Delta Jackpot Stakes
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| Grade III race | |
|---|---|
| Delta Jackpot Stakes | |
| Location | Delta Downs Vinton, Louisiana  |
| Inaugurated | 2002 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.deltadowns.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1/16 miles (8.5 Furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $1,000,000 |
The Delta Jackpot Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Delta Downs in Vinton, Louisiana. A Grade III stakes open to two-year-old horses, it is raced in December over a distance of 1 1/16 miles (8.5 Furlongs) on dirt.
The inaugural running of the Delta Jackpot took place on December 21, 2002. Run over a distance of one mile, it carried a purse of $500,000. For the following year, the race was lengthened to its present 1 1/16 miles and the purse was increased to $1 million to make it the second-richest race for two-year-olds in North America behind only the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
The 2005 running of the Delta Jackpot Stakes had to be cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.
Sponsored by Boyd Gaming, the Delta Jackpot Stakes was run as a graded race for the first time in 2006.
The 2007 running of the Delta Jackpot Stakes finished in the race's first dead heat, with Z Humor and Turf War stopping the timer in 1:45.43. As a result of the tie, both horses split $800,000 in purse money.
[edit] Winners of the Delta Jackpot Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time | |
| 2007 | Z Humor (DH) | Garrett Gomez | William I. Mott | Zayat Stables | 1:45.43 | |
| 2007 | Turf War (DH) | Calvin Borel | Mark Casse | Woodford Racing LLC | 1:45.43 | |
| 2006 | Birdbirdistheword | Robby Albarado | Kenneth McPeek | Raymond H. Cottrell, Sr. | 1:45.42 | |
| 2005 | no race | |||||
| 2004 | Texcess | Victor Espinoza | Paul Aguirre | Omar Aldabbagh/P. Aguirre | 1:48.20 | |
| 2003 | Mr Jester | Roman Chapa | Steve Wren | Karen J. Biggs | 1:45.34 | |
| 2002 | Outta Here | Kent Desormeaux | Bill Currin | B. Currin / Al Eisman | 1:37.77 |
DH - Dead Heat
