Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap

Grade I race
Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap

Location	Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States
Inaugurated	1986
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.gulfstreampark.com
Race information
Distance	1⅛ miles (9 furlongs)
Track	Grass, left-handed
Qualification	Four-Years-Old & Up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$300,000

The Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early February at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

A Grade I event open to horses 4 years of age and older, the race is now run at a distance of one and one-eighths miles (9 furlongs) on the turf and offers a purse of $300,000 added.

From 1986 through 1990, the race was run at a distance of 1 1/16 miles. From 1991 through 2008 the distance was lengthened considerably to 11 furlongs, or 1 3/8 miles. In 2009, the distance was reduced by two furlongs to 9.

Records

Time record: (at current distance of 1⅜ miles)

• 2:10.73 - Yagli (1999)

Most wins:

• 2 - Einstein (2006, 2008)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Allen E. Paulson (1998, 1999)
• 2 - The Thoroughbred Corp. (2000, 2001)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 7 - Jerry Bailey (1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 5 - William I. Mott (1993, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001)

Winners of the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap since 1986

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance (Miles)	Time	Purse	Grade
2011	Teaks North	4	Jose Valdivia, Jr.	Justin Sallusto	Jules Boutelle	1-1/8	1:46.39	$300,000	I
2010	Court Vision	5	Robby Albarado	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	IEAH Resolute Group/WinStar Farm	1-1/8	1:46.84	$250,000	I
2009	Kip Deville	6	Cornelio Velasquez	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	IEAH Stables et al.	1-1/8	1:45.70	$250,000	I
2008	Einstein	6	Jose Lezcano	Helen Pitts	Midnight Cry Stables	1-3/8	2:12.87	$250,000	I
2007	Jambalaya	5	Javier Castellano	Catherine Day Phillips	Todd & C. D. Phillips	1-3/8	2:12.28	$300,000	I
2006	Einstein	4	Rafael Bejarano	Helen Pitts	Midnight Cry Stables	1-7/16	2:23.91	$150,000	I
2005	Prince Arch	4	Brice Blanc	Kenneth McPeek	Ray Cottrell, Sr.	1-3/8	2:11.44	$250,000	I
2004	Hard Buck	5	Edgar Prado	Kenneth McPeek	Team Victory I	1-3/8	2:11.56	$150,000	I
2003	Man from Wicklow	6	Jerry Bailey	Richard Violette, Jr.	R. A. Violette, Jr. et al.	1-3/8	2:11.62	$200,000	I
2002	Cetewayo	8	Cornelio Velasquez	Michael Dickinson	John A. Chandler	1-3/8	2:17.44	$200,000	I
2001	Subtle Power	4	Pat Day	William I. Mott	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1-3/8	2:13.50	$100,000	I
2000	Royal Anthem	5	Jerry Bailey	William I. Mott	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1-3/8	2:11.34	$200,000	I
1999	Yagli	6	Jerry Bailey	William I. Mott	Allen E. Paulson	1-3/8	2:10.73	$200,000	I
1998	Flag Down	8	Jose Santos	Christophe Clement	Allen E. Paulson	1-3/8	2:12.59	$200,000	I
1997	Lassigny	6	Jerry Bailey	William I. Mott	Prince Sultan al Kabeer	1-3/8	2:11.33	$170,000	I
1996	Celtic Arms	5	Mike E. Smith	Rodney Rash	Gary A. Tanaka	1-3/8	2:13.90	$170,000	I
1995	Misil	7	Jose Santos	Vittorio Caruso	Scuderia Laghi	1-3/8	2:12.41	$160,000	I
1994	Strolling Along	4	Jerry Bailey	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	1-1/4	2:05.01	$160,000	I
1993	Stagecraft	6	Jerry Bailey	William I. Mott	Sheikh Mohammed	1-3/8	2:13.24	$160,000	I
1992	Passagere du Soir	5	Jerry Bailey	Christophe Clement	Paul de Moussac	1-3/8	2:15.71	$160,000	I
1991	Shy Tom	5	Craig Perret	D. Wayne Lukas	William T. Young	1-3/8	2:14.70	$160,000	I
1990	Youmadeyourpoint	4	Douglas Valiente	Eugene Navarro	Stanley M. Ersoff	1-1/16	1:39.60	$160,000	II
1989	Equalize	7	Jose Santos	Angel Penna, Sr.	A. J. Menditeguy Stable	1-1/16	1:41.20	$160,000
1988	Salem Drive	6	Gene St. Leon	Tom Skiffington, Jr.	Virginia Kraft Payson	1-1/16	1:40.60	$160,000
1987	Bolshoi Boy	4	Randy Romero	Howard M. Tesher	A. Belford/J. Greathouse, Jr.	1-1/16	1:44.60	$135,000
1986	Sondrio	5	Jose Santos	Howard M. Tesher	Craig B. Singer	1-1/16	1:40.60	$135,000

See also

Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap top three finishers
Gulfstream Park

References

• Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Turf Stakes at Thoroughbred Times
• Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Turf Stakes at Pedigree Query