| Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1962 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.gulfstreampark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1½ miles (12 furlongs) |
| Track | Grass, left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-Year-Olds and Up |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | $150,000 |
The Pan American Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the end of March at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Raced on turf over a distance of one and a half miles, the event is open to horses four years of age and older.
A Grade III race since 2006, the Pan American Handicap was rated a GII event from 1990 through 2005 prior to which it had been a Grade I event since 1983.
Inaugurated in 1962 as a race competed over a distance of one and one eighth miles, it was changed to its present one and a half miles in 1965.
In 2009, due to heavy rain, this race was run on turf and at the shorter distance of 12 furlongs to 10.
Contents |
Time record: (at present distance of 1½ miles)
Most wins:
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time | Grade |
| 2011 | Rahy's Attorney | 7 | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Ian Black | Ellie Boje Farm, Peters, Read & MacLellan |
1-1/2 | 2:25.85 | III |
| 2010 | Bearpath | 4 | Frederic Lenclud | Ian R. Wilkes | Lothenbach Stables, Inc. | 1-1/2 | 2:32.60 | III |
| 2009 | Buddy's Humor | 5 | Jose Lezcano | Bruce N. Levine | Eli Lomita | 1-1/4 | 2:02.64 | III |
| 2008 | Presious Passion | 5 | Ariel Smith | Mary Hartmann | Patricia Generazio | 1-1/2 | 2:26.15 | III |
| 2007 | Jambalaya | 5 | Javier Castellano | Catherine Day Phillips | Todd & C. D. Phillips | 1-1/2 | 2:24.98 | III |
| 2006 | Silver Whistle | 4 | Edgar Prado | William I. Mott | Stronach Stables | 1-1/2 | 2:24.35 | III |
| 2005 | Navesink River | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Char-Mari Stable | 1-1/2 | 2:25.95 | II |
| 2004 | Quest Star | 5 | Pat Day | W. Elliott Walden | Mansell Stables | 1-1/2 | 2:26.46 | II |
| 2003 | Quest Star | 4 | Edgar Prado | W. Elliott Walden | Mansell Stables | 1-1/2 | 2:28.45 | II |
| 2002 | Deeliteful Irving | 4 | Chris DeCarlo | Todd A. Pletcher | Anstu Stables | 1-1/2 | 2:24.14 | II |
| 2001 | What A Brainstorm | 4 | John R. Velazquez | James E. Picou | John Eaton/Steve Laymon | 1-1/2 | 2:23.75 | II |
| 2000 | Buck's Boy | 7 | Edgar Prado | P. Noel Hickey | Quarter B Farm | 1-1/2 | 2:24.80 | II |
| 1999 | Unite's Big Red | 5 | Mike E. Smith | Randy Mills | Breakaway Racing Stable | 1-1/2 | 2:23.15 | II |
| 1998 | Buck's Boy | 5 | Earlie Fires | P. Noel Hickey | Quarter B Farm | 1-1/2 | 2:23.43 | II |
| 1997 | Flag Down | 7 | Jose Santos | Christophe Clement | Allen E. Paulson | 1-1/2 | 2:27.08 | II |
| 1996 | Celtic Arms | 5 | Mike E. Smith | Ben D. A. Cecil | Gary A. Tanaka | 1-1/2 | 2:25.71 | II |
| 1995 | Awad | 5 | Eddie Maple | David Donk | Ryehill Farm | 1-1/2 | 2:29.44 | II |
| 1994 | Fraise | 6 | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | Madeleine A. Paulson | 1-1/2 | 2:24.65 | II |
| 1993 | Fraise | 5 | Pat Valenzuela | William I. Mott | Madeleine A. Paulson | 1-1/2 | 2:32.86 | II |
| 1992 | Wall Street Dancer | 4 | Jorge Velasquez | Niall M. O'Callaghan | John D. Gunther | 1-1/2 | 2:25.53 | II |
| 1991 | Phantom Breeze | 5 | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | Bertram R. Firestone | 1-1/2 | 2:29.55 | II |
| 1990 | My Big Boy | 7 | Heberto Castillo, Jr. | C. R. McGaughey III | Heidi Doubleday | 1-1/2 | 2:29.20 | II |
| 1989 | Mi Selecto | 4 | Jose A. Santos | Eduardo Azpurua, Sr. | Wilfredo Agusti | 1-1/8 | 2:01.60 | I |
| 1988 | Carotene | 5 | Don Seymour | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1-1/2 | 2:25.00 | I |
| 1987 | Iroko | 5 | Earlie Fires | Thomas J. Skiffington | Fernwood Stables | 1-1/2 | 2:26.40 | I |
| 1986 | Power Break | 5 | Santiago B. Soto | Luis Olivares | R. I. Green | 1-1/2 | 2:25.00 | I |
| 1985 | Selous Scout | 4 | Robin Platts | Roger L. Attfield | Double Eagle Stable | 1-1/2 | 2:25.20 | I |
| 1984 | Tonzarun | 6 | Herb McCauley | J. R. Thomas | D. Everett | 1-1/2 | 2:26.80 | I |
| 1983 # | Highland Blade | 5 | Jacinto Vasquez | David A. Whiteley | Pen-Y-Bryn Farm | 1-1/2 | 2:29.20 | I |
| 1983 # | Field Cat | 6 | Jean-Luc Samyn | William E. Burch | C. V. Whitney | 1-1/2 | 2:29.60 | I |
| 1982 | Robsphere | 5 | Jorge Velasquez | Richard R. Root | Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. | 1-1/2 | 2:26.00 | II |
| 1981 | Little Bonny | 4 | Eddie Maple | J. Bert Sonnier | O. Helman | 1-1/2 | 2:32.40 | II |
| 1980 | Flitalong | 4 | Ramon I. Encinas | Angel Penna, Sr. | Ogden MIlls Phipps | 1-1/2 | 2:28.40 | II |
| 1979 | Noble Dancer | 7 | Jacinto Vasquez | T. J. Kelly | H. Fretheim | 1-1/2 | 2:25.20 | II |
| 1978 | Bowl Game | 4 | Jorge Velasquez | John M. Gaver, Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1-1/2 | 2:30.20 | II |
| 1977 | Gravelines | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | Neal J. Winick | Blum & Harpenau | 1-1/2 | 2:24.80 | II |
| 1976 | Improviser | 4 | Jean Cruguet | Jack Weipert | Elmendorf Farm | 1-1/2 | 2:26.60 | II |
| 1975 | Buffalo Lark | 5 | Larry Snyder | Joseph M. Bollero | Rogers Red Top lnc. | 1-1/2 | 2:27.60 | II |
| 1974 | London Company | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | LeRoy Jolley | Bertram R. Firestone | 1-1/2 | 2:26.40 | II |
| 1973 | Lord Vancouver | 5 | Walter Blum | Frank H. Merrill, Jr. | W. Preston Gilbride | 1-1/2 | 2:26.60 | II |
| 1972 | Unanime | 5 | Heliodoro Gustines | Harry Trotsek | Hasty House Farm | 1-1/2 | 2:26.60 | |
| 1962 | Shirley Jones | 6 | Larry Gilligan | James W. Smith | Brae Burn Farm | 1-1/2 | 2:26.60 |
A # designates that the race was run in two divisions in 1983.