Inaugurated 1972 Distance 7 furlong sprint | Website www.gulfstreampark.com Surface Dirt | |
Location Gulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing | ||
The Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the second week of February at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. A Grade III event, it is open to horses, age four and up, willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt.
Inaugurated as the Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship, from 2003-2009 the race was run as the Richter Scale Sprint Handicap in honor the Grade I winner, Richter Scale. It was raced at six furlongs in 1987 and again in 1990. There was no race run in 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978-1980, and 1982.
This race was run at 6 1/2 furlongs in 2015 and 2016.
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 7 furlongs)
Most wins:
References
Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA