Gulfstream Park Handicap

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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 3/16 miles (9.5 furlongs)
Track	Dirt, left-handed
Qualification	Four-year-olds & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$350,000

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 and three-sixteenths miles on the dirt. A Grade II event run in early March, it offers a purse of $350,000.

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.

Contents 1 Records 2 Winners of the Gulfstream Park Handicap since 1984 3 Earlier winners 4 References

[edit] Records

Speed record:

• 1:54.74 - Eddington (2005) at current distance of 1 ³/16 miles
• 1:59.00 - Mat-Boy (1984) at previous distance of 1¼ miles

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)

[edit] Winners of the Gulfstream Park Handicap since 1984

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2008	Sir Whimsey	4	Edgar Prado	Jimmy Toner	Turtle Bird Stables	1:56.96
2007	Corinthian	4	Javier Castellano	James A. Jerkens	Centennial Farms	1:55.06
2006	Harlington	4	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Eugene Melnyk	1:55.18
2005	Eddington	4	Eibar Coa	Mark Hennig	Willmott Stables	1:54.74
2004	Jackpot	6	Joe Bravo	C. R. McGaughey III	Cynthia Phipps	2:02.80
2003	Hero's Tribute	5	Edgar Prado	John T. Ward, Jr.	John C. Oxley	2:04.24
2002	Hal's Hope	5	Roger Velez	Harold Rose	Harold Rose	2:02.91
2001	Sir Bear	8	Eibar Coa	Ralph Ziadie	Barbara Smollin	2:02.96
2000	Behrens	6	Jorge Chavez	H. James Bond	Rudlein Stable	2:01.79
1999	Behrens	5	Jorge Chavez	H. James Bond	Rudlein Stable	2:01.91
1998	Skip Away	5	Jerry Bailey	Sonny Hine	Carolyn Hine	2:03.21
1997	Mt. Sassafras	5	Jerry Bailey	Barbara Minshall	Minshall Farms	2:02.39
1996	Wekiva Springs	5	Jerry Bailey	William I. Mott	D. Dizney / J. English	2:03.18
1995	Cigar	5	Jerry Bailey	William I. Mott	Allen E. Paulson	2:02.95
1994	Scuffleburg	5	Craig Perret	William I. Mott	Matthew K. Firestone	2:00.46
1993	Devil His Due	4	Herb McCauley	H. Allen Jerkens	Edith LiButti	2:01.33
1992	Sea Cadet	4	Alex Solis	Ron McAnally	Verne H. Winchell	2:01.79
1991	Jolie's Halo	4	Robin Platts	Happy Alter	Arthur I. Appleton	2:01.04
1990	Mi Selecto	5	Jerry Bailey	Angel Penna, Sr.	Frank Stronach	2:03.60
1989	Slew City Slew	5	Angel Cordero, Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Tayhill Stable/Joe Allen	2:03.20
1988	Jade Hunter	4	Jerry Bailey	Richard J. Lundy	Summa Stable/Paulson	2:01.60
1987	Skip Trial	5	Randy Romero	Sonny Hine	Zelda Cohen	2:02.80
1986	Skip Trial	4	Randy Romero	Sonny Hine	Zelda Cohen	2:03.20
1985	Dr. Carter	4	Jorge Velasquez	Scotty Schulhofer	Frances A. Genter	2:02.00
1984	Mat-Boy	5	Jorge Valdivieso	Armando Bani	Noroma Stable	1:59.00

[edit] Earlier winners

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

[edit] References

• The Gulfstream Park Handicap at Pedigree Query