Delta Princess Stakes

Delta Princess Stakes
discontinued race
LocationDelta Downs
Vinton, Louisiana, United States
Inaugurated2002
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.deltadowns.com
Race information
Distance1 mile (8 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationTwo-year-old fillies
WeightAssigned
Purse$400,000[1]

The Delta Princess Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Delta Downs in Vinton, Louisiana. A Grade III event for the first time in 2008, it is raced in November. It is open to two-year-old fillies. It is contested in November over a distance of 1 mile (8 Furlongs) on dirt.[1]

The race is held on the same day as the Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes for two-year-old males.

The 2005 edition of the Delta Princess Stakes was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina. The 2017 edition was cancelled in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.[2]

The event was last run in 2016.

  1. ^ a b "Delta Princess Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Delta cancels Jackpot, Princess for 2017 | Daily Racing Form". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 13 September 2017.