The Suwannee River Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run at Gulfstream Park located in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Open to fillies and mares four-year-olds and up, the Grade III event is set at a distance of 9 furlongs or one and one eighth mile on the turf. The Suwannee River currently offers a purse of $125,000 and is run under allowance weight conditions. Prior to 2009, it was run as a Handicap

Suwannee River Stakes
Grade III race
LocationGulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida,
United States
Inaugurated1947
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
Websitewww.pimlico.com
Race information
Distance1+18 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualificationfillies and mares four-year-olds
Weight124 pounds with allowances[1]
PurseUS$125,000 (2021)

The race itself was named after Stephen Foster's song "Old Folks at Home" (known better by the name "Suwannee River"). It is now the state of Florida's state song.

The race was inaugurated in 1947. It was held as an overnight handicap between 1948 and 1950–1952. The race was not held in 1949. It was given grade-three status from 1973–1978 and again from 1982–present. The race had been run at six furlongs, seven furlongs, one mile, one and one sixteenth miles and its current distance of one and one eighth miles. The race itself has been so popular among trainers that the race has been run in two divisions many years and in three divisions in three separate years.[2]

Records

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Speed record:

  • 1-1/8 miles – 1:45.38 – Dickinson (2017)
  • 1-1/16 miles – 1:45.10 – Vigorous Lady (1991)
  • 1-mile – 1:34.60 – Jabot (1976)
  • 7 furlongs – 1:22.40- Airmans Guide (1961)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

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Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse
2022 Stolen Holiday 4 Junior Alvarado Claude R. McGaughey III Annette Allen 1+18 miles 1:34.32 $125,000
2021 Sweet Melania 4 John Velazquez Todd Pletcher Robert and Lawana Low 1+18 miles 1:34.19 $100,000
2020 Starship Jubilee 7 Luis Saez Kevin Attard Blue Heaven Farm 1+18 miles 1:47.54 $150,000
2019 Valedictorian 5 Tyler Gaffalione Kelly Breen Epic Racing 1+18 miles 1:50.12 $150,000
2018 Elysea's World 5 Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown Sheep Pond Part/All Pro Rac 1+18 miles 1:47.75 $150,000
2017 Dickinson 5 Paco Lopez Kiaran McLaughlin Godolphin Racing LLC 1+18 miles 1:45.38 $150,000
2016 Tammy the Torpedo 4 Joel Rosario Chad C. Brown Long Lake Stable/Beacon Hill 1+18 miles 1:48.28 $150,000
2015 Sandiva (IRE) 4 Javier Castellano Todd Pletcher Al Shaqab Racing 1+18 miles 1:47.31 $150,000
2014 Parranda 5 Jose Lezcano Rodolfo Garcia Lone Stable 1+18 miles 1:49.07 $150,000
2013 Channel Lady 5 Javier Castellano Claude McGaughey III Phipps Stable 1+18 miles 1:48.82 $150,000
2012 Snow Top Mountain 5 Jose Lezcano Thomas F. Proctor Barbara Hunter 1+18 miles 1:52.86 $150,000
2011 Cherokee Queen 6 Alex Solis Martin D. Wolfson Farnsworth Stables LLC 1+18 miles 1:46.62 $150,000
2010 Tottie 4 Jose Lezcano Chad C. Brown J. H. Richmond-Watson 1+18 miles 1:50.34 $125,000
2009 Lady Carlock 5 Jermaine Bridgmohan Carl Nafzger Bentley Smith 1+18 miles 1:47.65 $125,000
2008 La Dolce Vita 6 Kent Desormeaux Christophe Clement Ronchalon Stable 1+18 miles 1:46.64 $100,000
2007 Naissance Royale 5 Edgar Prado Christophe Clement Monceaux Stable 1+18 miles 1:46.58 $100,000
2006 Eyes on Eddy 4 Rafael Bejarano Paul J. McGee Ralls & Foster LLC 1+18 miles 1:49.56 $100,000
2005 Snowdrops 5 Edgar Prado Christophe Clement Howard G. Spinks 1+18 miles 1:46.40 $100,000
2004 Wishful Splendor 5 José Santos Sal Russo John B. Manganaro Jr. 1+18 miles 1:54.86 $100,000
2003 Amonita 5 Jean-Luc Samyn Christophe Clement Haras du Mezeray 1+18 miles 1:47.90 $100,000
2002 Snow Dance 4 Pat Day John T. Ward Jr. John C. Oxley 1+18 miles 1:49.04 $100,000
2001 Spook Express 3 Mike E. Smith Thomas Skiffington Jr. Kinloch Enterprises 1+18 miles 1:47.28 $60,000
2000 Pico Teneriffe 4 Jorge F. Chavez Todd A. Pletcher Melnyk Racing Stables 1+18 miles 1:47.83 $45,000
1999 Winfama 6 Richard Migliore Martin D. Wolfson Santa Cruz Ranch 1+18 miles 1:52.38 $45,000
1998 Seebe 4 Darci S. Rice Jonathan Sheppard Augustin Stable 1+18 miles 1:47.58 $45,000
1997 Golden Pond 4 Jerry D. Bailey Martin D. Wolfson David W. Hutson 1+18 miles 1:47.87 $45,000
1996 Class Kris 4 Pat Day James E. Picou Fred W. Hooper 1+18 miles 1:49.17 $45,000
1995 Cox Orange 5 Jerry D. Bailey Christophe Clement Sheikh Mohammed 1+18 miles 1:47.43 $45,000
1994 Marshua's River 7 José A. Santos David M. Carroll James T. Gottwald 1+18 miles 1:46.68 $45000
1993 Via Borghese 4 Jerry D. Bailey Angel Penna Jr. Malcolm E. Parrish 1+18 miles 1:48.22 $40230
1992 Julie La Rousse 4 Jerry D. Bailey Angel Penna Jr. Malcolm E. Parrish 1+18 miles 1:48.48 $38,670
1991 Vigorous Lady 5 Michael A. Lee Joseph Bertolino Monarch Stable, Inc. 1+116 miles 1:45.10 $36,120
1990 Princess Mora 4 Miguel A. González Jose A. Mendez Fred Berens & Sol Garazi 1+116 miles 1:41.20 $38,970
1989 # Love You By Heart 4 Randy Romero John M. Veitch Daniel M. Galbreath 1+116 miles 1:41.60 $37,275
1989 # Fieldy 6 Craig Perret Thomas Skiffington Edward A. Seltzer 1+116 miles 1:41.60 $36,975
1988 # Go Honey Go 7 Julio Pezua Sonny Hine Scott C. Savin 1+116 miles 1:41.80 $38,490
1988 # Anka Germania 6 Craig Perret Thomas Skiffington Glencrest Farm 1+116 miles 1:41.80 $39,090
1987 # Fieldy (DH) 4 Randy Romero Thomas Skiffington Jr. Edward A. Seltzer 1+116 miles 1:44.20 $17,810
1987 # Fama (DH) 4 Craig Perret Angel Penna Sr. Jaime Rizo-Patron 1+116 miles 1:44.20 $17,810
1987 # Singular Bequest 4 Earlie Fires Larry Geiger Marcel Walder 1+116 miles 1:43.60 $26,415
1986 # Chesire Kitten 4 Jean-Luc Samyn Sonny Hine Scott C. Savin 1+116 miles 1:44.80 $30,990
1986 # Videogenic 4 Robbie Davis Gasper S. Moschera Albert Davis 1+116 miles 1:44.60 $30,960
1985 # Early Lunch 4 Walter Guerra James E. Bracken R. L. Bowen/T. M. Macioce 1 mile 1:35.60 $28,520
1985 # Sherizar 4 James McKnight Jim Newman Eloise McCoy 1 mile 1:36.40 $28,819
1985 # Burst of Colors 5 José A. Santos Gary P. Simms Krulik & Lewis 1 mile 1:35.60 $28,819
1984 Sulemeif 4 Jerry D. Bailey Harry Trotsek Ed Seltzer & Roy Gottlieb 1 mile 1:36.80 $39,330
1983 # Norsan 4 Jerry D. Bailey Carlos A. Garcia Gustave Ring 1 mile 1:38.20 $28.890
1983 # Syrianna 4 Jacinto Vásquez David A. Whiteley Pen-Y-Bryn Farm 7 furlongs 1:24.20 $27,390
1983 # Promising Native 4 Don MacBeth Ronnie G. Warren Ronnie G. Warren 7 furlongs 1:23.80 $27,060
1982 # Pine Flower 4 Craig Perret Paul V. Hartz S. G. Olsson 1 mile 1:35.40 $27,000
1982 # Teacher's Pet 5 Carlos Marquez Harry Trotsek Edward A. Seltzer 1 mile 1:35.20 $27,300
1981 # Honey Fox 4 Jean-Luc Samyn Flint S. Schulhofer Jerome M. Torsney 1 mile 1:38.20 $28,890
1981 # Exactly So 4 Jean-Luc Samyn Philip G. Johnson Robert G. Kluener 1 mile 1:35.80 $22,568
1980 # Ouro Verde 4 Ramon I. Encinas Angel Penna Sr. Daniel Wildenstein 1 mile 1:37.20 $18,870
1980 # Just A Game 4 Don Brumfield David A. Whiteley Peter M. Brant & H. Joseph Allen 1 mile 1:35.20 $18,870
1979 # Navajo Princess 5 Craig Perret Douglas Dodson Glen Oaks Farm 1 mile 1:35.20 $19,650
1979 # Calderina 4 Jeffrey Fell J. Bert Sonnier Owen Helman 1 mile 1:36.20 $19,200
1978 Lens Determined 4 Jean Cruguet Duke Davis Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Smith 1 mile 1:35.60 $19,260
1977 Bronze Point 4 Heriberto Arroyo Harry Trotsek Harold B. Noonan 7 furlongs 1:24.20 $21,390
1976 Jabot 4 Heliodoro Gustines Woody Stephens Claiborne Farm 1 mile 1:34.60 $21,330
1975 Deesse Du Val 4 Mike Hole Stephen A. DiMauro Joan C. Johnson 1 mile 1:35.40 $20,400
1974 Dove Creek Lady 4 Miguel A. Rivera Fred Nelson Margaret V. Dowd 1 mile 1:36.40 $21,960
1973 Ziba Blue 6 Mike Miceli Jake B. Dodson Audley Farm Stable 1 mile 1:35.80 $21,270
1972 # Irish Party 4 Robert Woodhouse Victor Morgan Robert Gasparri 1 mile 1:37.20 $16,470
1972 # Stay Out Front 6 Jacinto Vásquez Jerome J. Sarner Jr. Dorothy De Vries 1 mile 1:37.20 $16,620
1971 # Delta Sal 5 Walter Blum Donald H. Divine W. L. Lyons Brown 1 mile 1:35.60 $15,690
1971 # Sign of the Times 4 Jacinto Vásquez Jerome J. Sarner Jr. Brown Villa Farm 1 mile 1:36.00 $15,990
1970 # Blue Rage 4 Mickey Solomone Ronnie G. Warren Russell Reineman 1 mile 1:43.20 $33,300
1970 # Starstrand 4 Don MacBeth James E. Koffman Karif L. Vangeloff 1 mile 1:43.60 $32,800
1969 Spire 5 Ray Broussard Mike Fogarty George R. Wallace 1 mile 1:39.40 $14,500
1968 Ludham 4 Kennard Knapp Frank I. Wright Happy Hill Farm 1+116 miles 1:41.80 $23,300
1967 Cologne 4 Leroy Moyers Frank H. Merrill Jr. Mrs. Romola Voynow 1+116 miles 1:47.00 $22,200
1966 Wild Note 4 Ray Broussard Douglas Dodson Mrs. Charles F. Parker 7 furlongs 1:22.80 $13,575
1965 Old Hat 6 Don Brumfield Charles C. Norman Stanley Conrad 7 furlongs 1:23.00 $12,775
1964 Smart Deb 4 Walter Blum Arnold N. Winick Russell Reineman 7 furlongs 1:23.00 $9,600
1963 Old Hat 4 Howard Grant Charles C. Norman Stanley Conrad 7 furlongs 1:23.00 $9,350
1962 Coup d'État 5 Bill Hartack Les Lear Les Lear 7 furlongs 1:23.40 $9,625
1961 Airmans Guide 4 Bill Hartack Burton B. Williams Hugh A. Grant Sr. 7 furlongs 1:22.40 $9,650
1960 Royal Native 4 Bill Hartack Kenny Noe Sr. William B. MacDonald Jr. 1+116 miles 1:42.00 $9,075
1959 Oil Rich 4 Johnny Sellers Walter A. Kelley Elmendorf Farm 1+116 miles 1:44.00 $9,600
1958 Rosewood 4 Charles Burr Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 1+116 miles 1:45.80 $17,425
1957 Estacion 4 William M. Cook Marion H. Van Berg Marion H. Van Berg 1+116 miles 1:42.40 $17,050
1956 Tremor 4 Bill Shoemaker Sunny Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1+116 miles 1:43.00 $10,505
1955 Queen Hopeful 4 John H. Adams Harry Trotsek Hasty House Farm 1+116 miles 1:43.60 $10,950
1954 Atalanta 6 Harrison B. Wilson Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable 1+116 miles 1:43.60 $10,650
1953 Sunny Dale 5 Kenneth Church Dwight Denham Buddah Stable 1+116 miles 1:44.60 $17,500
1952 Penson 6 Kenneth Church George S. Howell Mrs. William E. Snell 1+116 miles 1:44.60 $1,875
1951 Circus Clown 6 James Stout Thomas F. Root Sr. William J. Walden 6 furlongs 1:10.20 $4,750
1950 Theory 3 Eldon Nelson Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 6 furlongs 1:09.00 $3,250
1949 no race
1948 Buzfuz 6 Albert Snider Joe Rosen Sunshine Stable 6 furlongs 1:11.20 $8,200
1947 Ariel Song 4 Douglas Dodson Albert Dunne Bobanet Stable 7 furlongs 1:24.20 $4,100

A # designates that the race was run in multiple divisions that year.

References

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  1. ^ "Chart of the 2020 Suwannee River". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Gulfstream Park Media Guide (pdf)" (PDF). gulfstreampark.com. pp. 135–138. Retrieved 16 May 2020.