Grade II race | |
Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1947 (as Fort Lauderdale Handicap) |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | Gulfstream Park |
Race information | |
Distance | 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 | $200,000 (since 2014) |
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 $200,000.