Inside Information Stakes
{{Infobox horseraces
| class = Grade II
| horse race = Inside Information Stakes
| image =
| caption =
| location = Gulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States
| inaugurated = 1976 (as Shirley Jones Stakes)
| race type = Thoroughbred – Flat racing
| website = [http://www.gulfstreampark.com/ Gulfstream Park]
| distance = 7 furlongs
| surface = Dirt
| track = left-handed
| qualification = Fillies and mares, four-years-old & older
| weight = 123 lbs. with allowances
| purse = US$200,000 (since 2014)
| bonuses =
}}
The Inside Information Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are four years old or older, over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt held annually in late January at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000.
History
The inaugural running of the event was on 21 April 1976 as the Shirley Jones Stakes over a distance of {{frac|1|1|16}} miles on the turf track for fillies and mares that were three-year-olds or older. It was won by Roger E. Leslie's Canadian-bred Regal Quillo who started as the 11/10 favorite winning by {{frac|1|3|4}} lengths. The event was named after the fine mare Shirley Jones who defeated her male counterparts in the inaugural running of the Pan American Handicap at Gulfstream Park in 1962.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Pan+American+Aeroflint+deton+Shirley+Jones&ymd=1962-04-15 |title=Shirley Jones is Easy Winner of Pan American 'Cap' |first=Gene |last=Plowden |work=Lexington Leader |date=15 April 1962 |accessdate=11 January 2022 |page=23 }}
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 not held in 1977 or 1978.{{cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?query_type=stakes&search_bar=stakes&field=view&id=966 |title=INSIDE INFORMATION STAKES - MULTIPLE TRACKS |work=Thoroughbred Pedigree Online |date=2022 |accessdate=11 January 2022}} In 1979 the event was scheduled as a race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of six furlongs on the dirt track. The race was a spectacular clash between two brilliant fillies, Candy Eclair and Davona Dale which Candy Eclair won her seventh straight race to remain undefeated by a {{frac|1|3|4}} lengths in a scintillating 1:08{{frac|3|5}}.
Again in 1980 the event was not scheduled but in 1981 the event resumed as a seven furlong sprint for fillies and mares that are four years old or older and has currently remains as such.{{cite web |title=Stakes profile |url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Stakes&stkid=504 |website=www.equibase.com |accessdate=17 May 2020 |language=en}}
In 1983, the event was held in two split divisions with both favorites Meringue Pie and Secrettame winning their races.
The event was upgraded in 1998 by the American Graded Stakes Committee to Grade III race. The event was upgraded to Grade II classification in 2005.
In 2009 the event was renamed to the Inside Information Stakes in honor of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame racing mare Inside Information, winner of the 1995 Breeders' Cup Distaff who was voted that year's American Champion Older Female Horse. Inside Information ran three times at Gulfstream Park winning twice including the Grade II Bonnie Miss Stakes.{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=10&BorP=P&TID=GP&CTRY=USA&DT=03/05/1994&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=1994 Bonnie Miss Stakes Grade 2 - (race 10) |work=Equibase |date=5 March 1994 |accessdate=11 March 2021}}
In the 2011 running of the event 3/5 odds-on favorite Hilda's Passion set a new track record for the 7 furlongs distance in her {{frac|5|1|4}} lengths defeat of five other runners.{{cite web |last1=Shandler |first1=Jason |title=Hilda's Passion Sets 7F Record at Gulfstream The 4-year-old filly ran seven furlongs in 1:20.45 in the Inside Information (gr. II) |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/137309/hildas-passion-sets-7f-record-at-gulfstream |website=Bloodhorse.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |date=19 March 2011}}
Records
Speed record:
- 7 furlongs: 1:20.45 – Hilda's Passion (2011)
Margins:
- {{frac|7|1|4}} lengths – Randaroo (2004)
Most wins:
- 2 – Love's Exchange (1990, 1991)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 6 – John Velazquez (2000, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2017, 2021)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 – Todd A. Pletcher (2000, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2018)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Frances A. Genter (1988, 1993)
- 2 – J. Mack Robinson (1990, 1991)
- 2 – Eugene Melnyk (2000, 2003)
Winners
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Winner ! Age ! Jockey ! Trainer ! Owner ! Distance ! Time ! Purse ! Grade ! Ref |
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|align="left" colspan=11|Inside Information Stakes |
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|align=center |2025 |Mystic Lake |align=center |4 |Saffie A. Joseph Jr. |C2 Racing Stable & Stefania Farms |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.59 |align=center |$208,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2024 |Olivia Darling |align=center |4 |Jorge Delgado |Amo Racing USA |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.04 |align=center |$210,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2023 |Maryquitecontrary |align=center |4 |Luca Panici |Joseph Catanese III |Rodney G. Lundock |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.64 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2022 |Just One Time |align=center |4 |Warriors Reward & Commonwealth New Era Racing |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.81 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2021 |Pacific Gale |align=center |5 |{{nowrap|John R. Velazquez}} |Tobey L. Morton |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.60 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2020 |Pink Sands |align=center |5 |Gainesway Stable & Andrew Rosen |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.42 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2019 |America's Tale |align=center |4 |Bernard S. Flint |Naveed Chowhan |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:24.08 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2018 |Ivy Bell |align=center |5 |Mathis Stable & Madaket Stables |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.29 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2017 |Distanta |align=center |5 |Victor Barboza Jr. |Veb Racing Stable |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.93 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2016 |Stonetastic |align=center |5 |Kelly J. Breen |Stoneway Farm |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.22 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2015 |Classic Point |align=center |6 |Joseph V. Shields Jr. |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:24.47 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2014 |Heart Stealer |align=center |4 | Peachtree Stable |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.57 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2013 |Aubby K |align=center |4 |Ralph E. Nicks |James C. Spence |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.85 |align=center |$150,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2012 |Musical Romance |align=center |5 |Juan C. Leyva |William A. Kaplan |Pinnacle Racing Stable & William A. Kaplan |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:21.88 |align=center |$150,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2011 |Hilda's Passion |align=center |4 |Starlight Partners |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:20.45 |align=center |$150,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2010 |Warbling |align=center |4 |Eddie Kenneally |Joseph W. Sutton |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:21.92 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2009 |Game Face |align=center |4 |Zabeel Racing International |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.09 |align=center |$150,000 |align=center |II |
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|align="left" colspan=11|Shirley Jones Handicap |
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|align=center |2008 |Sugar Swirl |align=center |5 |Brian A. Lynch |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.57 |align=center |$170,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2007 |Sweet Fervor |align=center |4 |Fernando Jara |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.67 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2006 |Splendid Blended |align=center |4 | Peter Vegso |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:21.62 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2005 |{{nowrap|Madcap Escapade}} |align=center |4 |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.06 |align=center |$150,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2004 |Randaroo |align=center |4 |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:21.42 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2003 |Harmony Lodge |align=center |5 |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.35 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2002 |Cat Cay |align=center |5 |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.31 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2001 |Hidden Assets |align=center |4 |Bernard S. Flint |Richard, Bertram & Elaine Klein |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.40 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2000 |Marley Vale |align=center |4 |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.24 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |1999 |Harpia |align=center |5 |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.17 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |1998 |U Can Do It |align=center |5 |Larry Pilotti |Frank & Carina Marano |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.33 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |1997 |Chip |align=center |4 |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.24 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |1996 |Dust Bucket |align=center |5 |Milton Ritzenberg |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:25.97 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |1995 |Educated Risk |align=center |5 |{{nowrap|Claude R. McGaughey III}} |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.94 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |1994 |Santa Catalina |align=center |6 |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:21.94 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |1993 |Jeano |align=center |5 |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.56 |align=center |$65,100 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |1992 |Nannerl |align=center |5 |Marablue Farm |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.23 |align=center |$61,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |1991 |Love's Exchange |align=center |5 |{{nowrap|Heberto Castillo Jr.}} |Frank Gomez |J. Mack Robinson |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.20 |align=center |$59,700 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |1990 |Love's Exchange |align=center |4 |Frank Gomez |J. Mack Robinson |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.60 |align=center |$61,500 |align=center |III |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Love%27s+Exchange+races+to+Shirley+Jones&ymd=1990-03-08 |title=Love's Exchange races to upset (1990 Shirley Jones Handicap – race 9: held 7 March 1990) |work=The Miami Herald |date=8 March 1990 |accessdate=10 January 2022 |page=44 }} |
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|align=center |1989 |Social Pro |align=center |4 |Emanuel Tortora |Nick Kayal |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.60 |align=center |$59,400 |align=center |III |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Social+Pro+Shirley+Jones&ymd=1989-02-09 |title=Social Pro 'big run' gains Jones 'Cap win (1989 Shirley Jones Handicap – race 9: held 8 February 1989) |first=Dave |last=Joseph |work=South Florida Sun Sentinel |date=9 February 1989 |accessdate=10 January 2022 |page=54 }} |
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|align=center |1988 |Tappiano |align=center |4 |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.00 |align=center |$89,750 |align=center |III |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Tappiano+Shirley+Jones&ymd=1988-02-01 |title=10-1 shot Tappiano romps in Shirley Jones (1988 Shirley Jones Handicap – race 9: held 31 January 1988) |first=Dick |last=Evans |work=Miami Herald |date=1 February 1988 |accessdate=10 January 2022 |page=39 }} |
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|align=center |1987 |Life At the Top |align=center |4 |Eugene V. Klein & Lloyd R. French Jr. |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.80 |align=center |$59,400 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Life+At+the+Top+Shirley+Jones+Sweets&ymd=1987-03-26 |title=Romero caps 3,000th victory with Shirley Jones triumph (1987 Shirley Jones Handicap – race 9: held 25 March 1987) |first=Luther |last=Evans |work=Miami Herald |date=26 March 1987 |accessdate=11 January 2022 |page=54 }} |
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|align=center |1986 |Soli |align=center |4 |Jayeff-B Stable |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.80 |align=center |$65,650 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Soli+Shirley+Jones&ymd=1986-02-11 |title=Stephens' Soli takes Shirley Jones (1986 Shirley Jones Handicap – race 9: held 10 February 1986) |first=Dave |last=Joseph |work=South Florida Sun Sentinel |date=11 February 1986 |accessdate=11 January 2022 |page=29 }} |
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|align=center |1985 |Mickey's Echo |align=center |6 | Warner L. Jones Jr. |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.60 |align=center |$61,850 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Mickey%27s+Echo+Shirley+Jones+Nany&ymd=1985-02-14 |title=Mickey's Echo rallies to win Shirley Jones (1985 Shirley Jones Handicap – race 9: held 10 February 1985) |first=Paul |last=Moran |work=South Florida Sun Sentinel |date=11 February 1985 |accessdate=11 January 2022 |page=42 }} |
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|align=center |1984 |Chic Belle |align=center |4 |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.80 |align=center |$42,630 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Chic+Belle+Shirley+Jones&ymd=1984-03-15 |title=Chic Belle tires, barely holds on to take 'Jones' (1984 Shirley Jones Handicap – race 9: held 14 March 1984) |first=Paul |last=Moran |work=South Florida Sun Sentinel |date=15 March 1984 |accessdate=11 January 2022 |page=65 }} |
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|align=center rowspan=2|1983 |Meringue Pie |align=center |5 |Charles Peoples | Bayard Sharp |align=center rowspan=2|7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.60 |align=center |$41,195 |align=center rowspan=2| |{{nowrap|Division 1}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Secrettame+Meringue+Pie+Shirley+Jones&ymd=1983-02-17 |title=Meringue Pie, Secrettame slosh to wins in Shirley Jones divisions (1983 Shirley Jones Handicap Division 1 – race 7: held 16 February 1983 ) |first=Paul |last=Moran |work=South Florida Sun Sentinel |date=17 February 1984 |accessdate=11 January 2022 |page=67 }} |
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|align=center |5 |Bruce Johnstone |Audrey Reed |align=center |1:24.20 |align=center |$41,930 |{{nowrap|Division 2}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Chic+Belle+Shirley+Jones&ymd=1984-03-15 |title=Meringue Pie, Secrettame win feature races at Gulfstream (1983 Shirley Jones Handicap Division 2 – race 9: held 14 March 1984) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Tampa Bay Times |date=15 March 1984 |accessdate=11 January 2022 |page=58 }} |
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|align=center |1982 |Bushmaid |align=center |4 |Susan B. Fisher |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.20 |align=center |$32,450 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Bushmaid+Shirley+Jones+Expressive+Chant&ymd=1982-03-18 |title=Chic Belle tires, barely holds on to take 'Jones' (1982 Shirley Jones Handicap – race 9: held 17 March 1982) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Tampa Tribune |date=18 March 1982 |accessdate=11 January 2022 |page=83 }} |
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|align=center |1981 |Sober Jig |align=center |4 |J. Paul Souter |John Starr |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:23.20 |align=center |$45,255 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Sober+Jig++Shirley+Jones&ymd=1981-02-19 |title=Sober Jig, Super Six hit jackpot (1981 Shirley Jones Handicap – race 9: held 18 February 1981) |first=Luther |last=Evans |work=Miami Herald |date=19 February 1981 |accessdate=11 January 2022 |page=141 }} |
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|align="center" |1980 |align="center" colspan=10|Race not held |
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|align="left" colspan=11|Shirley Jones Stakes |
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|align=center |1979 |align=center |3 | S. Allen King |align=center |6 furlongs |align=center |1:08.60 |align=center |$28,200 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Candy+Eclair+Shirley%2BJones&ymd=1979-02-15 |title=Candy Eclair Breezes in Shirley Jones (1979 Shirley Jones Stakes – race 9: held 14 February 1979) |first=Luther |last=Evans |work=Miami Herald |date=15 February 1979 |accessdate=11 January 2022 |page=137 }} |
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|align="left" colspan=2|1977–1978 |align="center" colspan=9|Race not held |
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|align=center |1976 |Regal Quillo |align=center |3 |Andrew Smithers |Roger E. Leslie |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:42.20 |align=center |$17,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Regal+Quillo+Trainer+Calls+Shirley+Jones&ymd=1976-04-22 |title=Regal Quillo Trainer Calls Shot (1976 Shirley Jones Stakes – race 9: held 21 April 1976) |first=Luther |last=Evans |work=Miami Herald |date=22 April 1976 |accessdate=11 January 2022 |page=43 }} |
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See also
External links
- [https://www.gulfstreampark.com/racing/news-and-media/media-guide 2021–22 Gulfstream Park Media Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226182520/https://www.gulfstreampark.com/racing/news-and-media/media-guide |date=2021-02-26 }}