Princess Rooney Handicap
| Grade II race | |
| Location |
Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States Moved in 2015 from Calder Race Course to Gulfstream. |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1985 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
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| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $250,000 (2015) |
The Princess Rooney Handicap is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race once run annually during the second week of July at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens but now run at Gulfstream Park,[1] Florida, the six furlong sprint on dirt is open to fillies and mares age three-years and older.
Named for the U.S. Hall of Fame filly Princess Rooney, it has been a Grade I event since 2006.
Inaugurated in 1985, it was contested at a distance of seven furlongs until 1997 when it was modified to its present six furlongs.
Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the 2009 Princess Rooney Handicap automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint.[2]
This race was downgraded to a Grade II for its 2015 running.[3]
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 6 furlongs)
- 1:09.29 - Merry Meadow (2015)
Most wins:
- 2 - Classy Tricks (1986, 1987)
- 2 - Magal (1991, 1992)
- 2 - Gold Mover (2002, 2003)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Jerry Bailey (2002, 2003, 2005)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Martin D. Wolfson (1995, 1996, 2010, 2013)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Harry Katz (1986, 1987)
- 2 - Dolares S. Tamargo (1991, 1992)
- 2 - Edward P. Evans (2002, 2003)
Winners of the Princess Rooney Handicap since 1985
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance |
Time |
Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Merry Meadow | 5 | Javier Castellano | Mark A. Hennig | Parsons/Howe | 6 fur. | 1:09.29 | II |
| 2014 | NOT RUN | |||||||
| 2013 | Starship Truffles | 4 | Edgard J. Zayas | Martin D. Wolfson | Chasing Tails Stables | 6 fur. | 1:10.57 | I |
| 2012 | Musical Romance | 5 | Juan Leyva | Bill Kaplan | Kaplan/Pinnacle Racing Stables | 6 fur. | 1:10.92 | I |
| 2011 | Sassy Image | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Dale Romans | Jerry Romans | 6 fur. | 1:11.61 | I |
| 2010 | Jessica Is Back | 6 | Elvis Trujillo | Martin D. Wolfson | Farnsworth Stables | 6 fur. | 1:11.48 | I |
| 2009 | Game Face | 4 | Edgar Prado | Todd A. Pletcher | Zabeel Racing International | 6 fur. | 1:10.74 | I |
| 2008 | Mistical Plan | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Douglas F. O'Neill | J. Paul Reddam | 6 fur. | 1:10.76 | I |
| 2007 | River's Prayer | 4 | Clinton Potts | Paula Capestro | Paula Capestro et al. | 6 fur. | 1:10.66 | I |
| 2006 | Malibu Mint | 4 | Josue Arce | James K. Chapman | John & Martha Mulholland | 6 fur. | 1:10.02 | I |
| 2005 | Madcap Escapade | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Frank L. Brothers | Bruce Lunsford | 6 fur. | 1:09.93 | II |
| 2004 | Ema Bovary | 5 | Roberto Gonzalez | Larry Ross | R. Beal, Jr. & L. Ramsey-Borg | 6 fur. | 1:10.81 | II |
| 2003 | Gold Mover | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Mark A. Hennig | Edward P. Evans | 6 fur. | 1:11.31 | II |
| 2002 | Gold Mover | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Mark A. Hennig | Edward P. Evans | 6 fur. | 1:10.21 | II |
| 2001 | Dream Supreme | 4 | Pat Day | William I. Mott | Kinsman Stable | 6 fur. | 1:10.48 | III |
| 2000 | Hurricane Bertie | 5 | Pat Day | Bernard Flint | Richard, Bertram & Elaine Klein | 6 fur. | 1:11.43 | III |
| 1999 | Princess Pietrina | 5 | Rosemary Homeister, Jr. | Frank Carlisi | Gemini Stables, Inc. | 6 fur. | 1:10.49 | III |
| 1998 | U Can Do It | 5 | Eibar Coa | Larry Pilotti | Carina & Frank Marano | 6 fur. | 1:10.00 | |
| 1997 | Vivace | 4 | Randy Romero | Cam M. Gambolati | Post Oak Farm | 6 fur. | 1:10.80 | |
| 1996 | Chaposa Springs | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Martin D. Wolfson | Suresh Chintamaneni | 7 fur. | 1:23.40 | |
| 1995 | Miss Gibson County | 4 | Gary Boulanger | Martin D. Wolfson | Michael E. Pegram | 7 fur. | 1:23.00 | |
| 1994 | Roamin Rachel | 4 | Wigberto Ramos | C. R. McGaughey III | Tri Honors Stable | 7 fur. | 1:24.00 | |
| 1993 | Lady Sonata | 4 | Michael Lee | Oliver Edwards | VEJ Stables | 7 fur. | 1:23.00 | |
| 1992 | Magal | 5 | Ruben Hernandez | Ray Tamargo, Jr. | Dolares S. Tamargo | 7 fur. | 1:23.60 | |
| 1991 | Magal | 4 | Ruben Hernandez | Ray Tamargo, Jr. | Dolares S. Tamargo | 7 fur. | 1:24.60 | |
| 1990 | Sweet Proud Polly | 3 | Pedro Rodiguez | Ron Sarazin | Mrs. Eric H. Cocks | 7 fur. | 1:25.00 | |
| 1989 | Ana T. | 4 | Robert Lester | George Julian | Holly Rincon | 7 fur. | 1:24.80 | |
| 1988 | Spirit of Fighter | 5 | Odin Londono | Daniel Hurtak | Dennis Punches & Dan Hurtak | 7 fur. | 1:24.60 | |
| 1987 | Classy Tricks | 4 | Marland Suckie | Ron Felix | Harry Katz & Sidney L. Port | 7 fur. | 1:25.00 | |
| 1986 | Classy Tricks | 3 | Robert Lester | Ron Felix | Harry Katz | 7 fur. | 1:25.00 | |
| 1985 | Birdie Belle | 4 | Juan Santiago | Leo Sierra | Cuardra Santa Rita | 7 fur. | 1:24.40 | |
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