | Wesley Henry | Joseph G. Calascibetta | C. Bishop, R. Crichton, S. Screnci & W. Ebanks | 1 mile | 1:36.24 | $100,000 | Listed | [20] |
2001–2008 | Race not held | ||||||||
2000 | Capital Request | Robbie Davis | Julian Canet | Herman Wilensky | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:40.91 | $75,000 | III | [21] |
1999 | Pico Teneriffe | Jerry D. Bailey | Todd A. Pletcher | Eugene Melnyk | abt. 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.46 | $75,000 | III | [22] |
1998 | Quick Lap | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.80 | $75,000 | Listed | [23] |
1997 | Reach the Top | José A. Santos | Mary E. Eppler | Samuel H. Rogers Jr. | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.20 | $75,000 | Listed | [24] |
1996 | Careless Heiress | Shane Sellers | Jimmy Croll | Sibling Stables | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.20 | $50,000 | Listed | [25] |
1995 | Mistress S. | José A. Santos | Mark A. Hennig | Edward P. Evans | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.60 | $50,000 | Listed | On dirt [26] |
1994 | Malli Star | José A. Santos | Ronald H. McKenzie | Five Star Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.24 | $50,000 | Listed | [27] |
1993 | O. P. Cat | Eduardo O. Nunez | Oliver E. Edwards | Jacqueline & A.S. Roger | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:51.00 | $50,000 | Listed | [28] |
1992 | Chinese Empress | José A. Santos | H. Allen Jerkens | Georgia E. Hofmann | abt. 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.00 | $50,000 | Listed | [29] |
1991 | Kiwi Mint | Craig Perret | Flint S. Schulhofer | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.20 | $50,000 | Listed | On dirt [30] | |
1990 | Virgin Michael [31] | Jacinto Vásquez | H. Allen Jerkens | Middletown Stables | abt. 1 mile | 1:37.80 | $50,000 | [a] | |
1989 | Race not held | ||||||||
1988 | Race not held | ||||||||
1987 | Lady Vernalee | Julio Molina Pezua | J. Bert Sonnier | Ross Heritage Farm | 7 furlongs | 1:25.00 | $20,000 | On dirt [3] [b] | |
1986 | Natania | Herb McCauley | William Curtis Jr. | Dogwood Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.00 | $26,050 | On dirt [3] [c] |
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2/28/1990 Sweetest Chant Stakes Gulfstream Park (race 10) – 1 (winner) (from Results tab)