Gulfstream Park Handicap

Grade II race
Gulfstream Park Handicap
Location	Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida
Inaugurated	1946
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.gulfstreampark.com
Race information
Distance	1 mile (8 furlongs)
Track	Dirt, left-handed
Qualification	Four-year-olds & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$300,000

The Gulfstream Park Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Gulfstream Park each year. The race is open to horses age four and up, willing to race one mile on the dirt. A Grade II event run in early March, it offers a purse of $300,000.

In 1997, Barbara Minshall became the first woman trainer to win the race in its fifty-two-year history.

As part of his record seven Gulfstream Park Handicap wins, jockey Jerry Bailey won this race four years in a row from 1995 through 1998.

This race was set at one mile in 2009.

Records

Speed record:

• 1 mile - 1:35.23 - Tackleberry (2011)
• 1-3/16 miles - 1:54.74 - Eddington (2005)
• 1-1/4 miles - 1:59.00 - Mat-Boy (1984)

Most wins:

• 2 - Crafty Admiral (1952, 1953)
• 2 - Behrens (1999, 2000)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 7 - Jerry Bailey (1977, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)

Winners of the Gulfstream Park Handicap since 1973

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance (Miles)	Time	Grade
2011	Tackleberry	4	Javier Santiago	Luis Olivares	Luis Olivares	1 mile	1:35.23	II
2010	You and I Forever	5	Javier Castellano	Martin D. Wolfson	Edmund A. Gann	1 mile	1:36.83	II
2009	Smooth Air	4	Paco Lopez	Bennie Stutts Jr.	Mount Joy Stable	1 mile	1:35:49	II
2008	Sir Whimsey	4	Edgar Prado	James J. Toner	Turtle Bird Stables	1-3/16	1:56.96	II
2007	Corinthian	4	Javier Castellano	James A. Jerkens	Centennial Farms	1-3/16	1:55.06	II
2006	Harlington	4	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Eugene Melnyk	1-3/16	1:55.18	II
2005	Eddington	4	Eibar Coa	Mark A. Hennig	Willmott Stables	1-3/16	1:54.74	II
2004	Jackpot	6	Joe Bravo	C. R. McGaughey III	Cynthia Phipps	1-1/4	2:02.80	II
2003	Hero's Tribute	5	Edgar Prado	John T. Ward, Jr.	John C. Oxley	1-1/4	2:04.24	II
2002	Hal's Hope	5	Roger Velez	Harold Rose	Harold Rose	1-1/4	2:02.91	I
2001	Sir Bear	8	Eibar Coa	Ralph Ziadie	Barbara Smollin	1-1/4	2:02.96	I
2000	Behrens	6	Jorge Chavez	H. James Bond	Rudlein Stable	1-1/4	2:01.79	I
1999	Behrens	5	Jorge Chavez	H. James Bond	Rudlein Stable	1-1/4	2:01.91	I
1998	Skip Away	5	Jerry Bailey	Sonny Hine	Carolyn Hine	1-1/4	2:03.21	I
1997	Mt. Sassafras	5	Jerry Bailey	Barbara J. Minshall	Minshall Farms	1-1/4	2:02.39	I
1996	Wekiva Springs	5	Jerry Bailey	William I. Mott	D. Dizney / J. English	1-1/4	2:03.18	I
1995	Cigar	5	Jerry Bailey	William I. Mott	Allen E. Paulson	1-1/4	2:02.95	I
1994	Scuffleburg	5	Craig Perret	William I. Mott	Matthew K. Firestone	1-1/4	2:00.46	I
1993	Devil His Due	4	Herb McCauley	H. Allen Jerkens	Edith LiButti	1-1/4	2:01.33	I
1992	Sea Cadet	4	Alex Solis	Ron McAnally	Verne H. Winchell	1-1/4	2:01.79	I
1991	Jolie's Halo	4	Robin Platts	Happy Alter	Arthur I. Appleton	1-1/4	2:01.04	I
1990	Mi Selecto	5	Jerry Bailey	Angel Penna, Sr.	Frank Stronach	1-1/4	2:03.60	I
1989	Slew City Slew	5	Angel Cordero, Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Tayhill Stable/Joe Allen	1-1/4	2:03.20	I
1988	Jade Hunter	4	Jerry Bailey	Richard J. Lundy	Summa Stable/Paulson	1-1/4	2:01.60	I
1987	Skip Trial	5	Randy Romero	Sonny Hine	Zelda Cohen	1-1/4	2:02.80	I
1986	Skip Trial	4	Randy Romero	Sonny Hine	Zelda Cohen	1-1/4	2:03.20	I
1985	Dr. Carter	4	Jorge Velasquez	Scotty Schulhofer	Frances A. Genter	1-1/4	2:02.00	I
1984	Mat-Boy	5	Jorge Valdivieso	Armando Bani	Noroma Stable	1-1/4	1:59.00	I
1983	Christmas Past	4	Jorge Velasquez	Angel Penna, Jr.	Cynthia Phipps	1-1/4	2:02.60	I
1982	Lord Darnley	4	Mary Russ	Roger Laurin	Jacqueline Getty Phillips	1-1/4	2:01.80	I
1981	Hurry Up Blue	4	Chuck C. Lopez	Reynoldo Nobles	Due Process Stable	1-1/4	1:59.00	I
1980	Private Account	4	Jeffrey Fell	Angel Penna, Sr.	Ogden Phipps	1-1/4	1:59.00	I
1979	Sensitive Prince	4	Jacinto Vasquez	H. Allen Jerkens	Top the Marc Stable	1-1/4	1:59.00	I
1978	Bowl Game	4	Jorge Velasquez	John M. Gaver, Jr.	Greentree Stable	1-1/4	1:59.00	I
1977	Strike Me Lucky	5	Jerry D. Bailey	Neal Winick	Maribel G. Blum	1-1/4	1:59.00	I
1976	Hail The Pirates	6	Braulio Baeza	Thomas L. Rondinello	Daniel M. Galbreath	1-1/4	2:01.80	I
1975	Gold and Myrrh	4	Walter Blum	William Wilmot	William F. Wilmot	1-1/4	2:01.80	I
1974	Forego	4	Heliodoro Gustines	Sherrill W. Ward	Lazy F Ranch	1-1/4	1:59.80	II
1973	West Coast Scout	5	Larry Adams	Mervyn J. Marks	Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.	1-1/4	2:01.00	II

Earlier winners

• 1972 - Executioner
• 1971 - Fast Hilarious
• 1970 - Snow Sporting
• 1969 - Court Recess
• 1968 - Gentleman James
• 1967 - Pretense
• 1966 - First Family
• 1965 - Ampose
• 1964 - Gun Bow

• 1963 - Kelso
• 1962 - Jay Fox *
• 1961 - Tudor Way
• 1960 - Bald Eagle
• 1959 - Vertex
• 1958 - Round Table
• 1957 - Bardstown
• 1956 - Sailor II
• 1955 - Mister Black

• 1954 - Wise Margin
• 1953 - Crafty Admiral
• 1952 - Crafty Admiral
• 1951 - Ennobled
• 1950 - Chicle
• 1949 - Coaltown
• 1948 - Rampart
• 1947 - Armed
• 1946 - Do-Reigh-Mi

* In 1962, Yorky won the race but was disqualified and set back to second place.

See also

Gulfstream Park Handicap top three finishers and starters
Gulfstream Park

References

• The Gulfstream Park Handicap at Pedigree Query