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The Harlan's Holiday Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race open for three years old or older, over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on the dirt track held annually in December at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently carries a purse of $165,000.
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2011 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing - Dirt |
| Website | Gulfstream Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three year olds and older |
| Weight | Base weights with allowances: 4-year-olds and older: 126 lbs. 3-year-olds: 123 lbs. |
| Purse | $165,000 (2024) |
The race was inaugurated in 2011 [1] and named after the winning horse Harlan's Holiday[2] who won 9 races in his career including the Grade I Florida Derby and Grade I Donn Handicap.
The event has been run at the 1+1⁄16 miles distance since its inception.[1]
Speed record:
- 1:41.73 - River Seven (2013)
Margins:
- 5+1⁄4 lengths – Trickmeister (2011)
- Most wins by a jockey
- 4 - Luis Saez (2012, 2018, 2020, 2021)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 3 - Todd A. Pletcher (2014, 2016, 2021)
- Most wins by an owner
- No owner has won the event more than once
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rocket Can | 6 | Junior Alvarado | William I. Mott | Frank Fletcher Racing Operations | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.01 | $150,000 | III | [4] |
| 2023 | O'Connor (CHI) | 6 | Tyler Gaffalione | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Michael & Julia C. Iavarone & Fernando Vine Ode | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.80 | $150,000 | III | [5] |
| 2022 | Skippylongstocking | 3 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Daniel Alonso | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.76 | $150,000 | III | [6] |
| 2021 | Fearless | 5 | Luis Saez | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.19 | $150,000 | III | [7] |
| 2020 | Tax | 4 | Luis Saez | Danny Gargan | R. A. Hill Stable, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing & Hugh Lynch | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.15 | $100,000 | III | [8] |
| 2019 | War Story | 7 | Luis Saez | Elizabeth L. Dobles | Imaginary Stables & G. Ellis | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.45 | $100,000 | III | [9] |
| 2018 | Sir Anthony | 3 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Anthony Mitchell | Richard Otto Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.14 | $100,000 | III | [10] |
| 2017 | Fear The Cowboy | 5 | Javier Castellano | Efren Loza Jr. | Kathleen Amaya & Raffael Centofanti | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.23 | $100,000 | III | [11] |
| 2016 | Stanford | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Stonestreet Stables, S. Magnier, M.B. Tabor and D. Smith | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.10 | $100,000 | III | [12] |
| 2015 | Valid | 5 | Javier Castellano | Marcus J. Vitali | Crossed Sabres Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.27 | $100,000 | Listed | [13] |
| 2014 | Liam's Map | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Teresa Viola Racing Stables | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.51 | $100,000 | [14] | |
| 2013 | River Seven | 3 | Joseph Rocco Jr. | Nicholas Gonzalez | Tucci Stables | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.73 | $100,000 | [15] | |
| 2012 | Csaba | 3 | Luis Saez | Philip A. Gleaves | Bruce Hollander & Carl Shapoff | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.51 | $100,000 | Listed | [16] |
| 2011 | Trickmeister | 4 | Javier Castellano | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | Pegasus Holding Group Stables & IEAH Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.63 | $60,000 | [17] |
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