Affirmed Stakes

(Florida Stallion) Affirmed Stakes

Restricted race
Location	Calder Race Course Miami Gardens, Florida
Inaugurated	1982
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.calderracecourse.com
Race information
Distance	7-furlong sprint
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Two-years-old
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$125,000

The Affirmed Stakes is the second leg of the Florida Stallion Stakes series. Inaugurated in 1982, the race was named after the Florida-bred Triple Crown winner Affirmed, who was well known for his rivalry with the west coast-bred Alydar. The race was originally run at 6 furlongs but it was quickly increased to 7 furlongs in order to create a gradually increasing set of lengths throughout the series to allow the young horses to step up to each new length as they moved through their training. The Affirmed Stakes has run in two divisions on four separate occasions (1985–1987 and 2001).

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 7 furlongs)

• Express Tour 2000 (1:23.95)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 - Gene St. Leon (1984, Div.2 - 1985, 1988)
• 3 - Jose Velez, Jr. (1983, 1990, 1991)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 - Frank Gomez (Div.2 - 1987, 1990, 1991, 2005)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Five Star Stable (Div.1 - 1986, Div.2 - 1986)
• 2 - Jack or Better Farm, Inc. (2009, 2011)

Winners

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Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance	Time
2011	Fort Loudon	Luis Jurado	Stanley Gold	Jack or Better Farm, Inc.	7F	1:26.75
2010	Gourmet Dinner	Sebastian Madrid	Peter Gulyas	Our Sugar Bear Stable	7F	1:25.69
2009	Jackson Bend	Jeffery Sanchez	Stanley Gold	Jack or Better Farm, Inc.	7F	1:25.19
2008	Big Drama	Pascacio Lopez	David Fawkes	Harold L. Queen	7F	1:24.71
2007	Wise Answer	Ray Fuentes	Vid Brownlee	J. D. Farms	7F	1:24.17
2006	Straight Faced	Manoel Cruz	Stephen L. Dimauro	Walter R. Donnelly	7F	1:26.03
2005	In Summation	Manoel Cruz	Frank Gomez	Waterford Farm	7F	1:24.87
2004	Cin Cin	Abdiel Toribio	William P. White	The Posse	7F	1:26.00
2003	Sir Oscar	Julio A. Garcia	Manuel J. Azpurua	International Fair Play	7F	1:25.69
2002	Lawbook	Roger I. Velez	Thomas H. Heard Jr.	Thomas H. Heard Jr.	7F	1:24.56
2001	Div. 1 - Bog Hunter	Eduardo O. Nunez	Debbie Thacker	Nelson Jones	7F	1:26.52
2000	Express Tour	Julio Garcia	Martin D. Wolfson	A. C. Silva	7F	1:23.95
1999	Snuck In	Robbie Albarado	Steve Asmussen	Ackerly Brothers Farm	7F	1:24.30
1998	Sly Rajab	J. Rivera Ii	J. D. Braddy	Burton Butker	7F	1:26.20
1997	Halos And Horns	Gary Boulanger	R. Ziadie	Harold Kitchen	7F	1:25.60
1996	Blazing Sword	A. Toribio	Kathleen Oconnell	Stonehedge Farm	7F	1:24.60
1995	Seacliff	Rene Douglas	W. Kaplan	Ione & H. J. Elkins	7F	1:24.60
1994	Mecke	Gary Boulanger	E. Tortora	James Lewis Jr.	7F	1:25.86
1993	Rustic Light	Michael Lee	R. Hale	Silverbrook Farm, Inc	7F	1:24.60
1992	Fiery Special	P. Rodriguez	J. Mendez	Fred Berens & Sol Garazi, Et.	7F	1:24.60
1991	Naked Greed	Jose Velez, Jr.	Frank Gomez	Jill E. Robinson	7F	1:24.80
1990	What A Cooker	Jose Velez, Jr.	Frank Gomez	Frances A. Genter Stable, Inc.	7F	1:25.60
1989	Shot Gun Scott	Walter Guerra	R. Sarazin	Jean Friedberg & A. Scott Hami	7F	1:25.20
1988	Valid Space	Gene St. Leon	R. Root	Harry T. Mangurian, Jr.	7F	1:25.20
1987	Div. 1 - Medieval Victory	S. Gaffglione	A. Arcodia	John C. Sessa	7F	1:25.60
1986	Div. 1 - Baldskis Star	J. Duarte	M. Estevez	Five Star Stable	7F	1:25.20
1985	Div. 1 – Tough Talk	J. Santiago	W. Cesare	W. Nazarenko	7F	1:26.00
1984	Smile	Gene St. Leon	Flint S. Schulhofer	Frances A. Genter	7F	1:24.60
1983	A London Fog	Jose Velez, Jr.	C. Spencer	Celestino Dilibero	7F	1:26.20
1983	El Kaiser	Chuck Baltazar	L. Lyons	Pony Horse Stable	6F	1:12.00

Second Division Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance	Time
2001	Careys Gold	Roger Velez	Henry Collazo	Thompson Stables	7F	1:26.16
1987	In The Slammer	M. Gonzalez	Frank Gomez	Mary & W. Vaught	7F	1:24.60
1986	Northstar Prospect	Julio Espinoza	M. Estevez	Five Star Stable	7F	1:24.80
1985	Princely Lad	Gene St. Leon	J. Fieselman	Ace of Hearts Stable	7F	1:26.20

References

1. Affirmed Stakes Results