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Gulfstream Park prize money

12 races at Gulfstream Park put up $6.7m between them. The Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes leads on $3,000,000, 45% of everything the course puts up.

Gulfstream Park is 15th of the 34 racecourses on this site, and the 5th in the United States. The average race here is worth $555,417.

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY $6.7m
RICHEST RACE $3.0m
RACES 12
GRADE 1 RACES 3
RANK IN UNITED STATES 5th

Every race at Gulfstream Park

By prize money

Paid in USD

Every race, ranked

12 races, biggest purse first

# Race Grade Prize money Share
1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes miles (9 furlongs) Grade 1 $3,000,000$3.0m 45.0%
2 Florida Derby miles (9 furlongs) Grade 1 $1,000,000 15.0%
3 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational miles Grade 1 $1,000,000 15.0%
4 Fountain of Youth Stakes miles ( furlongs) Grade 2 $400,000 6.0%
5 Holy Bull Stakes miles Grade 3 $275,000 4.1%
6 Colonel Liam Stakes 1 mile Listed $200,000 3.0%
7 Kitten's Joy Stakes miles Listed $175,000 2.6%
8 Swale Stakes 7 furlong sprint Listed $175,000 2.6%
9 Carry Back Stakes 7 furlong sprint Listed $150,000 2.3%
10 Tropical Park Derby miles (8.5 furlongs) Listed $140,000 2.1%
11 Hutcheson Stakes 6 furlongs Listed $75,000 1.1%
12 Rumson Stakes 5 furlongs Ungraded stakes $75,000 1.1%

The oldest race here is the Fountain of Youth Stakes, with winners recorded from 1945. The newest is the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes, first won in 2017. Every one of them is a flat race.

How the money splits by grade

The 12 races at Gulfstream Park, by the grade each is run at

Grade Races Prize money Share Richest
Grade 1 3 $5,000,000$5.0m 75% Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes
Grade 2 1 $400,000 6% Fountain of Youth Stakes
Grade 3 1 $275,000 4% Holy Bull Stakes
Listed 6 $915,000 14% Colonel Liam Stakes
Other races 1 $75,000 1% Rumson Stakes

Grade 1 races are 25% of the races at Gulfstream Park and 75% of the money. The average Grade 1 race here is worth $1,666,667, against $555,417 across the course.

Where Gulfstream Park stands in the United States

The richest racecourses in the United States, by what their races put up

# Racecourse Races Prize money
1 Churchill Downs 13 $15,475,000$15.5m
2 Belmont Park 17 $11,500,000$11.5m
3 Keeneland Race Course 17 $10,750,000$10.7m
4 Saratoga Race Course 20 $9,550,000$9.5m
5 Gulfstream Park 12 $6,665,000$6.7m
6 Santa Anita Park 24 $5,795,000$5.8m
7 Kentucky Downs 2 $5,250,000$5.2m
8 Oaklawn Park Race Track 5 $4,750,000$4.7m
9 Del Mar Racetrack 11 $3,900,000$3.9m
10 Parx Racing and Casino 4 $2,600,000$2.6m
11 Aqueduct Racetrack 12 $2,515,000$2.5m
12 Pimlico Race Course 4 $2,350,000$2.3m

Gulfstream Park holds 5% of the prize money in the 196 races we hold for the United States.

Racecourses worth about the same

The courses either side of Gulfstream Park in the money order, anywhere in the world

Who wins at Gulfstream Park

Winning rides across every year of the 12 races here

# Jockey Wins Races Span
1 Irad Ortiz Jr. 17 7 2018 to 2026
2 John R. Velazquez 16 5 1997 to 2026
3 Jerry D. Bailey 16 4 1980 to 2005
4 Jerry Bailey 15 4 1980 to 2005
5 Luis Saez 15 7 2013 to 2025
6 Javier Castellano 14 9 2007 to 2020
7 Edgar Prado 12 6 2001 to 2020
8 John Velazquez 11 4 2007 to 2019
9 Mike E. Smith 8 6 1994 to 2017
10 Tyler Gaffalione 8 5 2020 to 2026

The trainers

Winners saddled across the same races

# Trainer Wins Races Span
1 Todd A. Pletcher 33 8 2000 to 2026
2 William I. Mott 15 8 1993 to 2025
3 D. Wayne Lukas 13 8 1989 to 2003
4 Claude R. McGaughey III 8 4 1988 to 2023
5 Richard E. Dutrow Jr. 7 4 2008 to 2011
6 Martin D. Wolfson 6 3 1992 to 2011
7 Saffie A. Joseph Jr. 5 4 2020 to 2026
8 Nick Zito 5 2 2005 to 2011
9 Warren A. Croll Jr. 5 3 1969 to 1994
10 Woody Stephens 5 3 1974 to 1988

The horses that won here more than once

Wins across the 12 races at Gulfstream Park

# Horse Wins Span Biggest win
1 White Abarrio 3 2022 to 2025 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes
2 Barbaro 3 2006 Florida Derby
3 Easy Spur 3 1959 Florida Derby
4 Fly So Free 3 1991 Florida Derby
5 Audible 2 2018 Florida Derby
6 Cape Town 2 1998 Florida Derby
7 Colonel Liam 2 2021 to 2022 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational
8 Commandment 2 2026 Florida Derby
9 Dialed In 2 2011 Florida Derby
10 Einstein 2 2006 to 2008 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational

Frequently asked questions

What is the richest race at Gulfstream Park?

The Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes, at $3,000,000. It is 45% of the prize money in the 12 races here and the 24th richest race in the world.

How much prize money is there at Gulfstream Park?

$6,665,000 across the 12 races on this site that are run there, an average of $555,417 a race.

Which is the richest racecourse in the United States?

Churchill Downs, at $15,475,000. Gulfstream Park is 5th, on $6,665,000.

How many Grade 1 races are run at Gulfstream Park?

Three, worth $5,000,000 between them. That is 75% of the course's prize money from 25% of its races.

Which horse has won the most big races at Gulfstream Park?

White Abarrio, with 3 wins across three of these races between 2022 and 2025.

Which jockey has won the most big races at Gulfstream Park?

Irad Ortiz Jr., with 17 winning rides across seven of these races between 2018 and 2026.

Where to next

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