Grade III race | |
Location |
Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida |
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Inaugurated | 1965 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www.gulfstreampark.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Four-year-olds & up |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | $200,000 |
The Orchid Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The Grade III turf race is open to fillies and mares, aged four and up. Raced at the end of March/early April, it is run over a distance of 1 1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs) and currently offers a purse of $200,000.
In 2006, the Orchid Handicap was downgraded from a Grade II event. Starting in 2016 it was run at 1 3/8th miles.
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