Harlan's Holiday Stakes
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| Class | Grade III |
|---|---|
| Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States |
| Inaugurated | 2011 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing - Dirt |
| Website | Gulfstream Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three year olds and older |
| Weight | Base weights with allowances: 4-year-olds and older: 126 lbs. 3-year-olds: 123 lbs. |
| Purse | $165,000 (2024) |
The Harlan's Holiday Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race open for three years old or older, over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on the dirt track held annually in December at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently carries a purse of $165,000.
The race was inaugurated in 2011 [1] and named after the winning horse Harlan's Holiday[2] who won 9 races in his career including the Grade I Florida Derby and Grade I Donn Handicap.
The event has been run at the 1+1⁄16 miles distance since its inception.[1]
Records
Speed record:
- 1:41.73 - River Seven (2013)
Margins:
- 5+1⁄4 lengths – Trickmeister (2011)
- Most wins
- 2 - Skippylongstocking (2022, 2025)
- Most wins by a jockey
- 4 - Luis Saez (2012, 2018, 2020, 2021)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 3 - Todd A. Pletcher (2014, 2016, 2021)
- 3 - Saffie Joseph Jr. (2022, 2023, 2025)
- Most wins by an owner
- 2 - Daniel Alonso (2022, 2025)