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Delta Princess Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
2002

Distance
  
1 mile (8 furlongs)

Website
  
www.deltadowns.com

Surface
  
Dirt

Location
  
Delta Downs Vinton, Louisiana

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

The Delta Princess Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Delta Downs in Vinton, Louisiana. A Grade III event for the first time in 2008, it is raced in November. It is open to two-year-old fillies. It is contested in December over a distance of 1 mile (8 Furlongs) on dirt.

The race is held on the same day as the Delta Jackpot Stakes for two-year-old males.

The 2005 edition of the Delta Jackpot Stakes was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.

Records

Speed record:

  • 1:37.98 - Shane's Girlfriend (2016)

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 2 - Paco Lopez (2012, 2014)
  • 2 - Shaun Bridgmohan (2008, 2010)

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 2 - Steve Asmussen (2004, 2008)

    • Most wins by an owner:

  • No owner has won this race more than once.

    • References

    Delta Princess Stakes Wikipedia
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