Puneet Varma (Editor)

Forward Gal Stakes

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Inaugurated
  
1981

Surface
  
Dirt

Distance
  
7 furlongs

Track
  
left-handed

Location
  
Gulfstream Park Hallandale, Florida, United States

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

The Forward Gal Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the end of January or early February at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The seven-furlong dirt event is open to three-year-old fillies. The race is a Grade II event with a current purse of $200,000 and is part of the Road to the Kentucky Oaks.

Contents

The race is named for Forward Gal, the American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 1970.

Records

Time record:

  • 1:21.76 - Glitter Woman (1997)

    • Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 - Hickory Tree Stable (1981 & 1982)
  • 2 - Edward P. Evans (1991 & 2001)

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 3 - Craig Perret (1985, 1988 & 1991)

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 3 - Woody Stephens (1981, 1982 & 1984)
  • 3 - D. Wayne Lukas (1989, 1991 & 1999)
  • 3 - Todd Pletcher (2012, 2013, 2014)

    • Special Bonus

    Paths to the $2,200,000 Black-Eyed Susan Bonus

    1. win Forward Gal Stakes + win Davona Dale Stakes + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
    2. win Las Virgenes Stakes + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
    3. win California Oaks + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
    4. win Portland Meadows Oaks + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes

    Paths to the $220,000 XpressBet Bonus

    1. run in Forward Gal Stakes + win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
    2. run in Davona Dale Stakes + win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
    3. run in Las Virgenes Stakes + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
    4. run in California Oaks + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
    5. run in Portland Meadows Oaks + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes

    References

    Forward Gal Stakes Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics