Holy Bull Stakes
| Grade II race | |
|---|---|
| Holy Bull Stakes | |
| Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida |
| Inaugurated | 1972 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.gulfstreampark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $400,000 |
The Holy Bull Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Run in late January, it is open to three-year-olds over a distance of one mile. The Grade II event is a prep for the Florida Derby and has a $400,000 purse.
Inaugurated in 1990 as the Preview Stakes, it was created as a replacement for the Flamingo Stakes that ceased to exist following the closure of Hialeah Park Race Track. In 1996, the Preview Stakes was renamed in honor of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame horse Holy Bull.
Since its inception, the race has been contested at various distances:
- 1 mile : 2007, 2010
- 11/16 miles : 1991-2004; 2013-present
- 1⅛ miles : 1990, 2005–2006, 2009
- 1³/16 miles (9.5 furlongs) : 2008
This race was upgraded to a Grade II for its 2014 running.[1]
Records
Speed record:
- 1-1/16 miles - 1:41.62 - Go For Gin (1994) {most common distance}
- 1-mile - 1:35.19 - Dialed In (2011) {current distance}
- 1-1/8 miles - 1:49.31 - Barbaro (2006)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Nick Zito (1994, 1995, 2011)
Winners of the Holy Bull Stakes since 1974
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time | Grade |
| 2014 | Cairo Prince | 3 | Luis Saez | Kiaran McLaughlin | Namcook Stables et al | 1-1/16 | 1:42.16 | II |
| 2013 | Itsmyluckyday | 3 | Elvis Trujillo | Eddie Plesa Jr. | Trilogy Stable/Plesa | 1-1/16 | 1:41.81 | III |
| 2012 | Algorithms | 3 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Starlight Racing | 1-mile | 1:36.17 | III |
| 2011 | Dialed In | 3 | Julien Leparoux | Nick Zito | Robert V. LaPenta | 1-mile | 1:35.19 | III |
| 2010 | Winslow Homer | 3 | Ramon Dominguez | Tony Dutrow | Fox Hill Farms | 1-mile | 1:35.97 | III |
| 2009 | Saratoga Sinner | 3 | Julien Leparoux | Eddie Kenneally | Lally Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:51.45 | III |
| 2008 | Hey Byrn | 3 | Chuck Lopez | Edward Plesa, Jr. | Beatrice Oxenberg | 1-3/16 | 1:58.14 | III |
| 2007 | Nobiz Like Shobiz | 3 | Cornelio Velasquez | Barclay Tagg | Elizabeth J. Valando | 1-mile | 1:35.47 | III |
| 2006 | Barbaro | 3 | Edgar Prado | Michael R. Matz | Roy & Gretchen Jackson | 1-1/8 | 1:49.31 | III |
| 2005 | Closing Argument | 3 | Cornelio Velasquez | Kiaran McLaughlin | Philip & Marcia Cohen | 1-1/8 | 1:50.14 | III |
| 2004 | Second Of June | 3 | Cornelio Velasquez | William J. Cesare | Barbara Cesare | 1-1/16 | 1:43.00 | |
| 2003 | Offlee Wild | 3 | Mark Guidry | Richard Dutrow, Jr. | Dorothy A. Matz | 1-1/16 | 1:43.00 | |
| 2002 | Booklet | 3 | Eibar Coa | John T. Ward, Jr. | John C. Oxley | 1-1/16 | 1:46.16 | |
| 2001 | Radical Riley | 3 | Eduardo Nunez | James Hatchett | Jacks or Better Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:46.06 | |
| 2000 | Hal's Hope | 3 | Roger Velez | Harold Rose | Rose Family Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:44.52 | |
| 1999 | Grits'n Hard Toast | 3 | Robbie Davis | T.V. Smith | Smith/R. A. Anderson | 1-1/16 | 1:45.32 | |
| 1998 | Cape Town | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:44.15 | |
| 1997 | Arthur L. | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Luis Olivares | Not found | 1-1/16 | 1:42.93 | |
| 1996 | Cobra King | 3 | Chris McCarron | Mike Puype | Gary Biszantz | 1-1/16 | 1:43.42 | |
| 1995 | Suave Prospect | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | Nick Zito | Condren & M. H. Sherman | 1-1/16 | 1:44.03 | |
| 1994 | Go For Gin | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | Nick Zito | Condren & Cornacchia | 1-1/16 | 1:41.62 | |
| 1993 | Pride of Burkaan | 3 | Not found | Leo Azpurua | Johnson & Murchibon | 1-1/16 | 1:44.74 | |
| 1992 | Waki Warrior | 3 | Earlie Fires | William G. Huffman | Stanley Lowenbraun | 1-1/16 | 1:44.32 | |
| 1991 | Shoot To Kill | 3 | Not found | Linda L. Rice | Not found | 1-1/16 | 1:43.54 | |
| 1990 | Home At Last | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | Carl Nafzger | Reineman Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:53.20 | |
| 1980 | 1989 - No Races | - | No Races | No Races | No Races | no races | 0:00.00 | |
| 1979 | Northern Prospect | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | 6-furlongs | 1:10.60 | |||
| 1978 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | |
| 1977 | Smashing Native | 3 | Donald Brumfield | 6-furlongs | 1:12.60 | |||
| 1975 | 1976 - No Races | - | No Races | No Races | No Races | no races | 0:00.00 | |
| 1974 | Real Supreme | 3 | M. Miceli | 6-furlongs | 1:09.20 | |||
Special Bonus
Paths to $5,500,000 Preakness Bonus:
1) win Holy Bull Stakes + win the Florida Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
2) win Fountain of Youth Stakes + win the Florida Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
3) win Robert B. Lewis Stakes + win the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
4) win San Felipe Stakes + win the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
5) win El Camino Real Derby + win the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
Paths to $550,000 XpressBet Bonus:
1) run in Holy Bull Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
2) run in Fountain of Youth Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
3) run in Robert B. Lewis Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
4) run in San Felipe Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
5) run in El Camino Real Derby + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
- Note: In 2011 Shackleford won for the $550,000 Xpressbet Bonus.
See also
References
External links
- February 21, 1990 New York Times article on the creation of the Preview Stakes
- The Holy Bull Stakes at Pedigree Query