The Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap is an American

United States

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 Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...

 run annually in early February at Gulfstream Park

Gulfstream Park

Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino is a racetrack and county-approved racino in Hallandale Beach, Florida, in the United States. During its annual meet, which spans December through April, it is one of the most important venues for horse racing in America....

 in Hallandale Beach, Florida

Hallandale Beach, Florida

Hallandale Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is named after Luther Halland, a worker for Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,113...

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A Grade I

Graded stakes race

A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...

 event open to horses 4 years of age and older, the race is now run at a distance of one and one-eighths miles (9 furlong

Furlong

A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....

s) on the turf

Grass

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 and offers a purse of $300,000 added.

From 1986 through 1990, the race was run at a distance of 1 1/16 miles. From 1991 through 2008 the distance was lengthened considerably to 11 furlongs, or 1 3/8 miles. In 2009, the distance was reduced by two furlongs to 9.

Records

Time record: (at current distance of 1⅜ miles)

• 2:10.73 - Yagli
  Yagli (horse)
  Yagli is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred and raced by prominent horseman and CEO of Gulfstream Aerospace Allen Paulson who also owned U.S...
  
   (1999)

Most wins:

• 2 - Einstein (2006, 2008)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Allen E. Paulson
  Allen E. Paulson
  Allen Eugene Paulson was an American aviation entrepreneur, philanthropist, thoroughbred racehorse breeder and owner, and a self-made multi-millionaire.-Business career in aviation:Born in Clinton, Iowa, Allen E...
  
   (1998, 1999)
• 2 - The Thoroughbred Corp.
  The Thoroughbred Corp.
  The Thoroughbred Corporation is a Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding operation established in 1994 by principal partner Prince Ahmed bin Salman of the Saudi Arabian royal family...
  
   (2000, 2001)

Most wins by a jockey

Jockey

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• 7 - Jerry Bailey (1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003)

Most wins by a trainer

Horse trainer

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:

• 5 - William I. Mott (1993, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001)

Winners of the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap since 1986

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance (Miles)	Time	Purse	Grade
2011	Teaks North	4	Jose Valdivia, Jr. Jose Valdivia, Jr. Jose Valdivia, Jr. is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The son of a top South American jockey, he is the nephew of retired jockey Fernando Toro and trainer, Juan Suarez. He and his family moved to the United States in 1989 and settled in the West Palm Beach, Florida area where his...	Justin Sallusto	Jules Boutelle	1-1/8	1:46.39	$300,000	I
2010	Court Vision	5	Robby Albarado Robby Albarado Robby J. Albarado is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 12 at bush tracks in his native Louisiana and after turning professional, earned his first win at Evangeline Downs in 1990...	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	IEAH IEAH Stables IEAH Stables operates a thoroughbred horse racing stable in the United States. It is based in Garden City, New York.IEAH was formed in 2003 by Michael Iavarone, Michael Sherack and Richard Schiavo. Current IEAH employees include Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens as a bloodstock agent and Mike...  Resolute Group/WinStar Farm WinStar Farm WinStar Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farm near Versailles, Kentucky. Formerly known as Prestonwood Farm, it was owned by Houston, Texas oilmen Jack, Art, and J. R...	1-1/8	1:46.84	$250,000	I
2009	Kip Deville Kip Deville Kip Deville was an American Thoroughbred racehorse whose most important win came at age four in the 2007 Breeders' Cup Mile. Bred in Oklahoma by Dr...	6	Cornelio Velasquez Cornelio Velásquez Cornelio H. Velásquez is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He was introduced to horse racing at age fifteen by trainer Carlos Salazar Guardia in his native Panama and enrolled in the national jockey school...	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	IEAH Stables IEAH Stables IEAH Stables operates a thoroughbred horse racing stable in the United States. It is based in Garden City, New York.IEAH was formed in 2003 by Michael Iavarone, Michael Sherack and Richard Schiavo. Current IEAH employees include Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens as a bloodstock agent and Mike...  et al.	1-1/8	1:45.70	$250,000	I
2008	Einstein Einstein (horse) Einstein is a Thoroughbred racehorse competing in the United States. Bred by Fazenda Mondesir, he was sired by the 1985 American Horse of the Year, Spend A Buck. His dam, Gay Charm, was the 1988 Brazilian Champion Three-Year-Old Filly...	6	Jose Lezcano Jose Lezcano Jose Lezcano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He rides in New York in the spring, summer and fall and spends the winter in Florida. His big break came in 2008 when he won a Breeders' Cup race....	Helen Pitts Helen Pitts-Blasi Helen Pitts-Blasi is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses.Born on a farm, Helen Pitts' parents were both involved in steeplechase racing. She rode ponies and horses from the time she was a young girl, competing in such things as steeplechase racing, pony racing, and fox hunting...	Midnight Cry Stables	1-3/8	2:12.87	$250,000	I
2007	Jambalaya Jambalaya (horse) Jambalaya is a Canadian Thoroughbred gelding racehorse. He was sired by Langfuhr, a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee...	5	Javier Castellano Javier Castellano Javier Castellano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Castellano began his riding career in his native Venezuela in 1996 and in June 1997 moved to the United States where rode at race tracks in southern Florida until 2001 when he moved to race on the New York State racing circuit.In...	Catherine Day Phillips	Todd & C. D. Phillips	1-3/8	2:12.28	$300,000	I
2006	Einstein Einstein (horse) Einstein is a Thoroughbred racehorse competing in the United States. Bred by Fazenda Mondesir, he was sired by the 1985 American Horse of the Year, Spend A Buck. His dam, Gay Charm, was the 1988 Brazilian Champion Three-Year-Old Filly...	4	Rafael Bejarano	Helen Pitts Helen Pitts-Blasi Helen Pitts-Blasi is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses.Born on a farm, Helen Pitts' parents were both involved in steeplechase racing. She rode ponies and horses from the time she was a young girl, competing in such things as steeplechase racing, pony racing, and fox hunting...	Midnight Cry Stables	1-7/16	2:23.91	$150,000	I
2005	Prince Arch	4	Brice Blanc Brice Blanc Brice Blanc is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Blanc attended a jockey's apprentice school in his native France then, encouraged by trainer Ben Cecil, in October 1993 emigrated to the United States where he settled in Southern California and began racing at area tracks...	Kenneth McPeek Kenneth McPeek Kenneth G. McPeek is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Kenneth G. McPeek was born August 2, 1962 in Fort Chaffee, Arkansas and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. He graduated from Tates Creek High School and then the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration...	Ray Cottrell, Sr.	1-3/8	2:11.44	$250,000	I
2004	Hard Buck	5	Edgar Prado	Kenneth McPeek Kenneth McPeek Kenneth G. McPeek is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Kenneth G. McPeek was born August 2, 1962 in Fort Chaffee, Arkansas and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. He graduated from Tates Creek High School and then the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration...	Team Victory I	1-3/8	2:11.56	$150,000	I
2003	Man from Wicklow	6	Jerry Bailey	Richard Violette, Jr.	R. A. Violette, Jr. et al.	1-3/8	2:11.62	$200,000	I
2002	Cetewayo	8	Cornelio Velasquez Cornelio Velásquez Cornelio H. Velásquez is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He was introduced to horse racing at age fifteen by trainer Carlos Salazar Guardia in his native Panama and enrolled in the national jockey school...	Michael Dickinson	John A. Chandler	1-3/8	2:17.44	$200,000	I
2001	Subtle Power	4	Pat Day Pat Day Patrick Alan "Pat" Day is an American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991...	William I. Mott	The Thoroughbred Corp. The Thoroughbred Corp. The Thoroughbred Corporation is a Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding operation established in 1994 by principal partner Prince Ahmed bin Salman of the Saudi Arabian royal family...	1-3/8	2:13.50	$100,000	I
2000	Royal Anthem Royal Anthem (horse) Royal Anthem is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire bred in the United States.-Background:A son of Theatrical, Royal Anthem's grandsire was Nureyev and his damsire was U.S...	5	Jerry Bailey	William I. Mott	The Thoroughbred Corp. The Thoroughbred Corp. The Thoroughbred Corporation is a Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding operation established in 1994 by principal partner Prince Ahmed bin Salman of the Saudi Arabian royal family...	1-3/8	2:11.34	$200,000	I
1999	Yagli Yagli (horse) Yagli is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred and raced by prominent horseman and CEO of Gulfstream Aerospace Allen Paulson who also owned U.S...	6	Jerry Bailey	William I. Mott	Allen E. Paulson Allen E. Paulson Allen Eugene Paulson was an American aviation entrepreneur, philanthropist, thoroughbred racehorse breeder and owner, and a self-made multi-millionaire.-Business career in aviation:Born in Clinton, Iowa, Allen E...	1-3/8	2:10.73	$200,000	I
1998	Flag Down	8	Jose Santos	Christophe Clement Christophe Clement Christophe Clement is a Thoroughbred horse trainer in the United States.- Racing background :Christophe Clement initially acquired his training skills from father Miguel, a leading trainer in France, Christophe later worked for the prominent French racing family of trainer Alec Head...	Allen E. Paulson Allen E. Paulson Allen Eugene Paulson was an American aviation entrepreneur, philanthropist, thoroughbred racehorse breeder and owner, and a self-made multi-millionaire.-Business career in aviation:Born in Clinton, Iowa, Allen E...	1-3/8	2:12.59	$200,000	I
1997	Lassigny	6	Jerry Bailey	William I. Mott	Prince Sultan al Kabeer	1-3/8	2:11.33	$170,000	I
1996	Celtic Arms Celtic Arms Celtic Arms was a Thoroughbred racehorse who competed successfully in both France and the United States. Bred by Georges Wegliszewski, he was out of the mare Amour Celtique, a daughter of American horse Northfields, winner of the Hawthorne and Louisiana Derbys...	5	Mike E. Smith	Rodney Rash Rodney Rash Rodney R. Rash was an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses.Born in Frederick, Maryland, Rash grew up on a dairy farm and was exposed to the sights and sounds of Thoroughbred horse racing when he helped his father deliver hay to horse farms and racetracks...	Gary A. Tanaka	1-3/8	2:13.90	$170,000	I
1995	Misil	7	Jose Santos	Vittorio Caruso	Scuderia Laghi	1-3/8	2:12.41	$160,000	I
1994	Strolling Along	4	Jerry Bailey	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps Ogden Phipps Ogden Phipps was an American stockbroker, court tennis champion and Hall of Fame member, thoroughbred horse racing executive and owner/breeder, and an art collector and philanthropist...	1-1/4	2:05.01	$160,000	I
1993	Stagecraft	6	Jerry Bailey	William I. Mott	Sheikh Mohammed	1-3/8	2:13.24	$160,000	I
1992	Passagere du Soir	5	Jerry Bailey	Christophe Clement Christophe Clement Christophe Clement is a Thoroughbred horse trainer in the United States.- Racing background :Christophe Clement initially acquired his training skills from father Miguel, a leading trainer in France, Christophe later worked for the prominent French racing family of trainer Alec Head...	Paul de Moussac	1-3/8	2:15.71	$160,000	I
1991	Shy Tom	5	Craig Perret Craig Perret Craig Perret is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding horses at age five and by seven was riding quarter horses in match races...	D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S...	William T. Young William T. Young William T. Young was an American businessman and major owner of thoroughbred racehorses.William T. Young attended the University of Kentucky where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Young graduated with high distinction in 1939 with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical...	1-3/8	2:14.70	$160,000	I
1990	Youmadeyourpoint	4	Douglas Valiente	Eugene Navarro	Stanley M. Ersoff	1-1/16	1:39.60	$160,000	II
1989	Equalize	7	Jose Santos	Angel Penna, Sr. Angel Penna, Sr. Angel A. Penna, Sr. was an Argentine-born U. S. Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. Penna was an international trainer who worked and raced on three continents...	A. J. Menditeguy Stable	1-1/16	1:41.20	$160,000
1988	Salem Drive	6	Gene St. Leon Gene St. Leon Gene St. Leon is a retired Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.In 1971 he was among the recipients of the newly created Eclipse Award program when he was voted that year's Outstanding Apprentice Jockey. He was inducted in Calder Race Course Hall of Fame in 1995...	Tom Skiffington, Jr.	Virginia Kraft Payson	1-1/16	1:40.60	$160,000
1987	Bolshoi Boy	4	Randy Romero Randy Romero Randy Paul Romero is a Hall of Fame jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing, Born into a family involved with horses, his father Lloyd J...	Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher (born c. 1935 in Miami, Florida is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. A journalism graduate from the University of Florida, he began his career training Thoroughbreds in 1961. Among his numerous important wins, Tesher won the 1986...	A. Belford/J. Greathouse, Jr.	1-1/16	1:44.60	$135,000
1986	Sondrio	5	Jose Santos	Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher (born c. 1935 in Miami, Florida is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. A journalism graduate from the University of Florida, he began his career training Thoroughbreds in 1961. Among his numerous important wins, Tesher won the 1986...	Craig B. Singer	1-1/16	1:40.60	$135,000