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Princess Rooney Stakes
Grade III race
LocationGulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States
Inaugurated1985 (at Calder Race Course as Princess Rooney Handicap )
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
WebsiteGulfstream Park
Race information
Distance7 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFillies & Mares, three-years-old and older
WeightBase weights with allowances:
Older: 126 lbs
3YOs: 122 lbs
Purse$220,000 (2024)
BonusesWinner receives automatic entry to the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint

The Princess Rooney Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged three and older over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt run annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

History

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The inaugural running of the event was on 10 August 1985 at Calder Race Course as the Princess Rooney Handicap.[1]

The event is named in honor for the U.S. Hall of Fame filly Princess Rooney, who won her first four starts at the Calder racetrack.[2]

The event was contested at a distance of seven furlongs until 1997.[3] The event was run at six furlongs from 1998 to 2015.[4]

In 1999, the event was upgraded to Grade III status by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association and carried a $300,000 purse.[3] Three years later the event was upgraded again to Grade II.[3] The event was a Grade I event from 2006 to 2014. The race was not run in 2014 due to changes in the racing schedule resulting from Gulfstream announcing their lease of the Calder Race Course property.[5]

In 2015, the race was run at Gulfstream for the first time as the Princess Rooney Stakes, as the conditions were changed from handicap to allowance weights. The race had also been downgraded to Grade II status.[3] The following year, the distance was increased back to the original 7 furlongs.[3]

In 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Gulfstream Park did not schedule the event in their updated and shortened spring-summer meeting.[3] The following year, the race became an invitational event.[3]

In April 2023 Gulfstream announced that the Princess Rooney, usually run in early July, would be moved to a new date at the beginning of October. As a consequence of the change, the American Graded Stakes Committee downgraded the race to Grade III status.[6]

The race is part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" series, with the winner receiving automatic entry to the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint.[7]

Records

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Speed record:

  • 7 furlongs: 1:21.68 - Curlin's Approval (2017)
  • 6 furlongs: 1:09.29 - Merry Meadow (2015)

Margins:

  • 6+3⁄4 lengths - Game Face (2009)

Most wins:

  • 2 - Classy Tricks (1986, 1987)
  • 2 - Magal (1991, 1992)
  • 2 - Gold Mover (2002, 2003)
  • 2 - Stormy Embrace (2018, 2019)
  • 2 - Ce Ce (2021, 2022)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 - Harry Katz (1986, 1987)
  • 2 - Dolares S. Tamargo (1991, 1992)
  • 2 - Edward P. Evans (2002, 2003)
  • 2 - Matalona Thoroughbreds (2018, 2019)
  • 2 - Bo Hirsch (2021, 2022)

Winners

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Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
At Gulfstream Park – Princess Rooney Stakes
2024 Soul of an Angel 5 Drayden Van Dyke Saffie Joseph Jr. C2 Racing Stable & Agave Racing Stable 7 furlongs 1:23.23 $210,000 III [8]
2023 Three Witches 4 Leonel Reyes Saffie Joseph Jr. e Five Racing Thoroughbreds 7 furlongs 1:22.89 $200,000 III [9]
2022 Ce Ce 6 Victor Espinoza Michael W. McCarthy Bo Hirsch 7 furlongs 1:22.20 $300,000 II [10]
2021 Ce Ce 5 Victor Espinoza Michael W. McCarthy Bo Hirsch 7 furlongs 1:21.94 $350,000 II [11]
2020 Race not held
2019 Stormy Embrace 5 Wilmer A. Garcia Kathleen O'Connell Matalona Thoroughbreds 7 furlongs 1:22.99 $250,000 II [12]
2018 Stormy Embrace 4 Wilmer A. Garcia Kathleen O'Connell Matalona Thoroughbreds 7 furlongs 1:21.81 $250,000 II [13]
2017 Curlin's Approval 4 Luis Saez Martin D. Wolfson Alter's Racing Stable & Bridlewood Farm 7 furlongs 1:21.68 $250,000 II [14]
2016 Spelling Again 5 Luis Saez Brad H. Cox Seajay Racing 7 furlongs 1:22.09 $250,000 II [15]
2015 Merry Meadow 5 Javier Castellano Mark A. Hennig William Parsons Jr. & David S. Howe 6 furlongs 1:09.29 $250,000 II [16]
2014 Race not held
At Calder Racetrack – Princess Rooney Handicap
2013 Starship Truffles 4 Edgard J. Zayas Martin D. Wolfson Chasing Tails Stables 6 furlongs 1:10.57 $350,000 I [17]
2012 Musical Romance 5 Juan Leyva William A. Kaplan William A. Kaplan & Pinnacle Racing Stable (Adam Lazarus, managing partner) 6 furlongs 1:10.92 $400,000 I [18]
2011 Sassy Image 4 Mike E. Smith Dale L. Romans Jerry Romans 6 furlongs 1:11.61 $350,000 I [19]
2010 Jessica Is Back 6 Elvis Trujillo Martin D. Wolfson Farnsworth Stables 6 furlongs 1:11.48 $350,000 I [20]
2009 Game Face 4 Edgar S. Prado Todd A. Pletcher Zabeel Racing International 6 furlongs 1:10.74 $350,000 I [21]
2008 Mistical Plan 4 Corey Nakatani Doug F. O'Neill J. Paul Reddam 6 furlongs 1:10.76 $400,000 I [22]
2007 River's Prayer 4 Clinton L. Potts Paula S. Capestro Paula S. Capestro, Bantry Farms & Martin Racing Stable 6 furlongs 1:10.66 $500,000 I [23]
2006 Malibu Mint 4 Josue Arce James R. Chapman John & Martha Mulholland 6 furlongs 1:10.02 $500,000 I [24]
2005 Madcap Escapade 4 Jerry D. Bailey Frank L. Brothers Bruce Lunsford 6 furlongs 1:09.93 $500,000 II [25]
2004 Ema Bovary (CHI) 5 Roberto M. Gonzalez Larry D. Ross Richard T. Beal Jr. & Lana Ramsey-Borg 6 furlongs 1:10.81 $500,000 II [26]
2003 Gold Mover 5 Jerry D. Bailey Mark A. Hennig Edward P. Evans 6 furlongs 1:11.31 $500,000 II [27]
2002 Gold Mover 4 Jerry D. Bailey Mark A. Hennig Edward P. Evans 6 furlongs 1:10.21 $400,000 II [28]
2001 Dream Supreme 4 Pat Day William I. Mott Kinsman Stable 6 furlongs 1:10.48 $400,000 III [29]
2000 Hurricane Bertie 5 Pat Day Bernard S. Flint Richard, Bertram & Elaine Klein 6 furlongs 1:11.43 $400,000 III [30]
1999 Princess Pietrina 5 Rosemary Homeister Jr. Frank Carlisi Gemini Stables 6 furlongs 1:10.49 $300,000 III [31]
1998 U Can Do It 5 Eibar Coa Larry Pilotti Carina & Frank Marano 6 furlongs 1:10.12 $250,000 Listed [32]
1997 Vivace 4 Randy Romero Cam Gambolati Post Oak Farm 6 furlongs 1:10.94 $250,000 Listed [33]
1996 Chaposa Springs 4 Laffit Pincay Jr. Martin D. Wolfson Suresh Chintamaneni 7 furlongs 1:23.40 $100,000 Listed [34]
1995 Miss Gibson County 4 Gary Boulanger Martin D. Wolfson Michael E. Pegram 7 furlongs 1:23.18 $100,000 Listed [35]
1994 Roamin Rachel 4 Wigberto S. Ramos Claude R. McGaughey III Tri Honors Stable 7 furlongs 1:24.01 $100,000 Listed [36]
1993 Lady Sonata 4 Michael Andre Lee Oliver E. Edwards V E J Stables 7 furlongs 1:23.00 $50,000 Listed [37]
1992 Magal 5 Ruben Hernandez Raymond Tamargo Dolares S. Tamargo 7 furlongs 1:23.60 $50,000 Listed [38]
1991 Magal 4 Ruben Hernandez Raymond Tamargo Dolares S. Tamargo 7 furlongs 1:24.62 $54,250 Listed [39]
1990 Sweet Proud Polly 3 Pedro A. Rodriguez Ronald J. Sarazin Mrs. Eric H. Cocks 7 furlongs 1:25.00 $53,400 [40]
1989 Ana T. 4 Robert Neal Lester George Julian Holly Rincon 7 furlongs 1:24.80 $81,650 [41]
1988 Spirit of Fighter 5 Odin J. Londono Daniel C. Hurtak Dennis Punches & Dan Hurtak 7 furlongs 1:24.60 $54,250 [42]
1987 Classy Tricks 4 Marland C. Suckie Ron A. Felix Harry Katz & Sidney L. Port 7 furlongs 1:25.00 $53,400 [43]
1986 Classy Tricks 3 Robert Neal Lester Ron A. Felix Harry Katz 7 furlongs 1:25.00 $45,550 [44]
1985 Birdie Belle 4 J. A. Santiago Leo Sierra Cuardra Santa Rita 7 furlongs 1:24.40 $55,400 [1]

See also

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References

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