H. Allen Jerkens Stakes

H. Allen Jerkens Stakes
Non-Listed Black Type [1] race
Location Gulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida, USA
Inaugurated 2015
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.gulfstreampark.com
Race information
Distance 2 miles (16 furlongs)
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Three-year-olds & up
Weight Allowance
Purse $100,000

The H. Allen Jerkens Stakes at Gulfstream Park is a Thoroughbred horse race open to three year olds and up run at a distance of two miles on turf. The race is named in honor of U. S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer H. Allen Jerkens who passed away March 18, 2015.

Usually run at the end of the calendar year, the 2017 edition of the H. Allen Jerkens Stakes was run on December 31, 2016. It was won by Taghleeb in a course record time.[2]

Saratoga Race Course hosts the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes, a 7 furlong race on dirt for three-year-old horses.

Records

Speed record:

  • At 2 miles : 3:22.20 by Taghleeb in 2017 (NCR)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • no owner has won this race more than once

Winners

Gulfstream Park Media Guide: [3]

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Dist. M
 Time
 Purse
2018 Run Time 5 Tyler Gaffalione Michael J. Maker Bloom Racing LLC/Allen Racing LLC 2 M 3:23.97 $100,000
2017 Taghleeb 6 Tyler Gaffalione Michael J. Maker Michael M. Hui 2 M 3:22.20 $100,000
2016 Charming Kitten 6 John Velazquez Todd Pletcher Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 2 M 3:33.87 $100,000
2015 Unitarian 5 Javier Castellano Todd Pletcher Robert S. Evans 2 M 3:23.22 $100,000

References

  1. ↑ North American International Cataloguing Standards Committee - Black Type Requirements, non-Listed Stake Status
  2. ↑ Darley America article sub-titled "Son of Hard Spun sets new track record for two-mile turf contest" Retrieved June 23, 2018
  3. ↑ Gulfstream Park Media Guide, H. Allen Jerkens Stakes history Retrieved June 23, 2018
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