discontinued race | |
Location | Delta Downs Vinton, Louisiana, United States |
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Inaugurated | 2002 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Two-year-old fillies |
Weight | Assigned |
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.