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The Royal Delta Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are four years old or older, over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on the dirt held annually in February at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently carries a purse of $150,000.

History

The inaugural running of the event was on 17 February 1991 as the Sabin Breeders' Cup Handicap over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles and was won by Fit for a Queen who was ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey and trained by US Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey in a time of 1:42.50.[1]

The event was named in honor for Henryk de Kwiatkowski's multiple Grade I stakes-winning filly Sabin and winner of the 1984 Orchid Handicap at this track where this event is held. Born in 1980, she made 25 starts and won 18 of them.[2]

The event was classified as Grade III in 1994.[3] In 2009 the conditions of the event were changed to stakes allowances and the race was run as the Sabin Stakes.[3]

Royal Delta, winner of Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic in 2011 and 2012 won this race in 2013 easily by 5 lengths as the 2/5on favorite.[4] In 2015, Gulfstream Park renamed the race after the three-time Eclipse Award winner to the Royal Delta Stakes.[5]

This race was upgraded to a Grade II event for its 2014 running[3] but returned to Grade III status in 2018.[6]

The event has had numerous distance changes which can be viewed in the winner's table in the Winners section of this article.[3]

Records

Speed record:

  • 1+1⁄16 miles – 1:41:00 Devil's Cave (2014)
  • 1 mile – 1:35.18 Blamed (2019)
  • 1 mile & 70 yards – 1:39.57 Hunzinga (1994)
  • 1+1⁄8 miles – 1:50.49 Taittinger Rose (2006)

Margins:

  • 8 lengths – Awesome Maria (2012)

Most wins:

  • 2 – Awesome Maria (2011, 2012)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 – Joseph Allen (1997, 2004)
  • 2 – Hobeau Farm (1998, 2007)
  • 2 – Richard, Bertram & Elaine Klein (2001, 2003)
  • 2 – E. Paul Robsham Stables (2011, 2012)

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
Royal Delta Stakes
2023 Honor D Lady 4 Jose L. Ortiz Saffie A. Joseph Jr. Final Furlong Farm & Madaket Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.74 $154,000 III [7]
2023 Classy Edition 4 Irad Ortiz Jr. Todd A. Pletcher Robert E. & Lawana L. Low 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.15 $150,000 III [8]
2022 Letruska 6 Jose L. Ortiz Fausto Gutierrez St George Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.43 $150,000 III [9]
2021 Queen Nekia 6 Corey Lanerie Saffie A. Joseph Jr. Ken Copenhaver 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.62 $100,000 III [10]
2020 Cookie Dough 4 Paco Lopez Saffie A. Joseph Jr. Arindel 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.57 $150,000 III [11]
2019 Blamed 4 Irad Ortiz Jr. William I. Mott Cleber J. Massey 1 mile 1:35.18 $150,000 III [12]
2018 Martini Glass 5 Paco Lopez Keith Nations Vince Campanella & Nation's Racing Stable 1 mile 1:36.48 $200,000 III [13]
2017 Curlin's Approval 4 Luis Saez Martin D. Wolfson Alter's Racing Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.90 $200,000 II [14]
2016 Penwith 5 Luis Saez Kiaran P. McLaughlin Godolphin Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.16 $200,000 II [15]
2015 Sheer Drama 5 Joe Bravo David Fawkes Harold L. Queen 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.85 $200,000 II [16]
Sabin Stakes
2014 Devil's Cave 4 Javier Castellano Martin D. Wolfson Alpha Delta Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.00 $215,000 II [17]
2013 Royal Delta 5 Mike E. Smith William I. Mott Besilu Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.31 $98,000 III [4]
2012 Awesome Maria 5 John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher E. Paul Robsham Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.82 $98,000 III [18]
2011 Awesome Maria 4 John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher E. Paul Robsham Stables 1 mile 1:36.38 $100,000 III [19]
2010 Aurora Lights 4 Cornelio Velasquez Eric Coatrieux Chiefswood Stables 1 mile 1:37.79 $100,000 III [20]
2009 One Caroline 4 Edgar S. Prado George R. Arnold II G. Watts Humphrey Jr. 1 mile 1:36.87 $100,000 III [21]
Sabin Handicap
2008 Lady Marlboro 4 Javier Castellano James A. Jerkens Susan & John Moore 1 mile 1:37.21 $98,000 III Dead heat[22]
Golden Velvet 5 Eibar Coa Kiaran P. McLaughlin Darley Stable
2007 Swap Fliparoo 4 Javier Castellano H. Allen Jerkens Hobeau Farm 1 mile 1:37.73 $140,000 III [23]
2006 Taittinger Rose 5 Edgar S. Prado William I. Mott Mike G. Rutherford 1+1⁄8 miles 1:50.49 $100,000 III [24]
2005 Isola Piu Bella (CHI) 5 John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Sumaya U.S. Stable 1+1⁄8 miles 1:50.68 $100,000 III [25]
2004 Roar Emotion 4 John R. Velazquez Kiaran P. McLaughlin Joseph Allen 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.32 $100,000 III [26]
2003 Allamerican Bertie 4 Jerry D. Bailey Steven B. Flint Richard, Bertram & Elaine Klein 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.49 $100,000 III [27]
2002 Miss Linda (ARG) 5 Richard Migliore John C. Kimmel Ackerley Brothers Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.61 $100,000 III [28]
2001 De Bertie 4 Jorge F. Chavez Bernard S. Flint Richard, Bertram & Elaine Klein 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.74 $103,000 III [29]
2000 Brushed Halory 4 Mike E. Smith Josie Carroll James & Alice Sapara 1 mile & 70 yards 1:41.84 $75,000 III [30]
1999 Timely Broad 5 Nicholas J. Petro Michael P. Petro Timothy Cunningham 1 mile & 70 yards 1:42.50 $75,000 III [31]
1998 Radiant Megan 5 Julie Krone H. Allen Jerkens Hobeau Farm 1 mile & 70 yards 1:41.25 $75,000 III [32]
1997 Rare Blend 4 Jerry D. Bailey Claude R. McGaughey III Joseph Allen 1 mile & 70 yards 1:41.28 $75,000 III [33]
1996 Lindsay Frolic 4 Pat Day Milton W. Wolfson Stride Rite Racing Stable 1 mile & 70 yards 1:43.70 $75,000 III [34]
1995 Recognizable 4 Mike E. Smith Claude R. McGaughey III Ogden Mills Phipps 1 mile & 70 yards 1:42.50 $75,000 III [35]
1994 Hunzinga 5 Julio E. Felix Barranet Farquharson Pauline Farquharson 1 mile & 70 yards 1:39.57 $75,000 III [36]
1993 Now Dance 4 Mark Guidry J. Bert Sonnier Saron Stable 1 mile & 70 yards 1:41.68 $50,000 Listed [37]
1992 Lemhi Go 4 Robert Neal Lester Robert G. Voelkner R Magers 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.79 $75,000 Listed [38]
1991 Fit for a Queen 5 Jerry D. Bailey Claude R. McGaughey III Hermitage Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.50 $76,700 Listed [1]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "SABIN (USA) ch. M, 1980 {4-m} - 25 Starts, 18 Wins, 0 Places, 2 Shows Career Earnings: $1,098,341". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Royal Delta Stakes Profile". Equibase. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b "2013 Sabin Stakes Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  5. ^ Dwyer, Tim. "Six entries set for Royal Delta Stakes". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Delta_Stakes