Fred W. Hooper Stakes

The Fred W. Hooper Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for four years olds and older at the distance of one mile on the dirt held annually in January at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently carries a purse of $150,000.

Fred W. Hooper Stakes
Grade III race
LocationGulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States
Inaugurated1986 (at Calder Race Track as Tropical Park Handicap)
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
SponsorHill 'n' Dale Farms (since 2022)
WebsiteGulfstream Park
Race information
Distance1 Mile
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFour-year-olds and older
Weight124 lbs. with allowances
Purse$150,000 (since 2019)[1]

History

It was inaugurated on 7 January 1986 as the Tropical Park Handicap and was run at Calder Race Course 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.[1] Creme Fraiche won both editions, the first in track record time.[2] The race remained at a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles until 2015 when it was decreased to one mile.


The event was upgraded to Grade III in 1992.[1]

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 event is run as part of the undercard for the Pegasus World Cup.[3]

Records

Speed record:

  • 1 mile – 1:33.53 Tommy Macho (2016)
  • 1+1⁄8 miles – 1:50.53 The Judge Sez Who

Most wins:

  • 2 – Creme Fraiche (1988, 1988)
  • 2 – Csaba (2012, 2013)
  • 2 – Tommy Macho (2016, 2018)

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 5 – Luis Saez (2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2023)

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 – Brushwood Stable (1988, 1988)
  • 2 – Robert V. LaPenta (2004, 2005)
  • 2 – Bruce Hollander & Cary Shapoff (2012, 2013)
  • 2 – Paul P. Pompa Jr. (2016, 2018)

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
At Gulfstream Park – Fred W. Hooper Stakes
2023 Endorsed 7 Luis Saez Michael J. Maker Mark D. Breen 1 mile 1:35.67 $150,000 III [4]
2022 Speaker's Corner 4 Junior Alvarado William I. Mott Godolphin Racing 1 mile 1:35.26 $150,000 III [5]
2021 Performer 5 Joel Rosario Claude R. McGaughey III Phipps Stable and Claiborne Farm 1 mile 1:35.49 $150,000 III [6]
2020 Phat Man 6 Irad Ortiz Jr. J. Kent Sweezey Marianne Stribling, Force Five Racing & Two Rivers Racing Stable 1 mile 1:35.95 $150,000 III [7]
2019 Aztec Sense 6 Emisael Jaramillo Jorge Navarro Joseph E. Besecker 1 mile 1:36.22 $150,000 III [8]
2018 Tommy Macho 6 Luis Saez Todd A. Pletcher Paul P. Pompa Jr. 1 mile 1:36.10 $175,000 III [9]
2017 Bird Song 4 Julien R. Leparoux Ian R. Wilkes Marylou Whitney Stables 1 mile 1:36.07 $100,000 III [10]
2016 Tommy Macho 4 Luis Saez Todd A. Pletcher Paul P. Pompa Jr. & J Stables 1 mile 1:33.53 $100,000 III [11]
2015 Valid 5 Paco Lopez Marcus J. Vitali Crossed Sabres Farm 1 mile 1:36.35 $100,000 III [12]
2014 Race not held
At Calder Race Track– Fred W. Hooper Handicap
2013 Csaba 4 Luis Saez Philip A. Gleaves Bruce Hollander & Cary Shapoff 1+1⁄8 miles 1:52.93 $100,000 III [13]
2012 Csaba 3 Luis Saez Philip A. Gleaves Bruce Hollander & Cary Shapoff 1+1⁄8 miles 1:52.93 $100,000 III Dead heat[14]
Ducduc 6 Orlando Bocachica Shivananda Parbhoo Shivananda Racing
2011 Jimanator 5 Joe Bravo Michael J. Trombetta Three Diamonds Farm 1+1⁄8 miles 1:53.56 $100,000 III [15]
2010 Tackleberry 3 Javier Santiago Luis Olivares Luis Olivares 1+1⁄8 miles 1:54.42 $100,000 III [16]
2009 Race not held
2008 Finallymadeit 4 Eduardo O. Nunez Javier Negrete Rolbea Thoroughbred Racing 1+1⁄8 miles 1:53.75 $100,000 III [17]
2007 Electrify 4 Elvis Trujillo Edward Plesa Jr. Padua Stables 1+1⁄8 miles 1:52.56 $100,000 III [18]
2006 Hesanoldsalt 3 Rafael Bejarano Nicholas P. Zito Live Oak Plantation 1+1⁄8 miles 1:51.87 $100,000 III [19]
2005 § Andromeda's Hero 3 Rafael Bejarano Nicholas P. Zito Robert V. LaPenta 1+1⁄8 miles 1:53.46 $100,000 III [20]
2004 Pies Prospect 3 Edgar S. Prado Nicholas P. Zito Robert V. LaPenta 1+1⁄8 miles 1:50.74 $100,000 III [21]
2003 Predawn Raid 4 Jorge F. Chavez Bennie F. Stutts Jr. Mount Joy Stables 1+1⁄8 miles 1:52.47 $100,000 III [22]
2002 The Judge Sez Who 3 Cornelio Velasquez Milton W. Wolfson Sez Who Racing 1+1⁄8 miles 1:50.53 $100,000 III [23]
2001 Kiss a Native 4 Cornelio Velasquez William P. White John A. Franks 1+1⁄8 miles 1:51.05 $100,000 III [24]
2000 American Halo 4 Charleen Hunt Angel M. Medina Jose G. Paparoni 1+1⁄8 miles 1:51.68 $100,000 III [25]
1999 Dancing Guy 4 Jose C. Ferrer Newcomb Green Frances Green 1+1⁄8 miles 1:50.83 $100,000 III [26]
1998 Wicapi 6 Joe Bravo Joseph G. Calascibetta Acclaimed Racing Stable 1+1⁄8 miles 1:52.00 $100,000 III [27]
1997 Shrike 4 Jerry D. Bailey Martin D. Wolfson Peachtree Stable 1+1⁄8 miles 1:51.40 $100,000 III [28]
Tropical Park Handicap
1996 Cimarron Secret 5 Jose A. Velez Jr. James E. Hartley Francis C. McDonnell 1+1⁄8 miles 1:52.60 $100,000 III [29]
1995 Bound by Honor 4 Julie Krone Carl A. Nafzger Phillips Racing Partnership 1+1⁄8 miles 1:51.80 $100,000 III [30]
1994 Halo's Image 3 Gary Boulanger Happy Alter A. I. Appleton & Alter's Racing Stable 1+1⁄8 miles 1:51.40 $100,000 III December[31]
Take Me Out 6 Mike E. Smith William I. Mott Carl F. Pollard & Warner L. Jones Jr. 1+1⁄8 miles 1:51.80 $100,000 III January[32]
1993 Barkerville 5 Randy Romero Frank L. Brothers Darley Stud 1+1⁄8 miles 1:52.40 $75,000 III [33]
1992 Classic Seven 4 Carlos E. Lopez Sr. Thomas M. Cairns John O. Berry 1+1⁄8 miles 1:53.00 $171,600 III [34]
1991 Race not held
1990 Public Account 5 Heberto Castillo Jr. George Gianos S. Young Stable 1+1⁄8 miles 1:52.60 $83,100 [35]
1989 Primal 4 Jose A. Velez Jr. James E. Bracken Tartan Stable 1+1⁄8 miles 1:51.60 $111,600 [36]
1988 Creme Fraiche 6 Walter Guerra Woodford C. Stephens Brushwood Stable 1+1⁄8 miles 1:51.80 $109,900 December[37]
Creme Fraiche 6 Angel Cordero Jr. Woodford C. Stephens Brushwood Stable 1+1⁄4 miles 2:05.80 $219,600 March[38]
Tropical Park Budweiser Breeders' Cup
1987 Arctic Honeymoon 4 Craig Perret Luis Olivares Beverly Green 1+3⁄16 miles 1:59.60 $143,000 [39]
Tropical Park Handicap
1986 Racing Star 4 Earlie Fires Manuel A. Estevez Five Star Stable 1+1⁄8 miles 1:45.20 $50,510 December[40]
Uptown Swell 4 Walter Guerra Richard J. Lundy Virginia Kraft Payson 1+1⁄8 miles 1:53.20 $56,350 January[41]

Legend:
  Turf   Dirt
Notes:
§ Ran as an entry

See also

List of American and Canadian Graded races

References
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