Pan American Stakes

The Pan American Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the end of March at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Raced on turf over a distance of one and a half miles, the event is open to horses four years of age and older.

Pan American Stakes
Grade II race
LocationGulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States
Inaugurated1962
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.gulfstreampark.com
Race information
Distance​1 1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour-Year-Olds and Up
Purse$150,000

Inaugurated in 1962 as a race competed over one and one eighth miles, it was changed to its present one and a half mile distance in 1965. It has held various graded stakes race designations over the years, and currently has Grade II status.

Due to heavy rains, the 1975 race was shifted to the dirt track. It was run at a mile and a quarter on dirt in 1989 and again in 2009. In 1993, it was run at about a mile and a half on the turf course.

In 2013, Twilight Eclipse set a world record for ​1 1⁄2 miles by winning the Pan American in a final time of 2:22.63. This time lowered the world record mark set just one week earlier at Santa Anita Park by Bright Thought in the San Luis Rey Handicap.[1]

Records

Time record: (at present distance of ​1 1⁄2 miles)

  • 2:22.63 - Twilight Eclipse (2013) (New world record)

Most wins:

  • 2 - Fraise (1993, 1994), Buck's Boy (1998, 2000), Quest Star (2003, 2004), Newsdad (2012, 2014)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 - Quarter B Farm (1998, 2000), Mansell Stables (2003, 2004), Madeleine A. Paulson (1993, 1994), Bertram R. Firestone (1974, 1991)

Winners of the Pan American Handicap since 1973
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Distance
(Miles)
Time Grade
2020 Bemma's Boy 5 Florent Geroux Michael J. Maker Paradise Farms Corp 1-1/2 2:24.91 II
2019 Focus Group 5 Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables, Inc. & William H. Lawrence 1-1/2 2:30.03 II
2018 Hi Happy 6 Luis Saez Todd Pletcher La Providencia 1-1/2 2:23.85 II
2017 Sadler's Joy 4 Julien Leparoux Thomas Albertrani Woodslane Farm 1-1/2 2:26.89 II
2016 Kaigun 6 Joe Bravo Mark E. Casse Quintessential Racing/Horse'n Around Racing Stable/Barber 1-1/2 2:29.20 II
2015 Imagining 7 Irad Ortiz Jr. Claude R. McGaughey III Phipps Stable 1-1/2 2:26.32 III
2014 Newsdad 6 Joel Rosario William I. Mott James S. Karp 1-1/2 2:22.77 II
2013 Twilight Eclipse 4 Javier Castellano Thomas Albertrani West Point Thoroughbreds 1-1/2 2:22.63 II
2012 Newsdad 4 Julien Leparoux William I. Mott James Karp 1-1/2 2:24.93 II
2011 Rahy's Attorney 7 Emma-Jayne Wilson Ian Black Ellie Boje Farm / Peters / Read / MacLellan 1-1/2 2:25.85 III
2010 Bearpath 4 Frederic Lenclud Ian Wilkes Lothenbach Stables, Inc. 1-1/2 2:32.60 III
2009 Buddy's Humor 5 Jose Lezcano Bruce N. Levine Eli Lomita 1-1/4 2:02.64 III
2008 Presious Passion 5 Ariel Smith Mary Hartmann Patricia Generazio 1-1/2 2:26.15 III
2007 Jambalaya 5 Javier Castellano Catherine Day Phillips Todd & C. D. Phillips 1-1/2 2:24.98 III
2006 Silver Whistle 4 Edgar Prado William I. Mott Stronach Stables 1-1/2 2:24.35 III
2005 Navesink River 4 John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Char-Mari Stable 1-1/2 2:25.95 II
2004 Quest Star 5 Pat Day W. Elliott Walden Mansell Stables 1-1/2 2:26.46 II
2003 Quest Star 4 Edgar Prado W. Elliott Walden Mansell Stables 1-1/2 2:28.45 II
2002 Deeliteful Irving 4 Chris DeCarlo Todd A. Pletcher Anstu Stables, Inc. 1-1/2 2:24.14 II
2001 What A Brainstorm 4 John R. Velazquez James E. Picou John Eaton/Steve Laymon 1-1/2 2:23.75 II
2000 Buck's Boy 7 Edgar Prado P. Noel Hickey Quarter B Farm 1-1/2 2:24.80 II
1999 Unite's Big Red 5 Mike E. Smith Randy Mills Breakaway Racing Stable 1-1/2 2:23.15 II
1998 Buck's Boy 5 Earlie Fires P. Noel Hickey Quarter B Farm 1-1/2 2:23.43 II
1997 Flag Down 7 José A. Santos Christophe Clement Allen E. Paulson 1-1/2 2:27.08 II
1996 Celtic Arms 5 Mike E. Smith Ben D. A. Cecil Gary A. Tanaka 1-1/2 2:25.71 II
1995 Awad 5 Eddie Maple David Donk Ryehill Farm 1-1/2 2:29.44 II
1994 Fraise 6 Mike E. Smith William I. Mott Madeleine A. Paulson 1-1/2 2:24.65 II
1993 Fraise 5 Pat Valenzuela William I. Mott Madeleine A. Paulson 1-1/2 2:32.86 II
1992 Wall Street Dancer 4 Jorge Velasquez Niall M. O'Callaghan John D. Gunther 1-1/2 (abt) 2:25.53 II
1991 Phantom Breeze 5 Mike E. Smith William I. Mott Bertram R. Firestone 1-1/2 2:29.55 II
1990 My Big Boy 7 Heberto Castillo Jr. C. R. McGaughey III Heidi Doubleday 1-1/2 2:29.20 II
1989 Mi Selecto 4 José A. Santos Eduardo Azpurua Sr. Wilfredo Agusti 1-1/4

2:01.60 I
1988 Carotene 5 Don Seymour Roger Attfield Kinghaven Farms 1-1/2 2:25.00 I
1987 Iroko 5 Earlie Fires Thomas J. Skiffington Fernwood Stables 1-1/2 2:26.40 I
1986 Power Break 5 Santiago B. Soto Luis Olivares R. I. Green 1-1/2 2:25.00 I
1985 Selous Scout 4 Robin Platts Roger L. Attfield Double Eagle Stable 1-1/2 2:25.20 I
1984 Tonzarun 6 Herb McCauley J. R. Thomas D. Everett 1-1/2 2:26.80 I
1983 # Highland Blade 5 Jacinto Vasquez David A. Whiteley Pen-Y-Bryn Farm 1-1/2 2:29.20 I
1983 # Field Cat 6 Jean-Luc Samyn William E. Burch C. V. Whitney 1-1/2 2:29.60 I
1982 Robsphere 5 Jorge Velasquez Richard R. Root Harry T. Mangurian Jr. 1-1/2 2:26.00 II
1981 Little Bonny 4 Eddie Maple J. Bert Sonnier Owen Helman 1-1/2 2:32.40 II
1980 Flitalong 4 Ramon I. Encinas Angel Penna Sr. Ogden Mills Phipps 1-1/2 2:28.40 II
1979 Noble Dancer 7 Jacinto Vasquez T. J. Kelly Haakon Fretheim 1-1/2 2:25.20 II
1978 Bowl Game 4 Jorge Velasquez John M. Gaver Jr. Greentree Stable 1-1/2 2:30.20 II
1977 Gravelines 5 Jerry D. Bailey Neal J. Winick Blum & Harpenau 1-1/2 2:24.80 II
1976 Improviser 4 Jean Cruguet Jack Weipert Elmendorf Farm 1-1/2 2:26.60 II
1975 Buffalo Lark 5 Larry Snyder Joseph M. Bollero Rogers Red Top lnc. 1-1/2 2:27.60 II
1974 London Company 4 Angel Cordero Jr. LeRoy Jolley Bertram R. Firestone 1-1/2 2:26.40 II
1973 Lord Vancouver 5 Walter Blum Frank H. Merrill Jr. W. Preston Gilbride 1-1/2 2:26.60 II
1972 Unanime 5 Heliodoro Gustines Harry Trotsek Hasty House Farm 1-1/2 2:26.60
1971 Chompion 6 Michael Hole Joe Kulina Colonial Farm 1-1/2 2:25.60
1970 One for All 4 Craig Perret Horatio Luro John A. Bell III 1-1/2 2:26.80
1969 Hibernian 4 Pete Anderson Woody Stephens James Cox Brady Jr. 1-1/2 2:28.40
1968 Irish Rebellion (DH) 4 Angel Cordero Jr. Conn McCreary Mac-Con Farm 1-1/2 2:26.40
1968 Estreno II (DH) 7 Dave Hidalgo Dave Sazer Robert Ballis 1-1/2 2:26.40
1967 War Censor 4 Earlie Fires S. Bryant Ott Fourth Estate Stable 1-1/2 2:26.00
1966 Pillanlelbun 5 Fernando Toro R. N. Guerini Walnut Hill Farm 1-1/2 2:26.40
1965 Cool Prince 5 Bill Hartack William A. Larue William G. Helis Jr. 1-1/2 2:26.40
1964 Babington 5 Ray Broussard Arnold N. Winick Mrs. J. Schwartz 1-1/8 1:51.60
1963 Sensitivo 6 Howard Grant Arnold N. Winick Mr. & Mrs. R. F. Bensinger 1-1/8 1:50.00
1962 Shirley Jones 6 Larry Gilligan James W. Smith Brae Burn Farm 1-1/8 1:51.20

A # designates that the race was run in two divisions in 1983.

References
  1. Shinar, Jack (23 March 2013). "Twilight Eclipse Wins in World Record Time". The BloodHorse. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
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