Gulfstream Oaks
The Gulfstream Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in March at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The race is open to three-year-old fillies, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. The race is a Grade II event with a current purse of $250,000 and has been a prep race to the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, including the Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Mother Goose Stakes.
Grade II race | |
Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1971 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | US$250,000 |
Inaugurated in 1971, it was raced as the Bonnie Miss Stakes until 2011. The race was named after Bonnie Donn Jones, daughter of James Donn Jr., president of Gulfstream Park from 1961 to 1978. Through 1976 the race was open to fillies and mares age three and older. The first running was won by Able Jan who was ridden by Bobby Breen and trained for owner, True Davis Jr. by future Hall of Fame inductee, Horatio Luro.[1]
It was run in two divisions in 1975. Jockey Marco Castaneda won both races, setting a stakes record of 1:42 flat for 1 1⁄16 miles in the second division aboard Diomedia.
Since inception, the Gulfstream Park Oaks has been run at various distances:
- 7 furlongs : 1972, 1974, 1977–1980
- 1 1⁄16 miles : 1971, 1973, 1975–1976, 1981–2000, 2015–present
- 1 1⁄8 miles : 2001–2014
Records
Speed record:
- 1 1⁄8 miles – 1:48.25 – Teammate (2006)
- 1 1⁄16 miles – 1:42.00 – Diomedia (1975)
- 7 furlongs – 1:21.00 – Davona Dale (1979)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 – John Velazquez (1999, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2013)
- 5 – Jerry D. Bailey (1993, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2005)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 – Todd Pletcher (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)
- 4 – Claude R. McGaughey III (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Barry K. Schwartz (1986, 1999)
- 2 – Edward P. Evans (1991, 2001)
- 2 – Ogden Mills Phipps (1993, 1994)
- 2 – H. Joseph Allen (1997, 2006)
- 2 – West Point Thoroughbreds (2009, 2018)
Winners
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
Dist. (Miles) |
Time | Gr. |
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2020 | Swiss Skydiver | 3 | Paco Lopez | Kenneth McPeek | Peter Callahan | 1 1⁄16 | 1:43.54 | II |
2019 | Champagne Anyone | 3 | Chris Landeros | Ian Wilkes | Six Column Stables et al. | 1 1⁄16 | 1:43.47 | II |
2018 | Coach Rocks | 3 | Luis Saez | Dale L. Romans | Roddy J. Valente, RAP Racing, West Point Thoroughbreds | 1 1⁄16 | 1:44.63 | II |
2017 | Salty | 3 | Joel Rosario | Mark E. Casse | Gary Barber | 1 1⁄16 | 1:42.91 | II |
2016 | Go Maggie Go | 3 | Luis Saez | Dale L. Romans | Mike Tarp | 1 1⁄16 | 1:43.74 | II |
2015 | Birdathewire | 3 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Dale L. Romans | Forum Racing | 1 1⁄16 | 1:47.40 | II |
2014 | In Tune | 3 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Wertheimer et Frère | 1 1⁄8 | 1:50.19 | II |
2013 | Dreaming of Julia | 3 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Stonestreet Stables | 1 1⁄8 | 1:48.97 | II |
2012 | Grace Hall | 3 | Javier Castellano | Anthony W. Dutrow | Michael Dub | 1 1⁄8 | 1:49.36 | II |
2011 | R Heat Lightning | 3 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | E. Paul Robsham Stables | 1 1⁄8 | 1:49.27 | II |
2010 | Devil May Care | 3 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Glencrest Farm LLC | 1 1⁄8 | 1:49.06 | II |
2009 | Justwhistledixie | 3 | Julien Leparoux | Kiaran McLaughlin | West Point Thoroughbreds | 1 1⁄8 | 1:49.25 | II |
2008 | Shes All Eltish | 3 | Eddie Castro | Martin D. Wolfson | Denholtz Stables | 1 1⁄8 | 1:51.80 | II |
2007 | High Again | 3 | Cornelio Velásquez | William I. Mott | Zayat Stables | 1 1⁄8 | 1:50.87 | II |
2006 | Teammate | 3 | Cornelio Velásquez | H. Allen Jerkens | H. Joseph Allen | 1 1⁄8 | 1:48.25 | II |
2005 | Jill Robin L | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Robert L. Levine | Rob Braunsdorf & Robert L. Levine | 1 1⁄8 | 1:53.12 | II |
2004 | Last Song | 3 | Edgar Prado | Carl Nafzger | Buckram Oak Farm (Mahmoud Fustok) | 1 1⁄8 | 1:50.60 | II |
2003 | Ivanavinalot | 3 | John Velazquez | Kathleen O'Connell | Gilbert Campbell | 1 1⁄8 | 1:50.72 | II |
2002 | Dust Me Off | 3 | Mark Guidry | H. Allen Jerkens | Cynthia Knight | 1 1⁄8 | 1:49.67 | II |
2001 | Tap Dance | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Mark A. Hennig | Edward P. Evans | 1 1⁄8 | 1:52.05 | II |
2000 | Cash Run | 3 | Jerry Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Padua Stable (Satish Sanan) | 1 1⁄16 | 1:44.11 | II |
1999 | Three Ring | 3 | John Velazquez | Edward Plesa Jr. | Barry K. Schwartz | 1 1⁄16 | 1:43.75 | II |
1998 | Banshee Breeze | 3 | Randy Romero | Carl Nafzger | James B. Tafel/Jayeff B. Stable | 1 1⁄16 | 1:46.57 | II |
1997 | Glitter Woman | 3 | Mike E. Smith | C. R. McGaughey III | H. Joseph Allen | 1 1⁄16 | 1:43.25 | II |
1996 | My Flag | 3 | Jerry Bailey | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1 1⁄16 | 1:45.77 | II |
1995 | Mia's Hope | 3 | Kristi Chapman | Harold J. Rose | Rose Family Stable | 1 1⁄16 | 1:44.85 | II |
1994 | Inside Information | 3 | Mike E. Smith | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | 1 1⁄16 | 1:42.94 | II |
1993 | Dispute | 3 | Jerry Bailey | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | 1 1⁄16 | 1:43.67 | II |
1992 | Spectacular Sue | 3 | Wigberto Ramos | Pepe Mendez | Fran Gilardi | 1 1⁄16 | 1:44.14 | II |
1991 | Withallprobability | 3 | Craig Perret | Mark A. Hennig | Edward P. Evans | 1 1⁄16 | 1:43.30 | II |
1990 | Charon | 3 | Earlie Fires | Eugene Navarro | Stanley M. Ersoff | 1 1⁄16 | 1:44.60 | II |
1989 | Open Mind | 3 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1 1⁄16 | 1:43.80 | II |
1988 | On to Royalty | 3 | Craig Perret | Benjamin Perkins | Ben W. Perkins Sr./Neil Litten | 1 1⁄16 | 1:45.60 | II |
1987 | Mar Mar | 3 | Walter Guerra | Duke Davis | Benjamin Ossman | 1 1⁄16 | 1:44.60 | III |
1986 | Patricia J K | 3 | Jose Santos | Bruce N. Levine | Barry K. Schwartz | 1 1⁄16 | 1:45.20 | III |
1985 | Lucy Manette | 3 | Craig Perret | J. Willard Thompson | William M. Hackman | 1 1⁄16 | 1:44.80 | III |
1984 | Miss Oceana | 3 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Newstead Farm | 1 1⁄16 | 1:42.20 | III |
1983 | Unaccompanied | 3 | Robert Woodhouse | Dennis Ebert | Ben Walden & Wells Hardesty | 1 1⁄16 | 1:45.40 | III |
1982 | Christmas Past | 3 | Jacinto Vásquez | Angel Penna Jr. | Cynthia Phipps | 1 1⁄16 | 1:44.20 | III |
1981 | Dame Mysterieuse | 3 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Hickory Tree Stable | 1 1⁄16 | 1:44.40 | |
1980 | Lien | 3 | Eddie Maple | Patrick J. Kelly | Live Oak Racing (Charlotte Weber) | 7 F | 1:22.00 | |
1979 | Davona Dale | 3 | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | 7 F | 1:21.00 | |
1978 | Jevalin | 3 | Mickey Solomone | Antonio Arcodia | Leslie Combs II/Francis Kernan | 7 F | 1:23.80 | |
1977 | Herecomesthebride | 3 | Larry Saumell | Warren A. Croll Jr. | Mrs W. A. Croll Jr. & Pelican Stable (Rachel Carpenter) | 7 F | 1:21.80 | |
1976 | Get Swinging | 5 | Alberto Ramos | Charles P. Sanborn | Orangebrook Stables | 1 1⁄16 | 1:45.80 | |
1975 # | Cheers Marion | 4 | Marco Castaneda | Melvin C. Calvert | Frances A. Genter | 1 1⁄16 | 1:42.20 | |
1975 # | Diomedia | 4 | Marco Castaneda | Moody Jolley | Diana M. Firestone | 1 1⁄16 | 1:42.00 | |
1974 | City Girl | 3 | Eddie Maple | Frank Catrone | Ada L. Rice | 7 F | 1:22.60 | |
1973 | Fun Palace | 4 | Earlie Fires | George T. Poole | C. V. Whitney | 1 1⁄16 | 1:44.40 | |
1972 | Candid Catherine | 3 | Jacinto Vásquez | Everett W. King | Lloyd Miller | 7 F | 1:23.20 | |
1971 | Able Jan | 5 | Bobby Breen | Horatio Luro | True Davis Jr. | 1 1⁄16 | 1:45.20 | |
Special Bonus
Paths to the $2,200,000 Black-Eyed Susan Bonus
- win Forward Gal Stakes + win Davona Dale Stakes + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- win Las Virgenes Stakes + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Paths to the $220,000 XpressBet Bonus
- run in Forward Gal Stakes + win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- run in Davona Dale Stakes + win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes