Fred W. Hooper Handicap

The Fred W. Hooper Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. A Grade III event, it is open to horses age four and older under allowance weight conditions. It is currently run at a distance of one mile on the dirt for a purse of $150,000[2] in January as part of the undercard for the Pegasus World Cup.[3]

Fred W. Hooper Stakes
Grade III race
LocationGulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States
Inaugurated1985
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1 Mile
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFour-years-old & up
Weight124 lbs with allowances[1]
Purse$150,000 (since 2019)[2]

It was inaugurated in 1985 as the Tropical Park Handicap and was run at Calder Race Course. In 1997, the race was renamed in honor of the prominent Thoroughbred owner/breeder, Fred W. Hooper who operated Circle H Farm, a horse breeding operation in Ocala, Florida. The race was not run in 2014, after which it was transferred to Gulfstream Park.

The 1985 and 1986 editions were run on turf at a distance of "about" ​1 1⁄8 miles. In 1987 it was switched to dirt and set at a distance of ​1 3⁄16 miles. The race was run twice in 1988, the first time at a distance of ​1 1⁄4 miles in March, the second time in December at a distance of ​1 1⁄8 miles.[2] Creme Fraiche won both editions, the first in track record time.[4] The race remained at a distance of ​1 1⁄8 miles until 2015.

Records
  • Speed record: 1:33.53 Tommy Macho (2016) (at current distance of 1 Mile)
  • Speed record 1:50.53 The Judge Sez Who (at previous distance of ​1 1⁄8 miles on dirt)

Most wins:

  • 2 - Tommy Macho (2016, 2018)
  • 2 - Creme Fraiche (1988, 1988)
  • 2 - Csaba (2012, 2013)

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 4 - Luis Saez (2012, 2013, 2016,2018)
  • 2 - Walter Guerra (1984, 1988)
  • 2 - Jose Velez, Jr. (1989, 1996)
  • 2 - Cornelio Velasquez (2001, 2002)
  • 2 - Rafael Bejarano (2005, 2006)

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 - Brushwood Stable (1988, 1988)
  • 2 - Robert V. LaPenta (2004, 2005)
  • 2 - Hollander/Shapoff (2012, 2013)

Winners
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
2020 Phat Man 6 Irad Ortiz Jr. J. Kent Sweezey Stribling, Force Five Racing 1:35.95
2019 Aztec Sense 6 Emisael Jaramillo Jorge Navarro Charles Fipke 1:36.22
2018 Tommy Macho 6 Luis Saez Todd Pletcher Pompa/J Stables 1:36.10
2017 Bird Song 4 Julien Leparoux Ian R. Wilkes Marylou Whitney Stables LLC 1:36.07
2016 Tommy Macho 4 Luis Saez Todd Pletcher Pompa/J Stables 1:33.53
2015 Valid 5 P. Lopez Marcus Vitali Crossed Sabres Farm 1:36.35
2014 NOT RUN
2013 Csaba 4 Luis Saez Philip A. Gleaves Hollander/Shapof 1:52.93
2012[lower-alpha 1] Csaba 3 Luis Saez Philip A. Gleaves Hollander/Shapoff 1:52.93
2012 Ducduc 6 Orlando Bocachico Shivananda Parbhoo Shivananda Racing 1:52.93
2011 Jimanator 5 Joe Bravo Michael J. Trombetta Three Diamonds Farm 1:53.56
2010 Tackleberry 3 Javier Santiago Luis Olivares Luis Olivares 1:54 4/5
2009 NOT RUN
2008 Finallymadeit 4 Eduardo O. Nunez Javier Negrete Rolbea Thoroughbred Racing 1:53.75
2007 Electrify 4 Elvis Trujillo Edward Plesa, Jr. Padua Stables 1:52.56
2006 Hesanoldsalt 3 Rafael Bejarano Nick Zito Live Oak Racing 1:51.87
2005 Andromeda's Hero 3 Rafael Bejarano Nick Zito Robert V. LaPenta 1:53.46
2004 Pies Prospect 3 Edgar Prado Nick Zito Robert V. LaPenta 1:50.74
2003 Predawn Raid 4 Jorge Chavez Bennie Stutts, Jr. Mount Joy Stables 1:52.47
2002 The Judge Sez Who 3 Cornelio Velasquez Milton W. Wolfson Sez Who Racing 1:50.53
2001 Kiss A Native 4 Cornelio Velasquez William P. White John A. Franks 1:51.05
2000 American Halo 4 Charleen Hunt Angel M. Medina Jose Paparoni 1:51.68
1999 Dancing Guy 4 Jose C. Ferrer Newcomb Green Frances Green 1:50.83
1998 Wicapi 6 Joe Bravo Joseph Calascibetta Acclaimed Racing Stable 1:52.00
1997 Shrike 4 Jerry Bailey Martin D. Wolfson Peachtree Stable 1:51.40
1996 Cimarron Secret 5 Jose Velez, Jr. Jim Hartley Francis C. McDonnell 1:52.60
1995 Bound By Honor 4 Julie Krone Carl Nafzger Darby Dan Farm 1:51.80
1994 (Dec.) Halo's Image 3 Gary Boulanger Happy Alter A. I. Appleton & Alter's Racing Stable 1:51.40
1994 (Jan.) Take Me Out 6 Mike E. Smith William I. Mott Carl F. Pollard/Warner L. Jones, Jr. 1:51.80
1993 Barkerville 5 Randy Romero Frank L. Brothers Darley Stud 1:52.40
1992 Classic Seven 4 Chuck Lopez Tom Cairns John O. Berry 1:53.00
1991 NOT RUN
1990 Public Account 5 Heberto Castillo, Jr. George Gianos S. Young Stable, Inc. 1:52.60
1989 Primal 4 Jose Velez, Jr. James E. Bracken Tartan Stable 1:51.60
1988 (Dec.) Creme Fraiche 6 Walter Guerra Woody Stephens Brushwood Stable 1:51.80
1988 (Mar.) Creme Fraiche 5 Angel Cordero, Jr. Woody Stephens Brushwood Stable 2:05.80
1987 Arctic Honeymoon 4 Craig Perret Luis Olivares Beverly Green 1:59.60
1986 Racing Star 4 Earlie Fires Manuel Estevez Five Star Stable 1:45.20
1985 Uptown Swell 4 Walter Guerra Richard J. Lundy Virginia Kraft Payson 1:53.20
  1. In 2012, Csaba and Ducduc deadheated for first place[5]

References
  1. "Chart for the 2020 Fred Hooper". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. "Stakes profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. Caldwell, Jennifer (24 January 2018). "Competitive fields assembled for Fred W. Hooper, Hurricane Bertie on Pegasus undercard". Brisnet. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. "Creme Fraiche rises back to the top". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  5. "Chart for the 2012 running". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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