Swale Stakes

The Swale Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early February at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. A Grade II sprint race for three-year-olds, it is run on dirt over a distance of 7 furlongs. It currently offers a purse of $150,000.

The Swale Stakes was inaugurated in 1985 as a seven furlong sprint but in 2007 was modified to 6.5 furlongs for two years. The race was named in honor of Claiborne Farm's brilliant colt Swale who won the 1984 Florida Derby, Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes but who died suddenly of a heart attack eight days after his Belmont victory. In 2009, Big Drama set a new stakes and track record of 1:20.88 but was disqualified and placed second.

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Gulfstream Park Graded Stakes Races

Stakes Race	Grade	Purse
Sugar Swirl Stakes	III	$100,000
Mr. Prospector Handicap	III	$100,000
Old Hat Stakes	III	$100,000
Marshua's River Stakes	III	$100,000
Fort Lauderdale Stakes	III	$100,000
Hal's Hope Handicap	III	$100,000
Forward Gal Stakes	II	$200,000
Holy Bull Stakes	III	$400,000
Donn Handicap	I	$500,000
Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap	I	$300,000
Hutcheson Stakes	II	$150,000
Suwannee River Stakes	III	$150,000
Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship	II	$150,000
Hurricane Bertie Stakes	III	$150,000
Davona Dale Stakes	II	$250,000
Sabin Stakes	III	$100,000
Very One Stakes	III	$100,000
Fountain of Youth Stakes	II	$400,000
Mac Diarmida Stakes	II	$150,000
Canadian Turf Stakes	III	$150,000
Gulfstream Park Handicap	II	$300,000
Swale Stakes	III	$150,000
Herecomesthebride Stakes	III	$150,000
Palm Beach Stakes	III	$150,000
Inside Information Stakes	II	$150,000
Honey Fox Stakes	II	$100,000
Pan American Stakes	II	$150,000
Orchid Stakes	III	$150,000
Florida Derby	I	$1,000,000
Gulfstream Park Oaks	II	$300,000
Appleton Stakes	III	$100,000
Rampart Stakes	III	$150,000
Skip Away Stakes	III	$100,000