Holy Bull Stakes

Horseraces infobox
class = Grade III
horse race = Holy Bull Stakes


caption =
location = Gulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida
inaugurated = 1990
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.gulfstreampark.com www.gulfstreampark.com]
distance = 1³/16 miles (9.5 furlongs)
track = Dirt, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds
weight = Assigned
purse = $150,000
bonuses = The Holy Bull Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Run in mid April, it is open to three-year-olds willing to race one mile and three sixteenths. A prep for the Florida Derby, the race is a Grade III event offering a purse of $150,000.

Inaugurated in 1990 as the Preview Stakes, it was created as a replacement for the Flamingo Stakes which ceased to exist following the closure of Hialeah Park Race Track. In 1996 the Preview Stakes was renamed in honor of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame horse, Holy Bull.

Since inception, the race has been contested at various distances:
* 1 mile : 2007
* 1¹/16 miles : 1991-2004
* 1⅛ miles : 1990, 2005-2006
* 1³/16 miles (9.5 furlongs) : 2008

Records

Speed record:
* 1:41.62 - Go For Gin (at previous distance of 1¹/16 miles)

Most wins by a trainer:
* 2 - Nick Zito (1994, 1995)

Winners of the Holy Bull Stakes

References

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE0D61E3EF932A15751C0A966958260 February 21, 1990 "New York Times" article on the creation of the Preview Stakes]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=172 The Holy Bull Stakes at Pedigree Query]