Honey Fox Stakes

The Honey Fox Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are four years or older held annually in late February or early March at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. Run over a distance of 1 mile on the turf, the event currently carries a purse of $150,000.

Honey Fox Stakes
Grade III race
LocationGulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida,
United States
Inaugurated1984
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing – Turf
WebsiteGulfstream Park
Race information
Distance1 mile
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualificationfillies and mares, four years old and older
Weight124 lbs. with allowances[1]
PurseUS$150,000 (since 2019)[2]

History

The race was inaugurated in May 1984[3] and named after the winning mare Honey Fox[4] who won thirteen races in her career including the Grade II Orchid Handicap. However, the event name was not used again until 1989 and again it disappeared after the 1991 running.

In 1985 Gulfstream Park introduced a new race which was predecessor to today's named event, known as the Joe Namath Handicap. This race was named after the New York Jets Super Bowl winning quarterback Joe Namath. The event was renamed to the Honey Fox Handicap in 2000 and between 2013 and 2017 it was run as a Grade II race. In 2009, the race was changed from a handicap to an allowance weight basis.[2]

Records

Speed record:

  • 1 mile 1:33:18 – Lull (2018)
  • ​1 1⁄16 miles 1:38.31 – Wend (2016)

Margins:

  • 12 lengths – One Fine Lady (1984)
Most wins by a jockey
Most wins by a trainer

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
Honey Fox Stakes
2020 Getmotherarose 4 Junior Alvarado Thomas M. Bush Mary Abeel Sullivan Trust 1 mile 1:34.73 $150,000 III [1]
2019 Precieuse (IRE) 4 Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown Peter M. Brant 1 mile 1:34.14 $150,000 III [5]
2018 Lull 4 José L. Ortiz Christophe Clement Claiborne Farm & Adele Dilschneider 1 mile 1:33.14 $250,000 III [6]
2017 Celestine 5 José L. Ortiz Christophe Clement Moyglare Stud Farm 1 mile 1:35.19 $300,000 II [7]
2016 Celestine 4 Junior Alvarado William I. Mott Phaedrus Flights 1 mile 1:36.09 $300,000 II [8]
2015 Lady Lara (IRE) 4 Junior Alvarado William I. Mott Swettenham Stud 1 mile 1:34.03 $300,000 II [9]
2014 Centre Court 5 Julien R. Leparoux George R. Arnold II G. Watts Humphrey Jr. 1 mile 1:36.61 $200,000 II [10]
2013 Centre Court 4 Julien R. Leparoux George R. Arnold II G. Watts Humphrey Jr. 1 mile 1:33.18 $150,000 II [11]
2012 Tapitsfly 5 Julien R. Leparoux Dale L. Romans Frank L. Jones Jr 1 mile 1:34.23 $150,000 II [12]
2011 Never Retreat 6 Julien R. Leparoux Chris M. Block Team Block 1 mile 1:34.24 $100,000 III [13]
2010 Wasted Tears 5 Cornelio H. Velasquez Bart B. Evans Bart B. Evans 1 mile 1:33.81 $100,000 III [14]
2009 I Lost My Choo 4 Jose Lezcano Philip M. Serpe Flying Zee Stable (Carl Lizza, Jr. &Herbert Hochreiter) 1 mile 1:33.40 $100,000 III [15]
2008 Race not held
Honey Fox Handicap
2007 Wait a While 4 John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher William S. Farish III & W. Temple Webber Jr. ​1 1⁄16 miles 1:39.37 $100,000 III [16]
2006 Wend 5 Edgar S. Prado William I. Mott Claiborne Farm ​1 1⁄16 miles 1:38.31 $100,000 III [17]
2005 Sand Springs 5 Jerry D. Bailey William I. Mott Swettenham Stud ​1 1⁄16 miles 1:38.41 $100,000 III [18]
2004 Delmonico Cat 5 Jerry D. Bailey William I. Mott Pam & Martin Wygod ​1 1⁄16 miles 1:41.30 $100,000 III [19]
2003 San Dare 5 Mark Guidry Rick Hiles David G. Mounts ​1 1⁄16 miles 1:46.19 $100,000 III [20]
2002 Batique 6 Jorge F. Chavez Michael R. Matz Helen K. Groves c. ​1 1⁄16 miles 1:49.32 $100,000 III [21]
2001 Spook Express (SAF) 7 Mike E. Smith Thomas J. Skiffington Kinloch Enterprises 1 mile 1:35.60 $100,000 III [22]
Joe Namath Handicap
2000 Dominique's Joy 5 Jerry D. Bailey William I. Mott Madeleine A. Paulson ​1 1⁄16 miles 1:39.91 $75,000 III [23]
1999 Colcon 6 Jerry D. Bailey William I. Mott Cavallix ​1 1⁄16 miles 1:41.71 $75,000 III [24]
1998 Parade Queen 4 Pat Day Neil J. Howard William S. Farish III & Edward J. Hudson Jr. ​1 1⁄16 miles 1:42.10 $75,000 III [25]
1997 Rare Blend 4 Jerry D. Bailey Claude R. McGaughey III H. Joseph Allen ​1 1⁄16 miles 1:44.28 $75,000 III On dirt[26]
1996 Apolda 5 Jerry D. Bailey William I. Mott Allen E. Paulson ​1 1⁄16 miles 1:41.55 $75,000 III [27]
1995 Regal Joy 4 Dave Penna Larry Bates Margulies Stable ​1 1⁄16 miles 1:44.79 $60,000 III On dirt[28]
1994 Sambacarioca 5 Jerry D. Bailey Martin D. Wolfson Team Valor Stable ​1 1⁄16 miles 1:43.41 $60,000 III On dirt[29]
1993 Hero's Love 5 Earlie Fires Daniel J. Vella Frank Stronach ​1 1⁄16 miles 1:42.90 $50,000 Listed [30]
1992 Explosive Kate 5 Dave Penna Louis M. Goldfine Richard L. Duchossois ​1 1⁄16 miles 1:43.37 $50,000 Listed [31]
1991 Vigorous Lady 5 Michael Andre Lee Joseph P. Bertolino Monarch Stable 1 m, 70 yd 1:40.30 $50,000 Listed On dirt[32]
1990 Fieldy (IRE) 7 Jerry D. Bailey Thomas J. Skiffington Fernwood Stable c. 1 mile 1:37.60 $50,000 Listed
1989 Fieldy (IRE) 6 Craig Perret Thomas J. Skiffington Fernwood Stable 1 mile 1:36.00 $40,000 Listed Division 1
Vana Turns 4 Randy Romero George R. Arnold II Glencrest Farm 1 mile 1:35.80 $40,000 Listed Division 2
1988 Shaughnessy Road 4 José A. Vélez Jr. Carl A. Nafzger Genter Frances A Stable 1 mile 1:35.20 $40,000 Listed Division 1
Allegedum 5 Ángel Cordero Jr. Thomas J. Skiffington Barbara Phillips 1 mile 1:36.00 $40,000 Listed Division 2
1987 Small Virtue 4 Jacinto Vásquez H. Allen Jerkens Tayhill Stable 1 mile 1:37.00 $35,000 Listed Division 1
Top Socialite 5 Craig Perret Alan E. Goldberg Betty Marcus 1 mile 1:37.40 $35,000 Listed Division 2
1986 Gypsy Prayer 5 Robert Neal Lester James D. Frederiksen Troy H. Seale 7 furlongs 1:22.00 $40,000 Listed Division 1
One Fine Lady 4 José A. Vélez Jr. Al W. Hinson Larry Foggle 7 furlongs 1:21.00 $40,000 Listed Division 2
1985 Affirmance 3 Eddie Maple Frank Martin Sr. Harbor View Farm 1 mile 1:34.60 $25,000 Listed Division 1
One Fine Lady 3 Victor H. Molina Al W. Hinson Larry Foggle 1 mile 1:35.60 $25,000 Listed Division 2

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See also

List of American and Canadian Graded races

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