Hal's Hope Stakes

Hal's Hope Stakes
Grade III race
Location Gulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida
Inaugurated 1985 as Creme Fraiche Handicap
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.gulfstreampark.com
Race information
Distance 1 mile
Surface Dirt
Track left-handed
Qualification Four-years-old and up
Purse $150,000

The Hal's Hope Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run at Gulfstream Park located in Hallandale Beach, Florida. A Grade III race for horses four-years-old and up, the one-turn event is set at a distance of 1 mile (8 furlongs) and currently offers a purse of $150,000.

Inaugurated as the Creme Fraiche Handicap in honor of the 1985 Belmont Stakes winner, Creme Fraiche, the race was renamed in 2003 for its 2002 winner, Hal's Hope, a Florida-bred who won the 2000 Grade I Florida Derby, the 2002 Grade I Gulfstream Park Handicap, and the 2000 Holy Bull Stakes.

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