Gallant Bloom Handicap
The Gallant Bloom Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late September at Belmont Park on Long Island, New York. A Grade II event open to fillies and mares age three and up, it is contested at a distance of six and a half furlongs on the dirt.
| Grade II race | |
| Location | Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1994 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6.5 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $300,000 |
Gallant Bloom won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Two-Year-Old Filly champion of 1968, the 1969 American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly and the 1969 American Champion Older Female Horse. In The Blood-Horse ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, Gallant Bloon is ranked #79.
The inaugural race was run at six furlongs in 1994.
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 6.5 furlongs)
- 1:14.71 - Dust and Diamonds (2012)
Most wins:
- 2 - Indian Blessing (2008, 2009)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - John Velazquez (1997, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2016)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - John C. Kimmel (1996, 1998)
- 2 - Bob Baffert (2008, 2009)
- 3 - Steven Asmussen (2004, 2012, 2013)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Patti & Hal Earnhardt III (2008, 2009)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Highway Star | 4 | Luis Saez | Rodrigo A. Ubillo | Chester and Mary Broman | 1:16.91 |
| 2016 | Paulassilverlining | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Michelle Nevin | Vincent S. Scuderi | 1:15.92 |
| 2015 | La Verdad | 5 | Jose L. Ortiz | Linda Rice | Lady Sheila Stable | 1:15.16 |
| 2014 | Artemis Agrotera | 3 | Rajiv Maragh | Michael E. Hushion | Chester & Mary Broman, Sr. | 1:15.49 |
| 2013 | Cluster of Stars | 4 | Javier Castellano | Steven Asmussen | Turtle Bird Stable | 1:15.75 |
| 2012 | Dust and Diamonds | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Steven Asmussen | Padua Stables | 1:14.71 |
| 2011 | Pomeroys Pistol | 3 | Javier Castellano | Amy Tarrant | Amy Tarrant | 1:16.60 |
| 2010 | My Jen | 3 | Julien Leparoux | Eddie Kenneally | Windmill Manor Farm | 1:17.13 |
| 2009 | Indian Blessing | 4 | John Velazquez | Bob Baffert | Patti & Hal Earnhardt III | 1:15.29 |
| 2008 | Indian Blessing | 3 | Corey Nakatani | Bob Baffert | Patti & Hal Earnhardt III | 1:16.24 |
| 2007 | Jazzy | 5 | Garrett Gomez | Mark A. Hennig | Team Valor Stable | 1:16.71 |
| 2006 | Great Intentions | 6 | Javier Castellano | Michael E. Hushion | Barry K. Schwartz | 1:16.13 |
| 2005 | Umpateedle | 6 | Aaron Gryder | Mark Shuman | Michael Gill | 1:16.35 |
| 2004 | Lady Tak | 4 | John Velazquez | Steve Asmussen | Heiligbrodt Stable | 1:16.04 |
| 2003 | Harmony Lodge | 5 | Richard Migliore | Todd A. Pletcher | Laura & Eugene Melnyk | 1:16.20 |
| 2002 | Nasty Storm | 4 | José A. Santos | Dallas Stewart | Denny Crum et al. | 1:17.89 |
| 2001 | Finder's Fee | 4 | John Velazquez | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1:17.60 |
| 2000 | Dream Supreme | 3 | Pat Day | William I. Mott | Kinsman Stable | 1:15.96 |
| 1999 | Positive Gal | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 1:16.86 |
| 1998 | Catinca | 3 | Richard Migliore | John C. Kimmel | Robert K. Waxman | 1:15.60 |
| 1997 | Top Secret | 4 | John Velazquez | George R. Arnold II | John H. Peace | 1:16.00 |
| 1996 | Miss Golden Circle | 4 | Richard Migliore | John C. Kimmel | Caesar P. Kimmel | 1:16.26 |
| 1995 | Classy Mirage | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | Allen H. Jerkens | Middletown Stables | 1:17.34 |
| 1994 | Vivano | 5 | Herb McCauley | Howard M. Tesher | Sidney L. Port | 1:10.93 |