Swale Stakes

Swale Stakes
Race information
Grade II race
Location	Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States
Inaugurated	1985
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.gulfstreampark.com
Distance	7 furlong sprint
Surface	Dirt
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$200,000 (2015)

The Swale Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early February at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. A Grade II sprint race for three-year-olds, it is run on dirt over a distance of 7 furlongs. It currently offers a purse of $200,000.

The Swale Stakes was inaugurated in 1985 as a seven furlong sprint but in 2007 was modified to 6.5 furlongs for two years.

The race was named in honor of Claiborne Farm's brilliant colt Swale who won the 1984 Florida Derby, Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes but who died suddenly of a heart attack eight days after his Belmont victory.

In 2009, Big Drama set a new stakes and track record of 1:20.88 but was disqualified and placed second.

This race was upgraded to a Grade II for its 2014 running.^[1]

Records

Speed record:

7 furlongs - 1:21.06 - Midas Eyes (2003)
6.5 furlongs - 1:15.06 - Eaton's Gift (2008)

Most wins by a jockey:

4 - Jerry D. Bailey (1992, 1999, 2000 & 2003)
3 - Pat Day (1989, 1998, & 2002)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance	Time	Grade
2016	Awesome Banner	Jose C. Caraballo	Stanley I. Gold	Jacks or Better Farm	7-fur.	1:21.81	II
2015	Ready for Rye	Luis Saez	Thomas Albertrani	Chalk Racing	7-fur.	1:22.39	II
2014	Spot	Jose Lezcano	Nick Zito	Joseph H. Moss	7-fur.	1:22.44	II
2013	Clearly Now	Luis Saez	Bryan Lynch	Up Hill Stable	7-fur.	1:23.19	III
2012	Trinniberg	Willie Martinez	Bisnath Parboo	Shivananda Parbhoo	7-fur.	1:21.69	III
2011	Travelin Man	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	E. Paul Robsham Stables	7-fur.	1:21.94	II
2010	D' Funnybone	Edgar Prado	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	Paul Pompa Jr.	7-fur.	1:21.98	II
2009	This Ones for Phil	Garrett Gomez	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	Pompa Jr./Mandato/Dubb	7-fur.	1:20.88	II
2008	Eaton's Gift	Kent Desormeaux	Dale L. Romans	Zayat Stables	6.5-fur.	1:15.63	II
2007	Adore the Gold	Cornelio Velasquez	Michael E. Gorham	John D. Murphy, Sr.	6.5-fur.	1:15.86	II
2006	Sharp Humor	Mark Guidry	Dale L. Romans	Purdedel Stable/WinStar Farm	7-fur.	1:22.14	II
2005	Lost in the Fog	Russell Baze	Greg Gilchrist	Harry J. Aleo	7-fur.	1:22.21	II
2004	Wynn Dot Comma	Edgar Prado	Martin D. Wolfson	Martin Cherry	7-fur.	1:22.87	III
2003	Midas Eyes	Jerry D. Bailey	Robert J. Frankel	Edmund A. Gann	7-fur.	1:21.06	III
2002	Ethan Man	Pat Day	Patrick B. Byrne	West Point Thoroughbreds	7-fur.	1:22.29	III
2001	D'wildcat	Corey Nakatani	Robert B. Hess, Jr.	Fog City Stable	7-fur.	1:22.25	III
2000	Trippi	Jerry D. Bailey	Todd A. Pletcher	Dogwood Stable	7-fur.	1:23.43	III
1999	Yes It's True	Jerry D. Bailey	D. Wayne Lukas	Padua Stables	7-fur.	1:22.29	III
1998	Favorite Trick	Pat Day	William I. Mott	Joseph LaCombe	7-fur.	1:22.86	III
1997	Confide	Mike E. Smith			7-fur.	1:23.35	III
1996	Roar	Mike E. Smith			7-fur.	1:22.46	III
1995	Mr. Greeley	Julie Krone			7-fur.	1:22.18	III
1994	Arrival Time	Chris McCarron			7-fur.	1:22.53	III
1993	Premier Explosion	Dave Penna			7-fur.	1:23.23	III
1992	D. J. Cat	Jerry D. Bailey			7-fur.	1:23.39	III
1991	Chihuahua	J. O. Alferez			7-fur.	1:23.47	III
1990	Housebuster	Craig Perret	Warren A. Croll, Jr.	Robert P. Levy	7-fur.	1:22.20	III
1989	Easy Goer	Pat Day	Shug McGaughey	Ogden Phipps	7-fur.	1:22.20
1988	Seeking the Gold	Randy Romero	Shug McGaughey	Ogden Phipps	7-fur.	1:21.60
1987	No Race	-	No Race	No Race	No Race	no race	0:00.00
1986	One Magic Moment	Craig Perret			7-fur.	1:25.40
1985	Chief's Crown	Don MacBeth	Roger Laurin	Star Crown Stable	7-fur.	1:22.40

References

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