Honey Fox Stakes
The Honey Fox Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are four years or older held annually in late February or early March at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. Run over a distance of 1 mile on the turf, the event currently carries a purse of $150,000.
Grade III race | |
Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1984 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing - Turf |
Website | Gulfstream Park |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | fillies and mares, four years old and older |
Weight | 124 lbs. with allowances[1] |
Purse | $150,000 (since 2019)[2] |
History
The race was inaugurated in May 1984[3] and named after the winning mare Honey Fox[4] who won thirteen races in her career including the Grade II Orchid Handicap. However, the event name was not used again until 1989 and again it disappeared after the 1991 running.
In 1985 Gulfstream Park introduced a new race which was predecessor to today's named event, known as the Joe Namath Handicap. This race was named after the New York Jets Super Bowl winning quarterback Joe Namath. The event was renamed to the Honey Fox Handicap in 2000 and between 2013 and 2017 it was run as a Grade II race. In 2009, the race was changed from a handicap to an allowance weight basis.[2]
Records
Speed record:
- 1 mile 1:33:18 - Lull (2018)
- 1 1⁄16 miles 1:38.31 - Wend (2016)
Margins:
- 12 lengths – One Fine Lady (1984)
- Most wins by a jockey
- 7 - Jerry D. Bailey (1990, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 8 - William I. Mott (1996, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2016)
Winners
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
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2020 | Getmotherarose | 4 | Junior Alvarado | Thomas M. Bush | Mary Abeel Sullivan Trust | 1 mile | 1:34.73 | $150,000 | III | [1] |
2019 | Precieuse (IRE) | 4 | Javier Castellano | Chad C. Brown | Peter M. Brant | 1 mile | 1:34.14 | $150,000 | III | [5] |
2018 | Lull | 4 | Jose L. Ortiz | Christophe Clement | Claiborne Farm & A. Dilschneider | 1 mile | 1:33.14 | $250,000 | III | [6] |
2017 | Celestine | 5 | Jose L. Ortiz | Christophe Clement | Moyglare Stud Farm | 1 mile | 1:35.19 | $300,000 | II | [7] |
2016 | Celestine | 4 | Junior Alvarado | William I. Mott | Phaedrus Flights | 1 mile | 1:36.09 | $300,000 | II | [8] |
2015 | Lady Lara (IRE) | 4 | Junior Alvarado | William I. Mott | Swettenham Stud | 1 mile | 1:34.03 | $300,000 | II | [9] |
2014 | Centre Court | 5 | Julien R. Leparoux | George R. Arnold II | G. Watts Humphrey | 1 mile | 1:36.61 | $200,000 | II | [10] |
2013 | Centre Court | 4 | Julien R. Leparoux | George R. Arnold II | G. Watts Humphrey | 1 mile | 1:33.18 | $150,000 | II | [11] |
2012 | Tapitsfly | 5 | Julien R. Leparoux | Dale L. Romans | Frank L. Jones Jr | 1 mile | 1:34.23 | $150,000 | II | [12] |
2011 | Never Retreat | 6 | Julien R. Leparoux | Chris M. Block | Team Block | 1 mile | 1:34.24 | $100,000 | III | [13] |
2010 | Wasted Tears | 5 | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Bart B. Evans | Bart B. Evans | 1 mile | 1:33.81 | $100,000 | III | [14] |
2009 | I Lost My Choo | 4 | Jose Lezcano | Philip M. Serpe | Flying Zee Stable | 1 mile | 1:33.40 | $100,000 | III | [15] |
2008 | Race not held | |||||||||
Honey Fox Handicap | ||||||||||
2007 | Wait a While | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | W. S. Farish & W. Temple Webber Jr | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:39.37 | $100,000 | III | [16] |
2006 | Wend | 5 | Edgar S. Prado | William I. Mott | Claiborne Farm | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:38.31 | $100,000 | III | [17] |
2005 | Sand Springs | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Swettenham Stud | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:38.41 | $100,000 | III | [18] |
2004 | Delmonico Cat | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Pam & Martin Wygod | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:41.30 | $100,000 | III | [19] |
2003 | San Dare | 5 | Mark Guidry | Rick Hiles | David G. Mounts | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:46.19 | $100,000 | III | [20] |
2002 | Batique | 6 | Jorge F. Chavez | Michael R. Matz | Helen K. Groves | abt. 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:49.32 | $100,000 | III | [21] |
2001 | Spook Express (SAF) | 7 | Mike E. Smith | Thomas J. Skiffington | Kinloch Enterprises | 1 mile | 1:35.60 | $100,000 | III | [22] |
Joe Namath Handicap | ||||||||||
2000 | Dominique's Joy | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Madeleine A. Paulson | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:39.91 | $75,000 | III | [23] |
1999 | Colcon | 6 | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Cavallix | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:41.71 | $75,000 | III | [24] |
1998 | Parade Queen | 4 | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish & E.J. Hudson Sr. | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:42.10 | $75,000 | III | [25] |
1997 | Rare Blend | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | Claude R. McGaughey III | Joseph Allen | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:44.28 | $75,000 | III | On dirt[26] |
1996 | Apolda | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:41.55 | $75,000 | III | [27] |
1995 | Regal Joy | 4 | Dave Penna | Larry Bates | Margulies Stable | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:44.79 | $60,000 | III | On dirt[28] |
1994 | Sambacarioca | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | Martin D. Wolfson | Team Valor Stable | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:43.41 | $60,000 | III | On dirt[29] |
1993 | Hero's Love | 5 | Earlie Fires | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:42.90 | $50,000 | Listed | [30] |
1992 | Explosive Kate | 5 | Dave Penna | Louis M. Goldfine | R L Duchossois | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:43.37 | $50,000 | Listed | [31] |
1991 | Vigorous Lady | 5 | Michael Andre Lee | Joseph P. Bertolino | Monarch Stable | 1 mile and 70 yards | 1:40.30 | $50,000 | Listed | On dirt[32] |
1990 | Fieldy (IRE) | 7 | Jerry D. Bailey | Thomas J. Skiffington | Fernwood Stable | abt. 1 mile | 1:37.60 | $50,000 | Listed | |
1989 | Fieldy (IRE) | 6 | Craig Perret | Thomas J. Skiffington | Fernwood Stable | 1 mile | 1:36.00 | $40,000 | Listed | Division 1 |
Vana Turns | 4 | Randy Romero | George R. Arnold II | Glencrest Farm | 1 mile | 1:35.80 | $40,000 | Listed | Division 2 | |
1988 | Shaughnessy Road | 4 | Jose A. Velez Jr. | Carl A. Nafzger | Genter Frances A Stable | 1 mile | 1:35.20 | $40,000 | Listed | Division 1 |
Allegedum | 5 | Angel Cordero Jr. | Thomas J. Skiffington | Barbara Phillips | 1 mile | 1:36.00 | $40,000 | Listed | Division 2 | |
1987 | Small Virtue | 4 | Jacinto Vasquez | H. Allen Jerkens | Tayhill Stable | 1 mile | 1:37.00 | $35,000 | Listed | Division 1 |
Top Socialite | 5 | Craig Perret | Alan E. Goldberg | Betty Marcus | 1 mile | 1:37.40 | $35,000 | Listed | Division 2 | |
1986 | Gypsy Prayer | 5 | Robert Neal Lester | James D. Frederiksen | T.H. Seale | 7 furlongs | 1:22.00 | $40,000 | Listed | Division 1 |
One Fine Lady | 4 | Jose A. Velez Jr. | Al W. Hinson | Larry Foggle | 7 furlongs | 1:21.00 | $40,000 | Listed | Division 2 | |
1985 | Affirmance | 3 | Eddie Maple | Frank Martin Sr. | Harbor View Farm | 1 mile | 1:34.60 | $25,000 | Listed | Division 1 |
One Fine Lady | 3 | Victor H. Molina | Al W. Hinson | Larry Foggle | 1 mile | 1:35.60 | $25,000 | Listed | Division 2 |
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