Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship
| Grade III race | |
| Location |
Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1972 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7 furlong sprint |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the second week of February at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. A Grade III event, it is open to horses, age four and up, willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt.
Inaugurated as the Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship, from 2003-2009 the race was run as the Richter Scale Sprint Handicap in honor the Grade I winner, Richter Scale. It was raced at six furlongs in 1987 and again in 1990. There was no race run in 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978-1980, and 1982.
This race was run at 6 1/2 furlongs in 2015 and 2016.
Speed record: (at current distance of 7 furlongs)
Most wins:
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