Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint Stakes
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Hallandale Beach, Florida,
United States
| Class | Listed |
|---|---|
| Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States |
| Inaugurated | 2011 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing – Turf |
| Website | Gulfstream Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 5 furlongs |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-year-olds and older |
| Weight | 124 lbs with allowances |
| Purse | US$165,000 (2025) |
The Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for horses four-years-old and older at the distance of five furlongs on the turf held annually in February at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently carries a purse of $165,000.
The event was inaugurated 23 January 2011 and was won by the eight-year-old former claimer Stradivinsky who was the 11/10 favorite in a 5 horse field in a time of 56.69.[1]
In 2020 the event was renamed to the World of Trouble Turf Sprint Stakes after the sprinter World of Trouble who won the race the previous year.[2]
The event was upgraded to Grade III in 2021 and the name of the race was reverted to the Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint Stakes.[3]
In 2024 the event was downgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Listed status[4]
Records
Speed record:
- 5 furlongs: 54.17 – Varsity (2013)
Margins:
- 3+1⁄4 lengths – Yes I Am Free (2022)
- Most wins
- 2 – Power Alert (AUS) (2016, 2017)
- 2 – Yes I Am Free (2022, 2023)
- 2 – Coppola (2024, 2025)
- Most wins by a jockey
- 3 – Julien R. Leparoux (2011, 2016, 2017)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 3 – Brian A. Lynch (2016, 2017, 2026)
- Most wins by an owner
- 2 – AJ Suited Racing Stable & Brian A. Lynch (2016, 2017)
- 2 – Michael Dubb & Bethlehem Stables (2011, 2019)
- 2 – Golden Kernel Racing Stable (2022, 2023)
- 2 - Hammer Time Stable & Sport of Kings Racing Partners (2024, 2025)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint Stakes | ||||||||||
| 2026 | Litigation | 4 | Mario Gutierrez | Brian A. Lynch | Stone Farm | 5 furlongs | 55.03 | $155,000 | Listed | [5] |
| 2025 | Coppola | 6 | Tyler Gaffalione | Dale L. Romans | Hammer Time Stable & S.O.K. Racing | 5 furlongs | 54.43 | $157,000 | Listed | [6] |
| 2024 | Coppola | 5 | Edgard Zayas | Dale L. Romans | Hammer Time Stable & S.O.K. Racing | 5 furlongs | 54.39 | $125,000 | Listed | [7] |
| 2023 | Yes I Am Free | 7 | Miguel Vasquez | Laura Cazares | Golden Kernel Racing Stable | 5 furlongs | 55.71 | $125,000 | III | [8] |
| 2022 | Yes I Am Free | 6 | Emisael Jaramillo | Laura Cazares | Golden Kernel Racing Stable | abt. 5 furlongs | 56.07 | $100,000 | III | [9] |
| 2021 | Leinster | 6 | Luis Saez | George Arnold II | Amy E. Dunne, Brenda Miley, Westrock Stables & Jean Wilkinson | 5 furlongs | 55.29 | $100,000 | III | [10] |
| World of Trouble Turf Sprint Stakes | ||||||||||
| 2020 | Texas Wedge | 5 | Flavien Prat | Brad H. Cox | Altamira Racing Stable, Rafter JR Ranch, STD Racing Stable & A. Miller | 5 furlongs | 55.84 | $150,000 | Listed | [11] |
| Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint Stakes | ||||||||||
| 2019 | World of Trouble | 4 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | Michael Dubb, Madaket Stables & Bethlehem Stables | 5 furlongs | 56.44 | $150,000 | [12] | |
| 2018 | Rainbow Heir | 8 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Jason Servis | New Farm | 5 furlongs | 55.47 | $125,000 | Listed | [13] |
| 2017 | Power Alert (AUS) | 7 | Julien R. Leparoux | Brian A. Lynch | AJ Suited Racing Stable & Brian A. Lynch | 5 furlongs | 54.90 | $125,000 | Listed | [14] |
| 2016 | Power Alert (AUS) | 6 | Julien R. Leparoux | Brian A. Lynch | AJ Suited Racing Stable & Brian A. Lynch | 5 furlongs | 57.74 | $75,000 | Listed | [15] |
| 2015 | Amelia's Wild Ride | 4 | Jose Lezcano | Ramon Preciado | Silver Trail Stables | 5 furlongs | 55.06 | $75,000 | [16] | |
| 2014 | Wicked Tune | 7 | Elvis Trujillo | Jane Cibelli | Patricia A. Generazio | 5 furlongs | 56.98 | $90,000 | [17] | |
| 2013 | Varsity | 6 | Joe Bravo | Christophe Clement | Bertram and Diana Firestone | 5 furlongs | 54.17 | $75,000 | [18] | |
| 2012 | Private Jet (ARG) | 7 | John R. Velazquez | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | Joseph Brocklebank | 5 furlongs | 55.48 | $58,800 | [19] | |
| 2011 | Stradivinsky | 8 | Julien R. Leparoux | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | Michael Dubb, Jack Mandato & Bethlehem Stables | 5 furlongs | 56.69 | $58,800 | [20] | |