Fort Lauderdale Stakes
{{Infobox horseraces
| class = Grade II
| horse race = Fort Lauderdale Stakes
| location = Gulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida,
United States
| inaugurated = 1947 (as Fort Lauderdale Handicap)
| race type = Thoroughbred – Flat racing
| website = [https://www.gulfstreampark.com/ Gulfstream Park]
| distance = {{frac|1|1|8}} miles (9 furlongs)
| surface = Turf
| track = left-handed
| qualification = Three year olds and older
| weight = Base weights with allowances:
4-year-olds and older: 126 lbs.
3-year-olds: 123 lbs.
| purse = $215,000 (since 2024)
}}
The Fort Lauderdale Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race open for three years old or older, over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf track held annually in December at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently carries a purse of $215,000.
History
The inaugural running of the event was on 5 April 1947 as the Fort Lauderdale Handicap and was won by the 2/5 odds-on favorite Eternal Reward who set a track record of 1:45{{frac|2|5}} for the {{frac|1|1|16}} miles distance on the dirt track. The event was brought forward for the second running during the 1947–48 meeting and was held on 27 December 1947. In 1950 and 1951 the event was run as the Fort Lauderdale Purse.
By the 1950s the event had established itself as a feature handicap for older horses in South Florida. The 1954 running attracted enough entrants that it was split into two divisions.{{cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?query_type=stakes&search_bar=stakes&field=view&id=11512 |title=FORT LAUDERDALE STAKES (2ND. DIV.) - GULFSTREAM PARK, FL |work=Thoroughbred Pedigree Online |date=2021 |accessdate=8 December 2021}} In 1956 the winner New Trend ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey Willie Shoemaker set a new track record for the {{frac|1|1|16}} miles distance of 1:42 flat winning easily by {{frac|3|1|2}} lengths.
The following year in 1957 the event attracted the U.S. Champion Three-Year-Old Colt Needles who had won both the 1956 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes and was running his last race of his career. Needles produced one of the most amazing performance after racing 20 lengths behind the leaders during the race to produce a breathtaking performance in the straight to overhaul the leaders and win by two lengths and equal the track record that was set in 1956.
The 1960s were a stable period for the event as it continually was held in early April. During those years the event attracted many fine entrants including three foreign bred winners including Captain Kidd II who won the National Breeders' Produce Stakes in England as a two-year-old, Valentine won won the event by 7 lengths in 1963 ran second in the important Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park in England to Henry The Seventh.{{cite web |title=ECLIPSE STAKES - SANDOWN PARK |url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?query_type=stakes&search_bar=stakes&field=view&id=747 |work=Thoroughbred Pedigree Online |date=2021 |accessdate=8 December 2021}} The 1965 renewal of the event was as the Fort Lauderdale Purse and was held on the turf track for the first time was won by the Argentine-bred Babington who equaled the world record for the distance in a stunning 1:40{{frac|4|5}}.
During the 1970s the legal inflighting between owner Donn family's Gulfstream Park and John W. Galbreath's Hialeah Park over racing date allotments impacted the scheduling of the event.{{cite web |last1=Dickman |first1=Bernie |title=Op/Ed: 'Racing' at Hamilton Downs |url=https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/oped-racing-at-hamilton-downs/ |publisher=Thoroughbred Daily News |access-date=8 December 2021 |date=6 December 2016}} The event was only held five times during that period. During the early 1980s the event was held over a distance of seven furlongs.{{cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?query_type=stakes&search_bar=stakes&field=view&id=119 |title=FORT LAUDERDALE STAKES - GULFSTREAM PARK, FL |work=Thoroughbred Pedigree Online |date=2021 |accessdate=8 December 2021}} In 1988 the event was scheduled on the turf over {{frac|1|1|16}} miles and run in split divisions for the second time.
The 1994 winner Paradise Creek won the event as a 3/5 odds-on favorite with a determined stretch drive winning by {{frac|1|2}} length. The victory was Paradise Creek's third win in a seven race winning streak. Later in the year Paradise Creek was awarded US Champion Male Turf Horse honors.
In 1995 the American Graded Stakes Committee classified the event as Grade III.{{cite web|title=Ft. Lauderdale Handicap (Gr. 3) |date=2021 |url=https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Stakes&stkid=13501 |access-date=8 December 2021}}
The event was not held in 2001, 2003 and 2004 which led to the event losing it classification.
In 2005 the race was renewed as a Black Type event with stakes allowance conditions with the modified name Fort Lauderdale Stakes.
Assigned Grade III status beginning in 2010. Due to weather, however, the race was run off the turf in 2010. It was run a mile on dirt and was automatically downgraded, pending review, after the event was switched. The American Graded Stakes Committee reinstated the Grade III rating. The decision to reinstate the Grade 3 rating was based on the quality of the horses who competed in the race following the surface change.{{cite web|title=Ft. Lauderdale Stakes (Gr. 2) |url=https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Stakes&stkid=443 |date=2021 |access-date=8 December 2021}}
In 2013 the event was upgraded once more to Grade II.
In 2019 the distance of the event was increased from {{frac|1|1|16}} miles to {{frac|1|1|8}} miles.
Records
;Speed record
- {{frac|1|1|8}} miles turf: 1:45.60 – Doswell (2021)
- {{frac|1|1|16}} miles turf: 1:38.26 – Union Place (2005)
- {{frac|1|1|16}} miles dirt: 1:41.00 – Rouge Chanteur (1971)
;Margins
- 8 lengths – Belleau Chief (1959)
;Most wins by a jockey
- 8 – Jerry D. Bailey (1978, 1985, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002)
;Most wins by a trainer
- 8 – William I. Mott (1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007)
;Most wins by an owner
- 2 – Allen E. Paulson (1999, 2002)
- 2 – Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey (2000, 2018)
Winners
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Winner ! Age ! Jockey ! Trainer ! Owner ! Distance ! Time ! Purse ! Grade ! Ref |
|---|
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:white"
|align="left" colspan=11|Fort Lauderdale Stakes |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2024 |Major Dude |align=center |4 |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:45.73 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2023 |Main Event |align=center |4 | George Weaver |Harrell Ventures |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:46.47 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2022 |City Man |align=center |5 |Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Peter & Patty Searles |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:46.10 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2021 |Doswell |align=center |6 |Joseph Allen |align=center |{{nowrap|abt. {{frac|1|1|8}} miles}} |align=center |1:45.60 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2020 |Largent |align=center |4 |Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners & Twin Creeks Racing Stables |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:46.16 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2019 |Instilled Regard |align=center |4 |OXO Equine |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:47.18 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2018† |{{nowrap|Glorious Empire (IRE)}} |align=center |8 |{{nowrap|James L. Lawrence II}} |Matthew Schera |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:48.44 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2018 |Shining Copper |align=center |8 |Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:43.44 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2017 |Flatlined |align=center |5 |Charles L. Dickey |Brian Hytrek, Rodney Paden & Ryan Kuhn |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.29 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2016 |Heart to Heart |align=center |5 |Brian A. Lynch |Terry Hamilton |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.71 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2015 |Mshawish |align=center |5 |Al Shaqab Racing |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.14 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2014 |Summer Front |align=center |5 |Waterford Stable |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:42.24 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2013 |Mucho Mas Macho |align=center |4 |Juan C. Leyva |Henry Collazo |Signal Hill Farms |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:40.39 |align=center |$150,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2012 |Silver Medallion |align=center |4 |Black Rock Stables |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:43.04 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2011 |Little Mike |align=center |4 |Allen Iwinski |Priscilla Vaccarezza & KZ Stables |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:40.52 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:beige"
|align=center |2010 |Duke of Mischief |align=center |4 |David Fawkes |Alex Lieblong, Marilyn McMaster & David Fawkes |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:37.70 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2009 |Kiss the Kid |align=center |6 |Amy Tarrant |Amy Tarrant |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:40.59 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center | Listed |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:white"
|align="center" |2008 |align="center" colspan=10|Race not held |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2007 |Classic Campaign |align=center |5 |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:40.19 |align=center |$75,750 |align=center | Listed |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2006 |Honor in War |align=center |7 |{{nowrap|Shaun Bridgmohan}} |Paul J. McGee |3rd Turn Stables |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:40.13 |align=center |$75,000 |align=center | Listed |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2005 |Union Place |align=center |6 |Randy Schulhofer |William A. Sorokolit, Sr. |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:38.26 |align=center |$60,000 |align=center | |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:white"
|align="left" colspan=2|2003–2004 |align="center" colspan=9|Race not held |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:white"
|align="left" colspan=11|Fort Lauderdale Handicap |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2002 |Del Mar Show |align=center | 5 | Allen E. Paulson Living Trust |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.54 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:white"
|align="center" |2001 |align="center" colspan=10|Race not held |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2000 |Beckon the King |align=center | 4 | Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:40.36 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |1999 |Garbu |align=center | 5 |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:39.33 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |1998 |Statesmanship |align=center | 4 |Peter F. Karches, Charles E. & Susan T. Harris |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:40.46 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |1997 |Doublethebetwice |align=center | 4 | Kevin B. Halter |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:42.61 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |1996 |Winged Victory |align=center | 6 | Pin Oak Stable |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.94 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |1995 |The Vid |align=center | 5 | Joseph J. Sullivan |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.12 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |1994 |align=center | 5 | Masayuki Nishiyama |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:39.30 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center | Listed |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:beige"
|align=center |1993 |Archies Laughter |align=center | 5 |Milton W. Wolfson | Stride Rite Racing Stable |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:44.13 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center | Listed |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |1992 |Now Listen |align=center | 5 |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:40.44 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |Listed |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |1991 |ƒ Miss Josh |align=center | 5 | Bonner Farm |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.13 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center | Listed |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |1990 |Wanderkin |align=center | 7 |Richard O'Connell | Poma Stable |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:40.60 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Fort+Lauderdale+WANDERKIN&ymd=1990-02-19 |title=Wanderkin corrects his errors, wins Lauderdale 'Cap (1990 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 10: held 18 February 1990) |work=South Florida Sun Sentinel |date=19 February 1990 |accessdate=5 December 2021 |page=36 |first=Dave |last=Joseph}} |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:beige"
|align=center |1989 |Regal Brek |align=center | 7 |Mark R. Weiss | Selma L. Weiss, Glenda Salyer et al. |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:44.20 |align=center |$61,650 |align=center | |{{nowrap|Off turf}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Fort+Lauderdale+Regal+Brek+Salyer&ymd=1989-03-02 |title=NOTES: (1989 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 9: held 1 March 1989) |work=South Florida Sun Sentinel |date=2 March 1989 |accessdate=5 December 2021 |page=48 }} |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center rowspan=2|1988 |Lordalik (FR) |align=center | 4 | Robert J. Frankel & Jerome S. Moss |align=center rowspan=2|{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.40 |align=center |$49,150 |align=center rowspan=2| |{{nowrap|Division 1}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Fort+Lauderdale+Romero++Lordalik+Kings+River&ymd=1988-03-05 |title=Romero triumphs in both divisions (1988 Fort Lauderdale Handicap Division 1 – race 8: held 4 March 1988) |work=Miami Herald |date=5 March 1985 |accessdate=5 December 2021 |page=71 }} |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|Kings River II (IRE) |align=center | 6 |align=center |1:41.00 |align=center |$50,150 |{{nowrap|Division 2}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Fort+Lauderdale+Romero+Lordalik&ymd=1988-03-05 |title=Gulfstream Park Charts (1988 Fort Lauderdale Handicap Division 2 – race 9: held 4 March 1988) |work=Fort Lauderdale News |date=5 March 1988 |accessdate=5 December 2021 |page=71 }} |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:beige"
|align=center |1987 |Skip Trial |align=center | 5 | Mrs. Zelda Cohen |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:42.20 |align=center |$59,500 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Fort+Lauderdale+Romero+Skip+Trial&ymd=1987-04-20 |title=Skip Trial wins, sets sights on Pan Am (1987 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 10: held 19 April 1987) |work=Miami Herald |date=20 April 1987 |accessdate=5 December 2021 |page=37 |first=Robert |last=Lohrer}} |
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|align=center |1986 |Midway Circle |align=center | 4 | Jayeff B Stable |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.00 |align=center |$59,150 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Fort+Lauderdale+Midway+Circle&ymd=1986-02-27 |title=Midway Circle closes fast to win (1986 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 10: held 26 February 1986) |work=Fort Lauderdale News |date=27 February 1986 |accessdate=5 December 2021 |page=40 |first=Dave |last=Joseph}} |
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|align=center |1985 |For Halo |align=center | 4 |Bryan Fann |Mary L. Edens |Mrs. Adele W. Paxson |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.40 |align=center |$56,800 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Fort+Lauderdale+For+Halo+time&ymd=1985-02-21 |title='Halo' shines for 3rd time (1985 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 9: held 20 February 1985) |work=Miami Herald |date=21 February 1985 |accessdate=5 December 2021 |page=285 |first=Luther |last=Evens}} |
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|align=center |1984 |Uncle Jeff |align=center | 5 |Frank Gomez | Locust Lane Stable |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:40.40 |align=center |$44,205 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Fort+Lauderdale+Uncle+Jeff&ymd=1984-05-06 |title=Uncle Jeff wins Lauderdale 'Cap (1984 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 9: held 5 May 1984) |work=Fort Lauderdale News |date=6 May 1984 |accessdate=5 December 2021 |page=58 |first=Dave |last=Joseph}} |
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|align=center |1983 |Distinctive Pro |align=center | 4 | Aisco Stable & Howard Kaskel |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.40 |align=center |$42,735 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Distinctive+Pro+Fort+Lauderdale+Fin&ymd=1983-02-24 |title=Distinctive Pro back ... (1983 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 9: held 24 February 1983) |work=Fort Lauderdale News |date=25 February 1983 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |page=49 |first=Paul |last=Moran}} |
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|align=center |1982 |Hat Room |align=center | 4 |Bryan Fann |Blanche P. Levy |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.60 |align=center |$30,350 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=HAT+ROOM+Fort+Lauderdale+Hattab&ymd=1982-04-25 |title=Hat Room wins by a length after acting up in the gate (1982 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 9: held 24 April 1982) |work=Miami Herald |date=25 April 1982 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |page=736 |first=Luther |last=Evans }} |
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|align="center" |1981 |align="center" colspan=10|Race not held |
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|align=center |1980 |Go With the Times |align=center | 4 |Joseph M. Bollero | Russell L. Reineman Stable |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.40 |align=center |$29,300 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Go+With+Perret+Fort+Lauderdale+Proud+Pocket&ymd=1980-04-27 |title=Go With The Times Wins (1989 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 9: held 24 April 1982) |work=Atlanta Constitution |date=27 April 1980 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |page=77 |agency=The Associated Press }} |
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|align="center" |1979 |align="center" colspan=10|Race not held |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:beige"
|align=center |1978 |Poor Man's Bluff |align=center | 4 |Joseph S. Nash | George A. Cavanaugh Jr. |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:42.40 |align=center |$29,150 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Poor+Bluff+Lauderdale+Nash&ymd=1978-04-30 |title=Gulfstream Park Charts (1978 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 9: held 29 April 1978) |work=Miami Herald |date=30 April 1978 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |page=58 }} |
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|align="center" |1977 |align="center" colspan=10|Race not held |
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|align=center |1976 |Enchumao (ARG) |align=center | 5 |Grover W. Stephens | Miss Christine Mancuso |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:43.40 |align=center |$28,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Enchumao+Lauderdale+Finish+Victory&ymd=1976-04-11 |title=Enchumao's Strong Stretch Run Earns Lauderdale 'Cap Victory (1976 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 9: held 10 April 1976) |work=Miami Herald |date=11 April 1976 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |page=54 |first=Luther |last=Evans }} |
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|align="left" colspan=2|1974–1975 |align="center" colspan=9|Race not held |
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|align=center |1973 |Gentle Smoke |align=center | 5 |David Sazer |Forus Stable |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.80 |align=center |$20,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Gentle+Smoke+Lauderdale&ymd=1973-04-08 |title=Gentle Smoke Wins Lauderdale Wire-To-Wire (1973 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 9: held 7 April 1973) |work=Fort Lauderdale News |date=8 April 1973 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |page=63 |first=Doug |last=Delp }} |
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|align="center" |1972 |align="center" colspan=10|Race not held |
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|align=center |1971 |Rouge Chanteur |align=center | 5 |Thomas Barrow |Louis Goldfine |Leonard Prussky |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.00 |align=center |$20,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Rouge+Safety+Lauderdale+Handicap&ymd=1971-04-04 |title=Rouge Chanteur Wins Lauderdale Handicap (1971 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 9: held 3 April 1971) |work=Fort Lauderdale News |date=4 April 1971 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |pages=53, 60 |first=Mike |last=Schwebel }} |
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|align=center |1970 |Al Hattab |align=center | 4 |Pelican Stable |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:42.40 |align=center |$20,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Al+Hattab+Elegant+Lauderdale+wins&ymd=1970-04-05 |title=Hattab Wins Lauderdale (1970 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 9: held 4 April 1970) |work=Miami Herald |date=5 April 1970 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |page=114 }} |
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|align=center |1969 |Addy Boy |align=center | 4 |William Gavidia |George Zateslo |Keystone Stable |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:44.00 |align=center |$15,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=addy+boy+Lauderdale+Handicap&ymd=1969-04-06 |title=Addy Boy Survives Foul Claim (1969 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 9: held 5 April 1969) |work=Miami Herald |date=6 April 1969 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |page=86 }} |
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|align=center |1968 |Swoonaway |align=center | 7 |Jacinto Vasquez |S. Bryant Ott |E. Gay Drake |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:43.80 |align=center |$15,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=swoonaway+Lauderdale+wins&ymd=1968-04-07 |title=Vasques Wins on Swoonaway; 'No One Really Wanted Lead' (1968 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 9: held 6 April 1968) |work=Miami Herald |date=7 April 1968 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |page=102 }} |
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|align=center |1967 |Cool Reception |align=center | 3 |Louis C. Cavalaris Jr. |Mrs. J. W. Sietz & Mrs. V. P. Reid |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:43.20 |align=center |$15,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Cool+Reception+Eyes+Russ+Harris+Lauderdale+Trish&ymd=1967-04-09 |title='Reception' Rolls Home, Eyes Roses (1967 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 9: held 8 April 1967) |work=Miami Herald |date=9 April 1967 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |page=98 |first=Russ |last=Harris }} |
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|align=center |1966 |Pollux |align=center | 3 |Douglas A. Dodson |Charles Parker |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:44.00 |align=center |$15,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Finish+Lauderdale+Pollux&ymd=1966-04-10 |title=Pollux Victor in Ft. Lauderdale Handicap (1966 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 9: held 9 April 1966) |work=Fort Lauderdale News |date=10 April 1966 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |page=51 |first=Earl |last=Straight}} |
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|align="left" colspan=11|Fort Lauderdale Purse |
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|align=center |1965 |Babington (ARG) |align=center | 6 |Michael Solomone |Arnold N. Winick |John M. Olin |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:40.80 |align=center |$10,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Fort+Lauderdale+Purse+Cool+Prince+Babington&ymd=1965-04-11 |title=Wins Lauderdale; Babingtom Set World Record (1965 Fort Lauderdale Purse – race 9: held 10 April 1965) |work=Fort Lauderdale News |date=11 April 1965 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |page=54 |first=Earl |last=Straight}} |
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|align="left" colspan=11|Fort Lauderdale Handicap |
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|align=center |1964 |Tumble Turbie |align=center | 5 |Larry Gilligan |H. G. Brockman |Tumblewood Stables |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:43.60 |align=center |$15,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Tumble+turbie+Fort+Lauderdale+Handicap&ymd=1964-04-12 |title=Favored Tollway Fades; Versatile Gilligan Boots Tumble Turbie to Victory (1964 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 8: held 11 April 1964) |work=Miami Herald |date=12 April 1964 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |page=54 |first=Russ |last=Harris}} |
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|align=center |1963 |Valentine (GB) |align=center | 5 |Larry Gilligan |Harold O. Simmons |Louis Christopher |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:43.20 |align=center |$15,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Fort+Lauderdale+Handicap+Valentine+Toledo&ymd=1963-04-07 |title=Gilligan, Valentine Pin Their Ears Back (1963 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 8: held 6 April 1963) |work=Miami Herald |date=7 April 1963 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |page=84 |first=Russ |last=Harris}} |
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|align=center |1962 |Cactus Tom |align=center | 5 |H. C. Dodson |Natiolee Stable |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:44.60 |align=center |$15,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Cactus+Tom+Fort+Lauderdale+Odds&ymd=1962-04-08 |title=Overhauls Aeroflint in Stretch; Cactus Tom Scampers Home at Gulfstream (1962 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 7: held 7 April 1962) |work=Miami Herald |date=8 April 1962 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |page=211 |first=Russ |last=Harris}} |
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|align=center |1961 |Heroshogala |align=center | 5 |Joe Brady |Mrs. Mary D. Keim |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:43.60 |align=center |$15,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Fort+Lauderdale+Handicap+Heroshogala+Victory&ymd=1961-04-09 |title=... Lauderdale; Grant Directs Victory (1961 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 7: held 8 April 1961) |work=Fort Lauderdale News |date=9 April 1961 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |page=53 |first=Earl |last=Straight}} |
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|align=center |1960 |Captain Kidd II (GB) |align=center | 4 |Michael Solomone |Harris Brown |Mrs. Tilyou Christopher |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:42.00 |align=center |$15,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Captain+Kidd+Finish+Lauderdale&ymd=1960-04-10 |title=Captain Kidd 2nd Skips Home (1960 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 7: held 9 April 1960) |work=Miami Herald |date=10 April 1960 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |pages=45, 54 |first=Russ |last=Harris}} |
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|align=center |1959 |Belleau Chief |align=center | 4 |Lois C. Cook |Edward B. Carpenter |Mrs. Lora Birr |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.80 |align=center |$15,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Gulfstream+Belleau+Court+Lauderdale&ymd=1959-04-12 |title=Belleau Chief Cops Ft. Lauderdale 'Cap By 8-Length Margin (1959 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 7: held 11 April 1959) |work=Fort Lauderdale News |date=12 April 1959 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |page=53 |first=Scott |last=Marshall}} |
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|align=center |1958 |§ Air Pilot |align=center | 4 |Frank Smith |Jim Conway |Mrs. Ada L. Rice |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:42.20 |align=center |$15,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Lauderdale+Conway+Air+Pilot+lengths&ymd=1958-04-06 |title=In Ft. Lauderdale 'Cap; Air Pistol Wins By 5 (1958 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 7: held 5 April 1958) |work=Fort Lauderdale News |date=6 April 1958 |accessdate=6 December 2021 |page=25 |first=Scott |last=Marshall}} |
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|align=center |1957 |align=center | 4 |D. & H. Stable |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:42.00 |align=center |$28,200 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Fort+Lauderdale+Triumphs+With+Needles+tussle+patch&ymd=1957-04-07 |title=Needles Back to '56 Point, Triumphs With Late Surge; Equals Track Record (1957 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 7: held 6 April 1957) |work=Miami Herald |date=7 April 1957 |accessdate=7 December 2021 |page=77 |first=Joe |last=McLaughlin}} |
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|align=center |1956 |New Trend |align=center | 4 |Meshach Tenney |Rex. C. Ellsworth |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:42.00 |align=center |$10,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Gulfstream+Park+Trend+Lauderdale+Handicap+lengths&ymd=1956-04-01 |title=New Trend Equals Mark; Coast Colt Captures Ft. Lauderdale 'Cap (1956 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 7: held 31 March 1956) |work=Fort Lauderdale News |date=1 April 1956 |accessdate=7 December 2021 |page=25 |first=Shell |last=Nulty}} |
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|align=center |1955 |Two Fisted |align=center | 4 |Ronnie Baldwin |Elmer Kalensky |Marvin E. Affelds |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:43.40 |align=center |$7,500 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Fort+Lauderdale+Two+Fisted+Bad+Conduct+Vincent&ymd=1955-04-03 |title=$$$$: Two Fisted, Roman Stripe Win (1955 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 7: held 2 April 1955) |work=Miami Herald |date=3 April 1955 |accessdate=7 December 2021 |page=42 |first=Joe |last=McLaughlin}} |
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|align=center rowspan=2|1954 |Amphiblen |align=center | 6 |William Cook |L.J. Keating |Jacnot Stable |align=center rowspan=2|{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:46.40 |align=center |$10,000 |align=center rowspan=2| |{{nowrap|Division 1}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Fort+Lauderdale+Amphiblen+Go+Bit+division&ymd=1954-04-04 |title=$$$$: Two Fisted, Roman Stripe Win (1954 Fort Lauderdale Handicap Division 1 – race 6: held 3 April 1954) |work=Miami Herald |date=4 April 1954 |accessdate=7 December 2021 |pages=13, 46 |first=Joe |last=McLaughlin}} |
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|Go A Bit |align=center | 7 |Walter B. Williams |Tinkham Veale II |align=center |1:46.00 |align=center |$10,000 |{{nowrap|Division 2}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Fort+Lauderdale+Amphiblen+Go+Bit+Division&ymd=1954-04-04 |title=Amphiblen And Go A Bit Sweep 2 Divisions (1954 Fort Lauderdale Handicap Division 2 – race 7: held 3 April 1954) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Baltimore Sun |date=4 April 1954 |accessdate=7 December 2021 |page=44}} |
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|align=center |1953 |Elixir |align=center | 5 |David J. Schneider |David J. Schneider |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:43.40 |align=center |$15,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Lauderdale+Handicap+Elixir&ymd=1953-04-05 |title=Burr Prods Elicir to Four-Length Win (1953 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 7: held 4 April 1953) |work=Miami Herald |date=5 April 1953 |accessdate=7 December 2021 |page=39 |first=Joe |last=McLaughlin}} |
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|align=center |1952 |Thee and Me |align=center | 4 |Porter Roberts |Mose Shapoff |Samuel H. Popkin |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:44.60 |align=center |$7,500 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Fort+Lauderdale+Thee+Me+Mass&ymd=1952-04-06 |title=Thee And Me Winner At Gulfstream; Mass O' Gold Moves Up To Take Second place (1952 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 7: held 5 April 1952) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Miami News |date=6 April 1952 |accessdate=7 December 2021 |page=9 }} |
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|align="left" colspan=11|Fort Lauderdale Purse |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:beige"
|align=center |1951 |Black George |align=center | 4 |Logan Batcheller |Raymond Barnett |William H. Venneman |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:43.00 |align=center |$7,500 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=gulfstream+Black+George+Fort+Lauderdale+purse&ymd=1951-04-01 |title=Favored Black George 4-Length Winner Victor in Gulfstream Purse (1951 Fort Lauderdale Purse – race 7: held 31 March 1951) |work=Miami Herald |date=1 April 1951 |accessdate=7 December 2021 |page=37 |first=Joe |last=McLaughlin}} |
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|align=center |1950 |Sallequilo (ARG) |align=center | 6 |Thomas Bonham |Correll Stable |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:43.80 |align=center |$5,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Sallequilo+Fort+Lauderdale+wynford+American&ymd=1950-04-02 |title=S. American Invaders Run 1-2 in Lauderdale (1950 Fort Lauderdale Purse – race 6: held 1 April 1950) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Miami Herald |date=2 April 1950 |accessdate=7 December 2021 |page=10 }} |
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|align="left" colspan=11|Fort Lauderdale Handicap |
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|align=center |1949 |Big Dial |align=center | 4 |{{nowrap|Antonio J. Fernandez}} |Ernest E. Hart |George B. Jacobson |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:48.80 |align=center |$7,500 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=fort+lauderdale+big+dial+nighter+rings&ymd=1949-03-06 |title=Big Dial Scores Four Length Victory In Featured Fort Lauderdale Handicap (1949 Fort Lauderdale Handicap – race 6: held 5 March 1949) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Hartford Courant |date=6 March 1949 |accessdate=7 December 2021 |page=55 }} |
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|align=center |1947‡ |Bug Juice |align=center | 4 |Joseph Licausi |Ralph W. McIlvian |Bermil Farm |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:43.40 |align=center |$15,000 |align=center | |December{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Fort+Lauderdale+Bug+Juice+Rampart&ymd=1947-12-28 |title=Bug Juice Takes Lauderdale 'Cap (1947 Fort Lauderdale Handicap 2nd running – race 6: held 27 December 1949) |work=Miami News |date=28 December 1947 |accessdate=7 December 2021 |page=37 |first=Frank |last=Ortell}} |
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|align=center |1947 |Eternal Reward |align=center | 4 |Jack Richards |Chester J. Hall |Louis Augustus & Charles Nahm |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:45.40 |align=center |$9,050 |align=center | |April{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Fort+Lauderdale+Handicap+Eternal+Reward+length&ymd=1947-04-06 |title=Eternal Reward Wins in Record Time; Scores Third Gulfstream Park handicap Victory; Frere Jacques Runs Second (1947 Fort Lauderdale Handicap 1st Running – race 6: held 5 April 1949) |work=Miami News |date=6 April 1947 |accessdate=7 December 2021 |page=23 }} |
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Notes:
§ Ran as an entry
ƒ Filly or Mare
† In 2018 the event was held twice in the calendar year. For the 2017–18 meeting the event was held in January and in the 2018–19 meeting the event was held in December
‡ In 1947 the event was held twice in the calendar year. The inaugural running was held in April and for the 1947–48 season the event was scheduled in December
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