H. Allen Jerkens Stakes

The H. Allen Jerkens Stakes at Gulfstream Park is a Thoroughbred horse race open to three year olds and up run at a distance of two miles on turf. The race is named in honor of the late U. S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer H. Allen Jerkens.

This article is about the thoroughbred horse race run at Gulfstream Park. For the race run at Saratoga, see H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes.
H. Allen Jerkens Stakes
Non-Listed Black Type [1] race
LocationGulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida, USA
Inaugurated2015
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
Websitewww.gulfstreampark.com
Race information
Distance2 miles (16 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds & up
WeightAllowance
Purse$100,000

The first running of the H. Allen Jerkens was held on January 31, 2015, with Unitarian winning the race. Jerkens himself presented the trophy for the race, which was run two months before his death on March 18, 2015.[2]

Following its second running in January 2016, the H. Allen Jerkens Stakes was moved to December on the Gulfstream Park racing calendar. As a result, there were two runnings of the race in 2016.

Records

Speed record:

  • 3:19.48 – Sir Anthony (2020)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 3 – Michael M. Hui (2016, 2020, 2022)

Winners

Gulfstream Park Media Guide:[3]

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Dist. M
 Time
 Purse
2022 Value Engineering 6 José Ortiz Michael J. Maker Michael M. Hui, Phil Forte 1 5/8 M
(off turf)		 2:43.01 $100,000
2021 Abaan 4 Luis Saez Todd Pletcher Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Alex Daigneault 2 M 3:21.60 $100,000
2020 Sir Anthony 5 Julien Leparoux Anthony Mitchell Michael M. Hui 2 M 3:19.48 $75,000
2019 American Tattoo 4 José Ortiz Todd Pletcher Calumet Farm/John Anthony Stables LLC 1 1/4 M
(off turf)		 2:04.26 $100,000
2018 Red Knight 4 Luis Saez William Mott Trinity Farm 2 M 3:19:87 $100,000
2017 Run Time 4 Tyler Gaffalione Michael J. Maker Bloom Racing LLC/Allen Racing LLC 2 M 3:23.97 $100,000
2016 Taghleeb 5 Tyler Gaffalione Michael J. Maker Michael M. Hui 2 M 3:22.20 $100,000
2016 Charming Kitten 6 John Velazquez Todd Pletcher Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 2 M 3:33.87 $100,000
2015 Unitarian 5 Javier Castellano Todd Pletcher Robert S. Evans 2 M 3:23.22 $100,000

Notes:

  • In 2016 there were two separate runnings of the race, in January and December.
  • The 2019 race was run at 1 1/4 miles on the main track.
  • The 2022 race was run at 1 5/8 miles on the all-weather track.

References
  1. North American International Cataloguing Standards Committee – Black Type Requirements, non-Listed Stake Status
  2. "'Tremendous' Allen Jerkens Honored at Gulfstream Park". Paulick Report. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. Gulfstream Park Media Guide, H. Allen Jerkens Stakes history Retrieved June 23, 2018
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