Hutcheson Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1954 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Hutcheson Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. A Grade III event raced on dirt, it is open to three-year-old horses. Run over a distance of seven and a half furlongs, it currently offers a purse of $100,000.
Inaugurated on March 31, 1954, it was raced at a distance of seven furlongs prior to 2005. The Hutcheson Stakes is one of five races considered as prep races for the Grade 1 Florida Derby. It is considered one of many of the Triple Crown prep races that leads into the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.
Run in mid January, the Hutcheson Stakes is regarded as a preview for horses aiming for a run at the Kentucky Derby.
Spectacular Bid captured the Hutcheson on his way to winning the 1979 Derby as did Swale in 1984. The race was named in honor of labor leader William Levi Hutcheson (1874–1953), who served as a member of the Gulfstrem Park Advisory Board. The race was formerly sponsored by Danka Office Imaging Co. of St. Petersburg, Florida from 1975-1997. In 2000, there was a Dead heat for win.
This race was downgraded to a Grade III for its 2014 running.[1]
This race was run at 6 furlongs in 2016.
Records
Speed record:
- 7 furlongs - 1:20.80 - Shecky Greene (1973)
- 7.5 furlongs - 1:27.12 - Keyed Entry (2006)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 6 - John Velazquez (2000, 2004, 2005, 2006 2007 & 2012)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 7 - Todd A. Pletcher (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 2007 & 2012)
Winners of the Hutcheson Stakes since 1972
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. |
Time |
Purse |
Gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Awesome Banner | 3 | Jose C. Caraballo | Stanley I. Gold | Jacks or Better Farm | 6 fur. | 1:09.57 | $100,000 | III |
| 2015 | Barbados | 3 | Luis Saez | Michael A. Tomlinson | Suzanne Stables | 7 fur. | 1:24.39 | $150,000 | III |
| 2014 | Wildcat Red | 3 | Javier Castellano | Jose Garoffalo | Honors Stable | 7 fur. | 1:22.21 | $200,000 | III |
| 2013 | Honorable Dillon | 3 | Joseph Rocco, Jr. | Eddie Kenneally | Joseph Bucci | 7 fur. | 1:22.53 | $150,000 | II |
| 2012 | Thunder Moccasin | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Starlight Racing | 7 fur. | 1:24.16 | $150,000 | II |
| 2011 | Flashpoint | 3 | Cornelio Velasquez | Richard Dutrow | Peachtree Stable | 7 fur. | 1:22.03 | $150,000 | II |
| 2010 | D' Funnybone | 3 | Edgar Prado | Richard Dutrow | Paul Pompa Jr. | 7 fur. | 1:22.14 | $150,000 | II |
| 2009 | Capt. Candyman Can | 3 | Julien Leparoux | Ian Wilkes | Joseph Rauch/David Zell | 7 fur. | 1:23.96 | $150,000 | II |
| 2008 | Smooth Air | 3 | Manoel Cruz | Bennie Stutts, Jr. | Mount Joy Stables | 7 fur. | 1:23.21 | $150,000 | II |
| 2007 | King of the Roxy | 3 | Edgar Prado | Todd A. Pletcher | Team Valor | 7.5 fur. | 1:28.00 | $150,000 | II |
| 2006 | Keyed Entry | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Starlight Stables et al. | 7.5 fur. | 1:27.12 | $150,000 | II |
| 2005 | Proud Accolade | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Padua Stables | 7.5 fur. | 1:29.90 | $150,000 | II |
| 2004 | Limehouse | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | 7 fur. | 1:22.23 | $150,000 | II |
| 2003 | Lion Tamer | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Michael Tabor | 7 fur. | 1:22.60 | $150,000 | II |
| 2002 | Showmeitall | 3 | Jorge Chavez | Manny Tortora | Take Five Stables | 7 fur. | 1:26.07 | $150,000 | II |
| 2001 | Yonaguska | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Michael Tabor | 7 fur. | 1:22.63 | $150,000 | II |
| 2000 | More Than Ready (DH) | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | James T. Scatuorchio | 7 fur. | 1:21.76 | $150,000 | II |
| 2000 | Summer Note (DH) | 3 | Shane Sellers | Randy Morse | Greg Besinger | 7 fur. | 1:21.76 | $100,000 | II |
| 1999 | Bet Me Best | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | W. Elliott Walden | Prestonwood Farm | 7 fur. | 1:22.33 | $150,000 | II |
| 1998 | Time Limit | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 7 fur. | 1:22.53 | $100,000 | II |
| 1997 | Frisk Me Now | 3 | Edwin L. King Jr. | Robert J. Durso | Carol R. Dender | 7 fur. | 1:22.51 | $100,000 | II |
| 1996 | Appealing Skier | 3 | Rick Wilson | Benjamin W. Perkins Sr. | New Farm (Ebby Novak) | 7 fur. | 1:24.72 | $75,000 | II |
| 1995 | Valid Wager | 3 | Martin A. Pedroza | Michael Mollica | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 7 fur. | 1:23.51 | $75,000 | II |
| 1994 | Holy Bull | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | 7 fur. | 1:21.23 | $90,000 | II |
| 1993 | Hidden Trick | 3 | Randy Romero | Jacqueline Brittain | Elaine Wold | 7 fur. | 1:23.61 | $90,000 | II |
| 1992 | My Luck Runs North | 3 | Ricardo D. Lopez | Angel M. Medina | Melvin A. Benitez | 7 fur. | 1:24.95 | $90,000 | II |
| 1991 | Fly So Free | 3 | Jose A. Santos | Scotty Schulhofer | Tommy & Elizabeth Valando | 7 fur. | 1:23.30 | $90,000 | II |
| 1990 | Housebuster | 3 | Randy Romero | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | Robert P. Levy | 7 fur. | 1:24.40 | $90,000 | II |
| 1989 | Dixieland Brass | 3 | Randy Romero | Charles Peoples | Bayard Sharp & W. Farish | 7 fur. | 1:22.80 | $90,000 | II |
| 1988 | Perfect Spy | 3 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Stanley Shapoff | Robert B. Cohen | 7 fur. | 1:23.00 | $90,000 | II |
| 1987 | Well Selected | 3 | Jacinto Vasquez | Eugene Jacobs | Herbert A. Allen, Sr. | 7 fur. | 1:23.00 | $90,000 | II |
| 1986 | Papal Power | 3 | Don MacBeth | Charles Peoples | Bayard Sharp | 7 fur. | 1:23.80 | $90,000 | II |
| 1985 | Banner Bob | 3 | Keith K. Allen | Jerry J. Sarner, Jr. | Sharon E. & W. J. Walsh | 7 fur. | 1:21.60 | $75,000 | II |
| 1984 | Swale | 3 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Claiborne Farm | 7 fur. | 1:22.20 | $65,000 | II |
| 1983 | Current Hope | 3 | Alex Solis | Roger Laurin | H. Kaskel & Robert Baker | 7 fur. | 1:22.80 | $65,000 | II |
| 1982 | Distinctive Pro | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | H. Kaskel & Aisco Stable | 7 fur. | 1:22.40 | $65,000 | II |
| 1981 | Lord Avie | 3 | Chris McCarron | Daniel Perlsweig | SKS Stable | 7 fur. | 1:23.40 | $65,000 | II |
| 1980 | Plugged Nickle | 3 | Buck Thornburg | Thomas J. Kelly | John M. Schiff | 7 fur. | 1:22.60 | $30,000 | II |
| 1979 | Spectacular Bid | 3 | Ron Franklin | Bud Delp | Hawksworth Farm | 7 fur. | 1:21.20 | $30,000 | II |
| 1978 | Sensitive Prince | 3 | Mickey Solomone | H. Allen Jerkens | Jos.Taub & D. Milne | 7 fur. | 1:20.80 | $35,000 | II |
| 1977 | Silver Series | 3 | Larry Snyder | Oscar Dishman | Archie Donaldson | 7 fur. | 1:22.80 | $35,000 | II |
| 1976 | Sonkisser | 3 | Braulio Baeza | Stephen A. DiMauro | Harold Snyder | 7 fur. | 1:21.00 | $35,000 | II |
| 1975 | Greek Answer | 3 | Marco Castaneda | Frank H. Merrill Jr. | W. Preston Gilbride | 7 fur. | 1:21.60 | $35,000 | II |
| 1974 | Frankie Adams | 3 | Ron Turcotte | Tommy Gullo | Green Mill Farm | 7 fur. | 1:22.40 | $35,000 | II |
| 1973 | Shecky Greene | 3 | Braulio Baeza | Lou M. Goldfine | Joseph Kellman | 7 fur. | 1:20.80 | $50,000 | II |
| 1972 | Spanish Riddle | 3 | Frank Iannelli | Lucien Laurin | Roy Anderson | 7 fur. | 1:22.80 | $50,000 | II |
Earlier winners
- 1971 - Landing More
- 1970 - Cassie Red
- 1969 - Al Hattab
- 1968 - Pappa Steve
- 1967 - Glengary
- 1966 - Bold And Brave
- 1965 - Gallant Lad
- 1964 - Ky Pioneer
- 1963 - Sky Wonder
- 1962 - Eidolon
- 1961 - Nashua Blue
- 1960 - Will Ye
- 1959 - Easy Spur
- 1958 - Yemen
- 1957 - Jet Colonel
- 1956 - Decathlon
- 1955 - Nance's Lad
- 1954 - Buttevant