| Discontinued stakes race | |
| Location | Garden State Park Racetrack, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1955 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1/16 miles |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-old fillies |
The Gardenia Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Garden State Park Racetrack near Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Created in 1955, the event was the world's richest race for two-year-old fillies with a total purse of US$130,300 in its inaugural year. It was the counterpart to the Garden State Futurity for two-year-old male horses.
The Gardenia Stakes was placed on hiatus after the 1972 edition. It would be revived in 1980 at the Meadowlands Racetrack where it would be run thru to the final running in 1991. In 1990 only, the race was run on Turf.[1]