Sabin Stakes

The Sabin Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for older fillies and mares (four-year-olds and up) and is run at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. A Grade II stakes race, it's currently set at a distance of 1 mile 1/16th miles on the dirt, and currently offers a purse of $200,000.

The Sabin was named for the multiple Grade I stakes winning filly, Sabin. Born in 1980, she made 25 starts and won 18 of them. Now it is named after Royal Delta and called the Royal Delta Stakes.

The track record for a mile on dirt is held by Commentator, set on January 17, 2008 - 1:33.71.

This race was upgraded to a Grade II for its 2014 running.^[1]

Past winners

2015 - Sheer Drama - (J- Joe Bravo; T- David Fawkes
2014 - Devil's Cave - (J- Joe Bravo; T- Todd Pletcher
2013 - Royal Delta (J- Mike E. Smith; T-Bill Mott (Grace Hall placed.)
2012 - Awesome Maria (J-John R. Velazquez; T-Todd Pletcher) (Royal Delta placed.)
2011 - Awesome Maria (J-John R. Velazquez; T-Todd Pletcher)
2010 - Aurora Lights (J-Cornelio Velasquez); T-Eric Coatrieux)
2009 – One Caroline (J-Edgar Prado; T-George R. "Rusty" Arnold)
2008 - Golden Velvet & Lady Marlboro in a dead heat. (Eibar Coa rode Golden Velvet, T-Kiaran McLaughlin; J-Javier Castellano rode Lady Marlboro.)
2007 - Swap Fliparoo (Grade I winner.) (Javier Castellano)
2006 - Taittinger Rose (Edgar Prado)
2005 - Isola Piu Bella (Chilean Horse of the Year, Chilean Champion Three-Year-Old Filly, 2005) (John Velazquez) (Pampered Princess, multiple stakes winner, placed.)
2004 - Roar Emotion (John Velazquez)
2003 - Allamerican Bertie (Multiple Graded Stakes winner.) (Jerry Bailey)
2002 - Miss Linda (Argentinian Champion Three-Year-Old Filly.) (Richard Migliore) (Grade I winner in the Acorn Stakes, Forest Secrets, placed.)
2001 - De Bertie (Former claimer and multiple stakes winner.) (Jorge Chavez)
2000 - Brushed Halory (Multiple stakes winner. (Mike E. Smith)
1999 - Timely Broad
1998 - Radiant Megan (Julie Krone) (Escena, winner of Breeders' Cup Distaff, Multiple Grade I winner, 1998 American Champion Older Female Horse, placed.) (Jerry Bailey)
1997 - Rare Blend (Multiple graded stakes winner.) (Jerry Bailey)
1996 - Lindsay Frolic (Multiple stakes winner.)
1995 - Recognizable (Multiple graded stakes winner.)
1994 - Hunzinga (Grade I winner, Nine Keys, placed.)
1993 - Now Dance Mark Guidry(Multiple Grade I winner, Spinning Round, placed.) (1992 Kentucky Oaks winner, Luv Me Luv Me Not, came in third.)
1992 - Lemhi Go (Multiple graded stakes winner) (Grade I winner, Trumpets Blare, placed.)

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