Palm Beach Stakes

Palm Beach Stakes
Grade III race
Location Gulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States
Inaugurated 1987
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.gulfstreampark.com
Race information
Distance 1 116 miles
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Three-Year-Olds

The Palm Beach Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. A Grade III event open to three-year-old horses, it is contested on turf over a current distance of 1 and 1/16th miles (2015). Run in mid March, the Palm Beach Stakes currently offers a purse of $150,000.

2010 winner Paddy O'Prado went on to finish third in the Kentucky Derby, sixth in the Preakness, first in the Secretariat, and sixth in the Breeders' Cup Classic in his three-year-old season. He finished his career with $1.7 million in earnings.

1993 winner Kissin Kris went on to finish seventh in the Kentucky Derby, second in the Belmont Stakes, first in the Haskell, and third in the Breeders' Cup Classic in his three-year-old season. He finished his career with $1.6 million in earnings.

The race was run in two divisions in 1968, 1969, and 1971.

Winners since 1999

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2016 Converge Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown Paul P. Pompa, Jr. 1:40.64
2015 Eh Cumpari Jose C. Caraballo Michael Dilger Anstu Stables 1:40.96
2014 Gala Award John Velazquez Todd Pletcher Tabor/Smith/Magnier 1:46.19
2013 Rydilluc Edgar Prado Gary C. Contessa Green/Dellatore-Bobo/et al 1:48.18
2012 Howe Great John Velazquez Graham Motion Team Valor International 1:46.56
2011 Joes Blazing Aaron Orlando Bocachica Allan hunter, Jr. Joseph Witek 1:47.85
2010 Paddy O'Prado Jesus Castanon Dale L. Romans Winchell Thoroughbreds 1:45.40
2009 El Crespo Javier Castellano Rusty Arnold G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. 1:47.71
2008 Sporting Art Javier Castellano Christophe Clement Jon & Sarah Kelly 1:45.98
2007 Duveen Mark Guidry Dale L. Romans Andrew Farm 1:47.48
2006 Go Between Edgar Prado William I. Mott Peter Vegso 1:45.80
2005 Interpatation Tommy Turner Robert Barbara Elliot Mavorah 1:47.12
2004 Kitten's Joy Jerry Bailey Dale L. Romans Ken & Sarah Ramsey 1:48.76
2003 Nothing To Lose Jerry Bailey D. Wayne Lukas Ken & Sarah Ramsey 1:48.28
2002 Orchard Park Jerry Bailey William I. Mott Peter Vegso 1:49.80
2001 Proud Man Rene Douglas Harry Benson Robert Kaufman et al. 1:48.32
2000 Mr. Livingston Shane Sellers William A. Kaplan David & Teresa Palmer 1:48.04
1999 Swamp Richard Migliore John C. Kimmel Heiligbrodt Racing Stable 1:48.38

Earlier winners

  • 1998 - Cryptic Rascal
  • 1997 - Unite's Big Red
  • 1996 - Harrowman
  • 1995‡- Admiralty
  • 1994 - Mr. Angel
  • 1993‡- Kissin Kris
  • 1992 - Preferences
  • 1991 - Magic Interlude
  • 1990 - Dawn Quixote
  • 1989 - Storm Predictions
  • 1988 - Tanzanid
  • 1987 - Racing Star
  • 1986 - Dream A Bit
  • 1975 - Buffalo Lark
  • 1973 - Unanime
  • 1972 - Star Envoy
  • 1971 - Drumtop
  • 1971 - Mongo's Pride
  • 1970 - Vent du Nord
  • 1969 - Needles stitch
  • 1969 - Doon
  • 1968 - Polyfoto
  • 1968 - Abe's Hope
  • 1967 - Point du Jour
  • 1966 - First Family
  • 1965 - Lt. Stevens
  • 1964 - Rainy Lake
  • 1963 - Ridan
  • 1962 - Intentionally
  • 1961 - April Skies
  • 1960 - Pointer
  • 1959 - Clem
  • 1958 - Encore
  • 1957 - Switch On
  • 1956 - Switch On
  • 1955 - Blessbull
  • 1954 - Impasse
  • 1953 - Oil Capitol
  • 1952 - Crafty Admiral
  • 1951 - American Glory
  • 1950 - Nell K
  • 1949 - Blue Border
  • 1948 - Delegate

‡ In 1995 & 1993, the race was run off the turf, but retained its GIII status.

References

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