Grade III race | |
Location |
Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida |
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Inaugurated | 1985 as Creme Fraiche Handicap |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
Purse | $150,000 |
The Hal's Hope Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run at Gulfstream Park located in Hallandale Beach, Florida. A Grade III race for horses four-years-old and up, the one-turn event is set at a distance of 1 mile (8 furlongs) and currently offers a purse of $150,000.
Inaugurated as the Creme Fraiche Handicap in honor of the 1985 Belmont Stakes winner, Creme Fraiche, the race was renamed in 2003 for its 2002 winner, Hal's Hope, a Florida-bred who won the 2000 Grade I Florida Derby, the 2002 Grade I Gulfstream Park Handicap, and the 2000 Holy Bull Stakes.