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Ghostzapper Stakes
Grade III race
LocationGulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida
Inaugurated1985 (as Creme Fraiche Stakes)
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.gulfstreampark.com
Race information
Distance1+1⁄16 miles
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and older
Weight124 lbs with allowances
Purse$150,000 (since 2023)

The Ghostzapper Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for four-years-old and older at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt run annually in March at Gulfstream Park located in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently offers a purse of $150,000.

History

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The inaugural running of the event was on 26 April 1990 as the Creme Fraiche Stakes over a distance of 7 furlongs and was won by Big Sal ridden US Hall of Fame jockey Earlie Fires by who led all the way in a time of 1:244⁄5[1]

The event was named in honor of the 1985 Belmont Stakes winner, Creme Fraiche who also won Grade I Donn Handicap and W.L. McKnight Handicap at Gulfstream Park.[2]

The following year, 1991 the event's conditions were changed to a handicap and the distance extended to 1+1⁄16 miles.[3]

In 1993 the American Graded Stakes Committee upgraded the race to Grade III.[3]

In 2003 the event was renamed to the Hal's Hope Handicap after the Florida-bred Hal's Hope who had won the event in 2002 and who also won the 2000 Grade I Florida Derby, 2000 Holy Bull Stakes and the 2002 Grade I Gulfstream Park Handicap.[4]

In 2005 the distance of the event was extended to 1+1⁄8 miles[5] but after two runnings the distance was decreased to one mile.[3]

In 2009 the conditions of the event were changed to a stakes allowance which reflected in the modification of the event's name.[3]

In 2020 the distance of the event was increased to 1+1⁄8 miles.[3]

In 2021 the event was renamed to the owner of Gulfstream Park, Frank Stronach's US Hall of Fame and 2004 US Horse of the Year Champion, Ghostzapper as the Ghostzapper Stakes.[6]

In 2023 the distance of the event was decreased from 1+1⁄8 miles to 1+1⁄16 miles.[3]

Records

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Speed record:

  • 1+1⁄8 miles – 1:48.57 Badge of Silver (2005)
  • 1+1⁄16 miles – 1:41.49 Geri (1996)
  • 1 mile – 1:33.87 Chatain (2007)

Margins:

  • 8 lengths – K. J.'s Appeal (1998)

Most wins:

  • 2 – Chatain (2007, 2008)
  • 2 – Lea (2014, 2015)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 - Lazy F Ranch (2007, 2008)
  • 2 - Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider (2014, 2015)

Winners

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Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
Ghostzapper Stakes
2024 Il Miracolo 4 John R. Velazquez Antonio Sano Alexandres 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.79 $150,000 III [7]
2023 Clapton 4 Emisael Jaramillo Juan Alvarado Arindel 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.94 $180,000 III [8]
2022 Fearless 6 Luis Saez Todd A. Pletcher Repole Stable 1+1⁄8 miles 1:50.03 $100,000 III [9]
2021 Eye of a Jedi 6 Javier Castellano Steve Budhoo Steve Budhoo 1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.83 $100,000 III [10]
Hal's Hope Stakes
2020 Identifier 4 Marcos Meneses Oscar M. Gonzalez Gelfenstein Farm 1+1⁄8 miles 1:50.25 $100,000 III [11]
2019 Prince Lucky 4 John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Daniel W. McConnell Sr. 1 mile 1:34.84 $100,000 III [12]
2018 Economic Model 5 Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables & William H. Lawrence 1 mile 1:36.50 $100,000 III [13]
2017 Tommy Macho 5 Luis Saez Todd A. Pletcher Paul P. Pompa Jr. & J Stables 1 mile 1:35.20 $150,000 III [14]
2016 Mshawish 6 Javier Castellano Todd A. Pletcher Al Shaqab Racing 1 mile 1:34.61 $150,000 III [15]
2015 Lea 6 Joel Rosario William I. Mott Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider 1 mile 1:35.46 $150,000 III [16]
2014 Lea 5 Luis Saez William I. Mott Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider 1 mile 1:35.30 $100,000 III [17]
2013 Csaba 4 Luis Saez Philip A. Gleaves Bruce Hollander & Cary Shapoff 1 mile 1:35.69 $100,000 III [18]
2012 Jackson Bend 5 John R. Velazquez Nicholas P. Zito Robert V. LaPenta & Fred J. Brei 1 mile 1:38.19 $100,000 III [19]
2011 Soaring Empire 4 Jose Lezcano Cam Gambolati Ol Memorial Stable & C. E. Glasscock 1 mile 1:35.99 $100,000 III [20]
2010 Quality Road 4 John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Edward P. Evans 1 mile 1:36.33 $100,000 III [21]
2009 Delightful Kiss 5 Calvin H. Borel Pete D. Anderson Hobeau Farm 1 mile 1:36.13 $100,000 III [22]
Hal's Hope Handicap
2008 Chatain 5 Cornelio Velasquez Angel A. Penna Jr. Lazy F Ranch 1 mile 1:36.39 $100,000 III [23]
2007 Chatain 4 Cornelio Velasquez Angel A. Penna Jr. Lazy F Ranch 1 mile 1:33.87 $100,000 III [24]
2006 On Thin Ice 5 Shaun Bridgmohan Joe Orseno D. J. Stable 1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.05 $100,000 III [25]
2005 Badge of Silver 5 Jerry D. Bailey Robert J. Frankel Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey 1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.57 $100,000 III [26]
2004 Puzzlement 5 Jorge F. Chavez H. Allen Jerkens Joseph V. Shields Jr. 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.39 $100,000 III [27]
2003 Windsor Castle 5 Eibar Coa Frank A. Alexander Dogwood Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.33 $100,000 III [28]
Creme Fraiche Handicap
2002 Hal's Hope 5 Roger I. Velez Harold J. Rose Rose Family Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.40 $100,000 III [29]
2001 Race not held
2000 Dancing Guy 5 Jerry D. Bailey Newcomb Green Frances Green 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.94 $75,000 III [30]
1999 Jazz Club 4 Pat Day Neil J. Howard William S. Farish & Joseph Jamail 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.76 $75,000 III [31]
1998 K. J.'s Appeal 4 John R. Velazquez Frank A. Alexander Releib Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.34 $75,000 III [32]
1997 Louis Quatorze 4 Pat Day Nicholas P. Zito William J. Condren, Georgia E. Hofmann & Joseph Cornacchia 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.43 $75,000 III [33]
1996 Geri 4 Jerry D. Bailey William I. Mott Allen E. Paulson 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.49 $75,000 III [34]
1995 Warm Wayne 4 Jerry D. Bailey Reynaldo H. Nobles Due Process Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.11 $75,000 III [35]
1994 Forever Whirl 4 Herb McCauley Martin D. Wolfson Irving Ellis & Alan Reskin 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.81 $75,000 III [36]
1993 Classic Seven 5 Carlos E. Lopez Sr. Thomas M. Cairns Thomas M. Cairns & John O. Berry 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.49 $100,000 III [37]
1992 Peanut Butter Onit 6 Jose A. Santos Frank J. Lange Elaine J Meltzer 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.78 $75,000 Listed [38]
1991 New York Swell 8 Jose O. Alferez Lawrence W. Jennings Jr. Ballet Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.50 $75,000 Listed [39]
Creme Fraiche Stakes
1990 Big Sal 5 Earlie Fires Cam Gambolati Sarkisian & Tierney 7 furlongs 1:24.80 $33,900 [1]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "CREME FRAICHE (USA) b. G, 1982 - 64 Starts, 17 Wins, 12 Places, 13 Shows Career Earnings: $4,024,727". Thoroughbred Database. 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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  4. ^ "HALS HOPE (USA) dkb/br. H, 1997 - 33 Starts, 9 Wins, 5 Places, 2 Shows Career Earnings: $1,098,422". Thoroughbred Database. 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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