Davona Dale Stakes
| Grade II race | |
|---|---|
| Davona Dale Stakes | |
| Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1988 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.gulfstreampark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $250,000 |
The Davona Dale Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in February at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. It is open to fillies, age three, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. The race is a Grade II event with a 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.
The Davona Dale is named after Calumet Farm's champion homebred filly born in 1976 by Best Turn out of Royal Entrance by Tim Tam, who not only won the Grade I Kentucky Oaks as a 3-year-old, but the New York Triple Crown for Fillies as a three-year-old: the Acorn Stakes, the Mother Goose Stakes, and the Coaching Club American Oaks, all grade ones. She is the only filly to win the Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes as well as the races that now make up the Triple Tiara. Davona Dale was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1976. She also ranks #90 in Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century.
Records
Speed Record:
- 1 mile - 1:36.25 - R Heat Lightning (2011)
- 1-1/8 mile - 1:44.62 - Miss Coronado (2004)
- 1 mile 70 yards - 1:39.31 - Glitter Woman (1997)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Scott Savin (1989, 1990)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - John Velazquez (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Claude R. McGaughey III (1988, 1997, 2003)
- 3 - Sonny Hine (1989, 1990 & 1992)
Winners of the Davona Dale Stakes since 1988
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
Purse |
Grade |
| 2013 | Live Lively | 3 | Joel Rosario | Mark A. Hennig | Lee Lewis | 1-1/16 | 1:42.30 | $250,000 | II |
| 2012 | Yara | 3 | Jesus Castanon | Jose Garoffalo | Peras International | 1-1/16 | 1:43.41 | $250,000 | II |
| 2011 | R Heat Lightning | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | E. Paul Robsham | 1 mile | 1:36.25 | $250,000 | II |
| 2010 | Amen Hallelujah | 3 | Julien Leparoux | Richard E. Dutrow | IEAH Stables | 1 mile | 1:37.16 | $150,000 | II |
| 2009 | Justwhistledixie | 3 | Alan Gracia | Kiaran McLaughlin | West Point et al. | 1 mile | 1:37.67 | $150,000 | II |
| 2008 | Bsharpsonata | 3 | Eric Camacho | Timothy E. Salzman | Cloverleaf Farm II | 1 mile | 1:37.97 | $150,000 | II |
| 2007 | Christmas Kid | 3 | Rene Douglas | James A. Jerkens | Edward P. Evans | 1 mile | 1:37.34 | $150,000 | II |
| 2006 | Wait a While | 3 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Arundel Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:50.27 | $150,000 | II |
| 2005 | Sis City | 3 | John Velazquez | Richard E. Dutrow | Joe Torre,S.Goldfarb | 1-1/8 | 1:50.20 | $150,000 | II |
| 2004 | Miss Coronado | 3 | Cornelio Velasquez | Robert J. Frankel | Stonerside Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:44.62 | $150,000 | II |
| 2003 | Yell | 3 | John Velazquez | Shug McGaughey | Claiborne Farm | 1 mile | 1:37.97 | $150,000 | II |
| 2002 | Ms Brookski | 3 | Rosemary Homeister | Reed Combest | Phil Combest | 1-1/16 | 1:45.14 | $150,000 | II |
| 2001 | Latour | 3 | John Velazquez | John C. Kimmel | Heiligbrodt Racing Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:45.51 | $100,000 | II |
| 2000 | Cash Run | 3 | Jerry Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Padua Stables | 1m-70 yrd | 1:40.37 | $100,000 | II |
| 1999 | Three Ring | 3 | John Velazquez | Edward Plesa, Jr. | Barry K. Schwartz | 1m-70 yrd | 1:41.53 | $100,000 | II |
| 1998 | Diamond On the Run | 3 | Pat Day | Stanley M. Hough | Robert & Bea Roberts | 1m-70 yrd | 1:42.65 | $100,000 | II |
| 1997 | Glitter Woman | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Shug McGaughey | H. Joseph Allen | 1m-70 yrd | 1:39.31 | $100,000 | II |
| 1996 | Plum Country | 3 | Pat Day | David Vivian | Dominick Vittese | 1m-70 yrd | 1:42.08 | $100,000 | II |
| 1995 | Mia's Hope | 3 | Kristi Chapman | Harold Rose | Harold Rose | 1m-70 yrd | 1:43.26 | $100,000 | II |
| 1994 | Cut the Charm | 3 | Jerry Bailey | James E. Bracken | Kathy Jo Stable | 1m-70 yrd | 1:41.44 | $100,000 | II |
| 1993 | Lunar Spook | 3 | Mark Guidry | J. Bert Sonnier | Sandbar Farm | 1m-70 yrd | 1:42.09 | $100,000 | III |
| 1992 | Miss Legality | 3 | Julie Krone | Sonny Hine | Norton Waltuch | 1m-70 yrd | 1:42.00 | $50,000 | |
| 1991 | Fancy Ribbons | 3 | Craig Perret | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1m-70 yrd | 1:41.10 | $75,000 | |
| 1990 | Big Pride | 3 | Earlie Fires | Sonny Hine | Scott Savin | 7 fur. | 1:26.00 | $35,000 | |
| 1989 | Waggley | 6 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Sonny Hine | Scott Savin | 7 fur. | 1:22.60 | $35,000 | |
| 1988 # | Charming Tigress | 5 | Pat Day | not found | not found | 7 fur. | 1:24.60 | $35,000 | |
| 1988 # | Cadillacing | 4 | Randy Romero | Shug McGaughey | Ogden Phipps | 7 fur. | 1:23.00 | $35,000 | |
A # signifies that the race was run in two divisions in 1988.
Special Bonus
Paths to the $2,200,000 Black-Eyed Susan Bonus
1) win Forward Gal Stakes + win Davona Dale Stakes + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
2) win Las Virgenes Stakes + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
3) win California Oaks + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
4) win Portland Meadows Oaks + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Paths to the $220,000 XpressBet Bonus
1) 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
2) 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
3) run in Las Virgenes Stakes + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
4) run in California Oaks + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
5) run in Portland Meadows Oaks + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes