Fred W. Hooper Handicap
The Fred W. Hooper Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. A Grade III event, it is open to horses age four and older under allowance weight conditions. It is currently run at a distance of one mile on the dirt for a purse of $150,000[2] in January as part of the undercard for the Pegasus World Cup.[3]
Grade III race | |
Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1985 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 Mile |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old & up |
Weight | 124 lbs with allowances[1] |
Purse | $150,000 (since 2019)[2] |
It was inaugurated in 1985 as the Tropical Park Handicap and was run at Calder Race Course. In 1997, the race was renamed in honor of the prominent Thoroughbred owner/breeder, Fred W. Hooper who operated Circle H Farm, a horse breeding operation in Ocala, Florida. The race was not run in 2014, after which it was transferred to Gulfstream Park.
The 1985 and 1986 editions were run on turf at a distance of "about" 1 1⁄8 miles. In 1987 it was switched to dirt and set at a distance of 1 3⁄16 miles. The race was run twice in 1988, the first time at a distance of 1 1⁄4 miles in March, the second time in December at a distance of 1 1⁄8 miles.[2] Creme Fraiche won both editions, the first in track record time.[4] The race remained at a distance of 1 1⁄8 miles until 2015.
Records
- Speed record: 1:33.53 Tommy Macho (2016) (at current distance of 1 Mile)
- Speed record 1:50.53 The Judge Sez Who (at previous distance of 1 1⁄8 miles on dirt)
Most wins:
- 2 - Tommy Macho (2016, 2018)
- 2 - Creme Fraiche (1988, 1988)
- 2 - Csaba (2012, 2013)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Luis Saez (2012, 2013, 2016,2018)
- 2 - Walter Guerra (1984, 1988)
- 2 - Jose Velez, Jr. (1989, 1996)
- 2 - Cornelio Velasquez (2001, 2002)
- 2 - Rafael Bejarano (2005, 2006)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Nick Zito (2004, 2005, 2006)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Brushwood Stable (1988, 1988)
- 2 - Robert V. LaPenta (2004, 2005)
- 2 - Hollander/Shapoff (2012, 2013)
Winners
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
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2020 | Phat Man | 6 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | J. Kent Sweezey | Stribling, Force Five Racing | 1:35.95 |
2019 | Aztec Sense | 6 | Emisael Jaramillo | Jorge Navarro | Charles Fipke | 1:36.22 |
2018 | Tommy Macho | 6 | Luis Saez | Todd Pletcher | Pompa/J Stables | 1:36.10 |
2017 | Bird Song | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Ian R. Wilkes | Marylou Whitney Stables LLC | 1:36.07 |
2016 | Tommy Macho | 4 | Luis Saez | Todd Pletcher | Pompa/J Stables | 1:33.53 |
2015 | Valid | 5 | P. Lopez | Marcus Vitali | Crossed Sabres Farm | 1:36.35 |
2014 | NOT RUN | |||||
2013 | Csaba | 4 | Luis Saez | Philip A. Gleaves | Hollander/Shapof | 1:52.93 |
2012[lower-alpha 1] | Csaba | 3 | Luis Saez | Philip A. Gleaves | Hollander/Shapoff | 1:52.93 |
2012 | Ducduc | 6 | Orlando Bocachico | Shivananda Parbhoo | Shivananda Racing | 1:52.93 |
2011 | Jimanator | 5 | Joe Bravo | Michael J. Trombetta | Three Diamonds Farm | 1:53.56 |
2010 | Tackleberry | 3 | Javier Santiago | Luis Olivares | Luis Olivares | 1:54 4/5 |
2009 | NOT RUN | |||||
2008 | Finallymadeit | 4 | Eduardo O. Nunez | Javier Negrete | Rolbea Thoroughbred Racing | 1:53.75 |
2007 | Electrify | 4 | Elvis Trujillo | Edward Plesa, Jr. | Padua Stables | 1:52.56 |
2006 | Hesanoldsalt | 3 | Rafael Bejarano | Nick Zito | Live Oak Racing | 1:51.87 |
2005 | Andromeda's Hero | 3 | Rafael Bejarano | Nick Zito | Robert V. LaPenta | 1:53.46 |
2004 | Pies Prospect | 3 | Edgar Prado | Nick Zito | Robert V. LaPenta | 1:50.74 |
2003 | Predawn Raid | 4 | Jorge Chavez | Bennie Stutts, Jr. | Mount Joy Stables | 1:52.47 |
2002 | The Judge Sez Who | 3 | Cornelio Velasquez | Milton W. Wolfson | Sez Who Racing | 1:50.53 |
2001 | Kiss A Native | 4 | Cornelio Velasquez | William P. White | John A. Franks | 1:51.05 |
2000 | American Halo | 4 | Charleen Hunt | Angel M. Medina | Jose Paparoni | 1:51.68 |
1999 | Dancing Guy | 4 | Jose C. Ferrer | Newcomb Green | Frances Green | 1:50.83 |
1998 | Wicapi | 6 | Joe Bravo | Joseph Calascibetta | Acclaimed Racing Stable | 1:52.00 |
1997 | Shrike | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Martin D. Wolfson | Peachtree Stable | 1:51.40 |
1996 | Cimarron Secret | 5 | Jose Velez, Jr. | Jim Hartley | Francis C. McDonnell | 1:52.60 |
1995 | Bound By Honor | 4 | Julie Krone | Carl Nafzger | Darby Dan Farm | 1:51.80 |
1994 (Dec.) | Halo's Image | 3 | Gary Boulanger | Happy Alter | A. I. Appleton & Alter's Racing Stable | 1:51.40 |
1994 (Jan.) | Take Me Out | 6 | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | Carl F. Pollard/Warner L. Jones, Jr. | 1:51.80 |
1993 | Barkerville | 5 | Randy Romero | Frank L. Brothers | Darley Stud | 1:52.40 |
1992 | Classic Seven | 4 | Chuck Lopez | Tom Cairns | John O. Berry | 1:53.00 |
1991 | NOT RUN | |||||
1990 | Public Account | 5 | Heberto Castillo, Jr. | George Gianos | S. Young Stable, Inc. | 1:52.60 |
1989 | Primal | 4 | Jose Velez, Jr. | James E. Bracken | Tartan Stable | 1:51.60 |
1988 (Dec.) | Creme Fraiche | 6 | Walter Guerra | Woody Stephens | Brushwood Stable | 1:51.80 |
1988 (Mar.) | Creme Fraiche | 5 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Woody Stephens | Brushwood Stable | 2:05.80 |
1987 | Arctic Honeymoon | 4 | Craig Perret | Luis Olivares | Beverly Green | 1:59.60 |
1986 | Racing Star | 4 | Earlie Fires | Manuel Estevez | Five Star Stable | 1:45.20 |
1985 | Uptown Swell | 4 | Walter Guerra | Richard J. Lundy | Virginia Kraft Payson | 1:53.20 |
- In 2012, Csaba and Ducduc deadheated for first place[5]
References
- "Chart for the 2020 Fred Hooper". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- "Stakes profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- Caldwell, Jennifer (24 January 2018). "Competitive fields assembled for Fred W. Hooper, Hurricane Bertie on Pegasus undercard". Brisnet. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- "Creme Fraiche rises back to the top". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- "Chart for the 2012 running". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.