The Fred W. Hooper Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for four years olds and older at the distance of one mile on the dirt held annually in January at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently[when?] carries a purse of $150,000.
Grade III race | |
Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1986 (at Calder Race Track as Tropical Park Handicap) |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Sponsor | Hill 'n' Dale Farms (since 2022) |
Website | Gulfstream Park |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 Mile |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Four-year-olds and older |
Weight | 124 lbs. with allowances |
Purse | $150,000 (since 2019)[1] |
History
editIt was inaugurated on 7 January 1986 as the Tropical Park Handicap and was run at Calder Race Course on turf at a distance of "about" 1+1⁄8 miles.
In 1987, it was switched to dirt and set at a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles. The race was run twice in 1988, the first time at a distance of 1+1⁄4 miles in March, the second time in December at a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles.[1] Creme Fraiche won both editions, the first in track record time.[2] The race remained at a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles until 2015 when it was shortened to one mile.
The event was upgraded to Grade III in 1992.[1]
In 1997, the race was renamed in honor of the prominent Thoroughbred owner/breeder, Fred W. Hooper, who operated Circle H Farm, a horse breeding operation in Ocala, Florida. The race was not run in 2014, after which it was transferred to Gulfstream Park.
The event is run as part of the undercard for the Pegasus World Cup.[3]
Records
editSpeed record:
- 1 mile – 1:33.53 Tommy Macho (2016)
- 1+1⁄8 miles – 1:50.53 The Judge Sez Who
Most wins:
- 2 – Creme Fraiche (1988, 1988)
- 2 – Csaba (2012, 2013)
- 2 – Tommy Macho (2016, 2018)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 6 – Luis Saez (2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 – Nick Zito (2004, 2005, 2006)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Brushwood Stable (1988, 1988)
- 2 – Robert V. LaPenta (2004, 2005)
- 2 – Bruce Hollander & Cary Shapoff (2012, 2013)
- 2 – Paul P. Pompa Jr. (2016, 2018)
Winners
editYear | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
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At Gulfstream Park – Fred W. Hooper Stakes | ||||||||||
2023 | Tumbarumba | 4 | Luis Saez | Brian Lynch | Amerman Racing | 1 mile | 1:36.45 | $150,000 | III | [4] |
2023 | Endorsed | 7 | Luis Saez | Michael J. Maker | Mark D. Breen | 1 mile | 1:35.67 | $150,000 | III | [5] |
2022 | Speaker's Corner | 4 | Junior Alvarado | William I. Mott | Godolphin Racing | 1 mile | 1:35.26 | $150,000 | III | [6] |
2021 | Performer | 5 | Joel Rosario | Claude R. McGaughey III | Phipps Stable and Claiborne Farm | 1 mile | 1:35.49 | $150,000 | III | [7] |
2020 | Phat Man | 6 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | J. Kent Sweezey | Marianne Stribling, Force Five Racing & Two Rivers Racing Stable | 1 mile | 1:35.95 | $150,000 | III | [8] |
2019 | Aztec Sense | 6 | Emisael Jaramillo | Jorge Navarro | Joseph E. Besecker | 1 mile | 1:36.22 | $150,000 | III | [9] |
2018 | Tommy Macho | 6 | Luis Saez | Todd A. Pletcher | Paul P. Pompa Jr. | 1 mile | 1:36.10 | $175,000 | III | [10] |
2017 | Bird Song | 4 | Julien R. Leparoux | Ian R. Wilkes | Marylou Whitney Stables | 1 mile | 1:36.07 | $100,000 | III | [11] |
2016 | Tommy Macho | 4 | Luis Saez | Todd A. Pletcher | Paul P. Pompa Jr. & J Stables | 1 mile | 1:33.53 | $100,000 | III | [12] |
2015 | Valid | 5 | Paco Lopez | Marcus J. Vitali | Crossed Sabres Farm | 1 mile | 1:36.35 | $100,000 | III | [13] |
2014 | Race not held | |||||||||
At Calder Race Track– Fred W. Hooper Handicap | ||||||||||
2013 | Csaba | 4 | Luis Saez | Philip A. Gleaves | Bruce Hollander & Cary Shapoff | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:52.93 | $100,000 | III | [14] |
2012 | Csaba | 3 | Luis Saez | Philip A. Gleaves | Bruce Hollander & Cary Shapoff | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:52.93 | $100,000 | III | Dead heat[15] |
Ducduc | 6 | Orlando Bocachica | Shivananda Parbhoo | Shivananda Racing | ||||||
2011 | Jimanator | 5 | Joe Bravo | Michael J. Trombetta | Three Diamonds Farm | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:53.56 | $100,000 | III | [16] |
2010 | Tackleberry | 3 | Javier Santiago | Luis Olivares | Luis Olivares | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:54.42 | $100,000 | III | [17] |
2009 | Race not held | |||||||||
2008 | Finallymadeit | 4 | Eduardo O. Nunez | Javier Negrete | Rolbea Thoroughbred Racing | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:53.75 | $100,000 | III | [18] |
2007 | Electrify | 4 | Elvis Trujillo | Edward Plesa Jr. | Padua Stables | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:52.56 | $100,000 | III | [19] |
2006 | Hesanoldsalt | 3 | Rafael Bejarano | Nicholas P. Zito | Live Oak Plantation | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:51.87 | $100,000 | III | [20] |
2005 | § Andromeda's Hero | 3 | Rafael Bejarano | Nicholas P. Zito | Robert V. LaPenta | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:53.46 | $100,000 | III | [21] |
2004 | Pies Prospect | 3 | Edgar S. Prado | Nicholas P. Zito | Robert V. LaPenta | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.74 | $100,000 | III | [22] |
2003 | Predawn Raid | 4 | Jorge F. Chavez | Bennie F. Stutts Jr. | Mount Joy Stables | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:52.47 | $100,000 | III | [23] |
2002 | The Judge Sez Who | 3 | Cornelio Velasquez | Milton W. Wolfson | Sez Who Racing | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.53 | $100,000 | III | [24] |
2001 | Kiss a Native | 4 | Cornelio Velasquez | William P. White | John A. Franks | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:51.05 | $100,000 | III | [25] |
2000 | American Halo | 4 | Charleen Hunt | Angel M. Medina | Jose G. Paparoni | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:51.68 | $100,000 | III | [26] |
1999 | Dancing Guy | 4 | Jose C. Ferrer | Newcomb Green | Frances Green | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.83 | $100,000 | III | [27] |
1998 | Wicapi | 6 | Joe Bravo | Joseph G. Calascibetta | Acclaimed Racing Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:52.00 | $100,000 | III | [28] |
1997 | Shrike | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | Martin D. Wolfson | Peachtree Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:51.40 | $100,000 | III | [29] |
Tropical Park Handicap | ||||||||||
1996 | Cimarron Secret | 5 | Jose A. Velez Jr. | James E. Hartley | Francis C. McDonnell | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:52.60 | $100,000 | III | [30] |
1995 | Bound by Honor | 4 | Julie Krone | Carl A. Nafzger | Phillips Racing Partnership | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:51.80 | $100,000 | III | [31] |
1994 | Halo's Image | 3 | Gary Boulanger | Happy Alter | A. I. Appleton & Alter's Racing Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:51.40 | $100,000 | III | December[32] |
Take Me Out | 6 | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | Carl F. Pollard & Warner L. Jones Jr. | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:51.80 | $100,000 | III | January[33] | |
1993 | Barkerville | 5 | Randy Romero | Frank L. Brothers | Darley Stud | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:52.40 | $75,000 | III | [34] |
1992 | Classic Seven | 4 | Carlos E. Lopez Sr. | Thomas M. Cairns | John O. Berry | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:53.00 | $171,600 | III | [35] |
1991 | Race not held | |||||||||
1990 | Public Account | 5 | Heberto Castillo Jr. | George Gianos | S. Young Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:52.60 | $83,100 | [36] | |
1989 | Primal | 4 | Jose A. Velez Jr. | James E. Bracken | Tartan Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:51.60 | $111,600 | [37] | |
1988 | Creme Fraiche | 6 | Walter Guerra | Woodford C. Stephens | Brushwood Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:51.80 | $109,900 | December[38] | |
Creme Fraiche | 6 | Angel Cordero Jr. | Woodford C. Stephens | Brushwood Stable | 1+1⁄4 miles | 2:05.80 | $219,600 | March[39] | ||
Tropical Park Budweiser Breeders' Cup | ||||||||||
1987 | Arctic Honeymoon | 4 | Craig Perret | Luis Olivares | Beverly Green | 1+3⁄16 miles | 1:59.60 | $143,000 | [40] | |
Tropical Park Handicap | ||||||||||
1986 | Racing Star | 4 | Earlie Fires | Manuel A. Estevez | Five Star Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:45.20 | $50,510 | December[41] | |
Uptown Swell | 4 | Walter Guerra | Richard J. Lundy | Virginia Kraft Payson | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:53.20 | $56,350 | January[42] |
Legend:
Turf
Dirt
Notes:
§ Ran as an entry
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Stakes profile". Equibase. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Creme Fraiche rises back to the top". Sun-Sentinel. 18 December 1988. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Caldwell, Jennifer (24 January 2018). "Competitive fields assembled for Fred W. Hooper, Hurricane Bertie on Pegasus undercard". Brisnet. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "2024 Fred W. Hooper Stakes Grade 3 - (race 11)". Equibase. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "2023 Fred W. Hooper Stakes Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "2022 Fred W. Hooper Stakes Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "2021 Fred W. Hooper Stakes Grade 3 - (race 4)". Equibase. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "2020 Fred W. Hooper Stakes Grade 3 - (race 7)". Equibase. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "2019 Fred W. Hooper Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "2018 Fred W. Hooper Stakes Grade 3 - (race 7)". Equibase. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "2017 Fred W. Hooper Stakes Grade 3 - (race 5)". Equibase. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "2016 Fred W. Hooper Stakes Grade 3 - (race 5)". Equibase. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "2015 Fred W. Hooper Stakes Grade 3 - (race 11)". Equibase. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "2013 Fred W. Hooper Handicap Grade 3 - (race 7)". Equibase. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "2012 (Nov) Fred W. Hooper Handicap Grade 3 - (race 11)". Equibase. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "2011 Fred W. Hooper Handicap Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "2010 Fred W. Hooper Handicap Grade 3 - (race 11)". Equibase. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "2008 Fred W. Hooper Handicap Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 13 December 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "2007 Fred W. Hooper Handicap Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "2006 Fred W. Hooper Handicap Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 16 December 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "2005 Fred W. Hooper Handicap Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 17 December 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "2004 Fred W. Hooper Handicap Grade 3 - (race 12)". Equibase. 18 December 2004. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "2003 Fred W. Hooper Handicap Grade 3 - (race 12)". Equibase. 27 December 2003. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "2002 Fred W. Hooper Handicap Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 28 December 2002. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "2001 Fred W. Hooper Handicap Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 29 December 2001. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "2000 Fred W. Hooper Handicap Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 30 December 2000. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "1999 Fred W. Hooper Handicap Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 31 December 1999. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "1998 Fred W. Hooper Handicap Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 31 December 1998. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "1997 Fred W. Hooper Handicap Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 31 December 1997. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "1996 Tropical Park Handicap Grade 3 - (race 11)". Equibase. 31 December 1996. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "1995 Tropical Park Handicap Grade 3 - (race 11)". Equibase. 30 December 1995. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "1994 (Dec) Tropical Park Handicap Grade 3 - (race 11)". Equibase. 26 December 1994. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "1994 (Jan) Tropical Park Handicap Grade 3 - (race 11)". Equibase. 1 January 1994. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "1993 Tropical Park Handicap Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 2 January 1993. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "1992 Tropical Park Handicap Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 5 April 1992. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Spencer, Clark (31 December 1990). "It's 'Account' by a neck at Calder (1990 Tropical Park Handicap – race 8: held 30 December 1990)". The Miami Herald. p. 126. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ LaBelle, Fran (1 January 1990). "Primal defeats Big Stanley in Tropical Park Handicap (1989 Tropical Park Handicap – race 10: held 31 December 1989)". The Miami Herald. p. 54. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Evans, Dick (18 December 1988). "Creme Fraiche rallies - Lasix helps gelding wins Tropical Park 'Cap (1988 Tropical Park Handicap – race 10: held 17 December 1988)". The Miami Herald. p. 64. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Evans, Dick (27 March 1988). "'Creme' nip Cryptoclearance (1988 Tropical Park Handicap – race 8: held 26 March 1988)". The Miami Herald. p. 51. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Joseph, Dave (4 January 1987). "Smile frowns as 'Honeymoon' takes upset (1987 Tropical Park Budweiser Breeders' Cup – race 8: held 3 January 1987)". Fort Lauderdale News. p. 64. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Longshot wins Tropical Park Handicap (1986 (Dec.) Tropical Park Handicap – race 8: held 14 December 1986)". The Palm Beach Post. The Associated Press. 4 January 1986. p. 25. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Tropical at Calder Charts (1986 (Jan.) Tropical Park Handicap – race 7: held 7 January 1986)". The Miami Herald. 8 January 1986. p. 112. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
External links
edit- 2021–22 Gulfstream Park Media Guide Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine