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Inaugurated
  
1990

Surface
  
Dirt

Website
  
www.gulfstreampark.com

Location
  
Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

Distance
  
1 ⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs)

The Holy Bull Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Run in late January or early February, it is open to three-year-olds over a current distance of one and one-sixteenth miles. The Grade II event is part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby and currently has a $350,000 purse.

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Inaugurated in 1990 as the Preview Stakes, it was created as a replacement for the Flamingo Stakes that ceased to exist following the closure of Hialeah Park Race Track. In 1996, the Preview Stakes was renamed in honor of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame horse Holy Bull.

Since its inception, the race has been contested at various distances:

  • 1 mile : 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012
  •  1 1⁄16 miles : 1991-2004; 2013 to present
  •  1 1⁄8 miles : 1990, 2005–2006, 2009
  •  1 3⁄16 miles (9.5 furlongs) : 2008

    • This race was upgraded to a Grade II for its 2014 running.

    Records

    Speed record:

  •  1 1⁄16 miles - 1:41.62 - Go for Gin (1994) {most common distance}
  • 1-mile - 1:35.19 - Dialed In (2011)
  •  1 1⁄8 miles - 1:49.31 - Barbaro (2006)

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 3 - Nick Zito (1994, 1995, 2011)
  • 3 - Kiaran McLaughlin (2005, 2014, 2016)

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 5 - Jerry D. Bailey (1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998)

    • Special Bonus

    Paths to $5,500,000 Preakness Bonus:

    1. win Holy Bull Stakes + win the Florida Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    2. win Fountain of Youth Stakes + win the Florida Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    3. win Robert B. Lewis Stakes + win the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    4. win San Felipe Stakes + win the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    5. win El Camino Real Derby + win the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes

    Paths to $550,000 XpressBet Bonus:

    1. run in Holy Bull Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    2. run in Fountain of Youth Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    3. run in Robert B. Lewis Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    4. run in San Felipe Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    5. run in El Camino Real Derby + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
  • Note: In 2011 Shackleford won for the $550,000 Xpressbet Bonus.

    • References

    Holy Bull Stakes Wikipedia
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