Azalea Stakes

Azalea Stakes
Listed race
LocationGulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States
Moved in 2015 from Calder Race Course to Gulfstream
Inaugurated1975
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
Websitewww.gulfstreampark.com
Race information
Distance7 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies
WeightAssigned
Purse$100,000 (2016)

The Azalea Stakes is a race for Thoroughbred horses once run at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida, on the Summit of Speed Day each year. Since 2015, the Azalea is now run at Gulfstream Park due to racing negotiations between the two Florida racetracks. Inaugurated in 1975 as the Azalea Handicap, the race is open to three-year-old fillies willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt. The listed race carries a purse of $100,000.

The race has been run at a variety of distances:[1]

  • 6 furlongs – 1976–1977, 1980, 1997–2013
  • 6.5 furlongs – 1991
  • 7 furlongs – 1978–1979, 1981–1990, 1992–1996, 2015–present
  1. ^ "Azalea Stakes". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 3 July 2016.