Holy Bull Stakes

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The Holy Bull Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three year old horses run over the distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt, held annually in January at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently carries a purse of $250,000.

History

The event was inaugurated on 7 April 1990 as the Preview Stakes over a distance of <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+18 miles,[1] and it was created as a replacement for the Flamingo Stakes that ceased to exist following the closure of Hialeah Park Race Track. The event was held three weeks after the Florida Derby and the winner Home At Last did not run in any of the Triple Crown Races.

In 1991 the distance was decreased to <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles and in 1992 the event was rescheduled to early February thus becoming a preparatory race for the Florida Derby.[2]

In 1995 the Preview Stakes was upgraded to a Grade III.[2] That same year Gulfstream Park scheduled an event in March in honor of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame horse Holy Bull who had won the Florida Derby in 1994.

The following year in 1996, Gulfstream Park replaced the Preview Stakes with the Holy Bull Stakes which assumed the classification of the event.[2]

In 2008 the event was scheduled in April after the Florida Derby and run over a distance of <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+316 miles.[3]

The event was upgraded to Grade II in 2014 and held this status until 2019.[4] The event was degraded to Grade III for 2020.[2]

The event has produced Classic winners. The 1994 winner Go for Gin won the Kentucky Derby. In 2006 Barbaro won the event for his fourth straight win continuing on to win the Florida Derby and the Kentucky Derby. In 2020 Tiz the Law also won the Florida Derby continuing on to win the Belmont Stakes when it was held in late June and was the first event in the Triple Crown series which was rescheduled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The event is part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby with qualification points given to the first four placegetters.

Records

Speed record:

  • <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles – 1:41.62 Go for Gin (1994)
  • 1 mile – 1:35.19 Dialed In (2011)
  • <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+18 miles – 1:49.31 Barbaro (2006)

Margins:

  • 8 lengths – Suave Prospect (1995)

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 – William J. Condren (1994, 1995)
  • 2 – Paul Braverman (2014, 2019)

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
Holy Bull Stakes
2024 Hades Paco Lopez Joseph Orseno D. J. Stable & Robert Cotran <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:46.07 $260,000 III [5]
2023 Rocket Can Junior Alvarado William I. Mott Frank Fletcher Racing Operations <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:44.97 $250,000 III [6]
2022 White Abarrio Tyler Gaffalione Saffie A. Joseph Jr. C2 Racing Stable & La Milagrosa Stable <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:42.80 $250,000 III [7]
2021 Greatest Honour Jose L. Ortiz Claude R. McGaughey III Courtlandt Farms <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:43.19 $200,000 III [8]
2020 Tiz the Law Manuel Franco Barclay Tagg Sackatoga Stable <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:42.04 $250,000 III [9]
2019 Harvey Wallbanger Brian Hernandez Jr. Kenneth G. McPeek Harold Lerner, AWC Stables, Nehoc Stables, Scott Akman & Paul Braverman <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:43.69 $350,000 II [10]
2018 Audible Javier Castellano Todd A. Pletcher WinStar Farm, China Horse Club & SF Racing <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1.41.92 $350,000 II [11]
2017 Irish War Cry Joel Rosario H. Graham Motion Isabelle de Tomaso <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:42.52 $350,000 II [12]
2016 Mohaymen Junior Alvarado Kiaran P. McLaughlin Shadwell Stables <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:42.07 $350,000 II [13]
2015 Upstart Jose L. Ortiz Richard A. Violette Jr. Ralph M. Evans <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:43.61 $400,000 II [14]
2014 Cairo Prince Luis Saez Kiaran P. McLaughlin Namcook Stables, Paul Braverman, Harvey A. Clarke & Craig W. Robertson III <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:42.16 $400,000 II [15]
2013 Itsmyluckyday Elvis Trujillo Edward Plesa Jr. Trilogy Stable & Laurie Plesa <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:41.81 $400,000 III [16]
2012 Algorithms Javier Castellano Todd A. Pletcher Starlight Racing 1 mile 1:36.17 $400,000 III [17]
2011 Dialed In Julien R. Leparoux Nicholas P. Zito Robert V. LaPenta 1 mile 1:35.19 $400,000 III [18]
2010 Winslow Homer Ramon A. Dominguez Anthony W. Dutrow Fox Hill Farms 1 mile 1:35.97 $150,000 III [19]
2009 Saratoga Sinner Julien R. Leparoux Eddie Kenneally Lally Stable <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+18 miles 1:51.45 $150,000 III [20]
2008 Hey Byrn Charles C. Lopez Edward Plesa Jr. Beatrice Oxenberg <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+316 miles 1:58.14 $150,000 III [21]
2007 Nobiz Like Shobiz Cornelio Velasquez Barclay Tagg Elizabeth J. Valando 1 mile 1:35.47 $150,000 III [22]
2006 Barbaro Edgar S. Prado Michael R. Matz Lael Stables <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+18 miles 1:49.31 $150,000 III [23]
2005 Closing Argument Cornelio Velasquez Kiaran P. McLaughlin Philip & Marcia Cohen <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+18 miles 1:50.14 $150,000 III [24]
2004 Second of June Cornelio Velasquez William J. Cesare Barbara Cesare <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:43.00 $100,000 III [25]
2003 Offlee Wild Mark Guidry Thomas Victor Smith Azalea Stables <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:43.00 $100,000 III [26]
2002 Booklet Eibar Coa John T. Ward Jr. John C. Oxley <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:46.16 $100,000 III [27]
2001 Radical Riley Eduardo O. Nunez James Hatchett Jacks or Better Farm <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:46.06 $100,000 III [28]
2000 Hal's Hope Roger I. Velez Harold J. Rose Harold J. Rose Trust <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:44.52 $100,000 III [29]
1999 Grits'n Hard Toast Robbie Davis Thomas Victor Smith Thomas Victor Smith & Robert A. Anderson <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:45.32 $100,000 III [30]
1998 Cape Town Jerry D. Bailey D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:44.15 $100,000 III [31]
1997 Arthur L. John R. Velazquez Luis Olivares Cobble View Stable <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:42.93 $100,000 III [32]
1996 Cobra King Chris McCarron Mike Puype Betty Biszantz <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:43.42 $75,000 III [33]
1995 Royal Mitch Robbie Davis Dennis W. Ebert Crown Stable <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:44.03 $50,000 [34]
Preview Stakes
1995 Suave Prospect Jerry D. Bailey Nicholas P. Zito William J. Condren & Michael H. Sherman <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:44.03 $75,000 III [35]
1994 Go for Gin Jerry D. Bailey Nicholas P. Zito William J. Condren & Joseph Cornacchia <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:41.62 $75,000 Listed [36]
1993 Pride of Burkaan Jerry D. Bailey Leo Azpurua Jr. R. Johnson & G. Murchison <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:44.74 $75,000 Listed [37]
1992 Waki Warrior Earlie Fires William G. Huffman Stanley Lowenbraun <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:44.32 $130,430 Listed [38]
1991 Shoot to Kill Wigberto S. Ramos Linda L. Rice Clyde D. Rice <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+116 miles 1:43.54 $200,000 Listed [39]
1990 Home At Last Jerry D. Bailey Carl A. Nafzger Russell L Reineman Stable <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+18 miles 1:53.20 $233,600 [40]

See also

List of American and Canadian Graded races

External links

References

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