Rampart Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location |
Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1980 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 miles (8 furlongs, 1.61 km) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, four-years-old & up |
| Weight | 123 lbs. (55.8 kg) / Allowances |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Rampart Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the second week of March at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The Grade III event is open to fillies and mares, age four and up, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt.
As a result of a sponsorship arrangement, the Rampart was run as the Johnny Walker Black Classic in 1989 and 1990.
Since inception in 1980, the race has been contested at three different distances:
- 1 1⁄16 miles (1.71 km) : 1980-2000
- 1 1⁄8 miles (1.81 km) : 2001–2014
- 1 mile (1.61 km) : 2015
Records
Speed record: (at distance of 1 1⁄8 miles (1.81 km))
- 1:47.92 Allamerican Bertie (2003)
Former Distance:
- 1:42.12 Nine Keys (1994)
Most wins:
- 2 - Awesome Maria (2011, 2012)
Winners of the Rampart Stakes since 1999
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Cali Star (IRE) | 4 | Tyler Gaffalione | Martin D. Wolfson | Walden/Taylor | 1:36.35 |
| 2014 | Gamay Noir | 4 | Paco Lopez | Martin D. Wolfson | Chasing Tail Stables | 1:49.84 |
| 2013 | Ciao Bella | 4 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Michael B. Tabor | 1:50.06 |
| 2012 | Awesome Maria | 5 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | E. Paul Robsham Stables | 1:48.19 |
| 2011 | Awesome Maria | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | E. Paul Robsham Stables | 1:49.09 |
| 2010 | Unrivaled Belle | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | William I. Mott | Gary Seidler & Peter Vegso | 1:49.36 |
| 2009 | One Caroline | 4 | Edgar Prado | Rusty Arnold | G. Watts Humphrey | 1:48.88 |
| 2008 | Spring Waltz | 5 | Javier Castellano | Brian A. Lynch | Stronach Stables | 1:49.73 |
| 2007 | Miss Shop | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 1:49.42 |
| 2006 | Oonagh Maccool | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | Todd A. Pletcher | Charles H. Wacker III | 1:49.99 |
| 2005 | D' Wildcat Speed | 5 | Manoel Cruz | William P. White | Establo P. R. Speed | 1:48 .94 |
| 2004 | Sightseek | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:51.07 |
| 2003 | Allamerican Bertie | 4 | John Velazquez | Steven B. Flint | Bertram W. Klein et al. | 1:47.92 |
| 2002 | Forest Secrets | 4 | Pat Day | John T. Ward, Jr. | Debby M. Oxley | 1:49.83 |
| 2001 | De Bertie | 4 | Jorge Chavez | Bernard S. Flint | Bertram W. Klein et al. | 1:50.48 |
| 2000 | Bella Chiarra | 5 | Shane Sellers | Patrick B. Byrne | Jack Mandato | 1:43.27 |
| 1999 | Banshee Breeze | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | Carl Nafzger | James B. Tafel | 1:42.83 |
Earlier winners
- 1998 - Dance For Thee
- 1997 - Chip
- 1996 - Investalot
- 1995 - Educated Risk
- 1994 - Nine Keys
- 1993 - Girl On a Mission
- 1992 - Fit For A Queen
- 1991 - Charon
- 1990 - Barbarika
- 1989 - Colonial Waters
- 1988 - By Land By Sea
- 1987 - Life at The Top
- 1986 - Endear
- 1985 - Isayso
- 1984 - Thinghatab
- 1983 - Flag Waver
- 1982 - Sweetest Chant
- 1981 - Wistful
- 1977 - 1980 - not held
- 1976 - Moon Glitter
References
- The 2008 Rampart Handicap at Thoroughbred Times
- The 2009 Rampart Stakes at the NTRA
- Gulfstream Park 2010 stakes race schedule
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