Hurricane Bertie Stakes
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Hallandale Beach, Florida,
United States
| Class | Grade III |
|---|---|
| Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States |
| Inaugurated | 2001 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Gulfstream Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6+1⁄2 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies and mares, four years old and older |
| Weight | 124 lbs with allowances |
| Purse | $125,000 (2023) |
The Hurricane Bertie Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are four years old or older, over a distance of 6+1⁄2 furlongs on the dirt track held annually in March at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently carries a purse of $125,000.
The race was inaugurated in 2001 over a shorter distance of 6 furlongs[1] and named after the winning mare Hurricane Bertie[2] who won 14 races in her career including the Grade II Princess Rooney Stakes. The following year the event's distance was increased to 6+1⁄2 furlongs.[3]
The event was upgraded to a Grade III event in 2005.[4]
In 2015 the distance the event was increased to 7 furlongs[3] but in 2021 the distance was reverted to 6+1⁄2 furlongs.[4]
Records
Speed record:
- 7 furlongs – 1:21.45 - Dream Pauline (2019)
- 6+1⁄2 furlongs – 1:14.68 - Groupie Doll (2014)
Margins:
- 9+1⁄2 lengths – Merry Meadow (2015)
- Most wins by a jockey
- 4 - Javier Castellano (2006, 2008, 2011, 2019)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 4 - H. Allen Jerkens (2004, 2005, 2007, 2009)
- Most wins by an owner
- 3 - Joseph V. Shields Jr. (2004, 2007, 2009)