The Bahamas Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in January at Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida. A seven furlong race on dirt, it was the first important test of the calendar year for newly turned three-year-olds. The race was used by prospective U.S. Triple Crown contenders as a stepping stone to the Everglades and Flamingo Stakes at the Hialeah track. Reflected Glory (1967) and Pistols and Roses (1992), swept all three events.

Inaugurated in 1934 as the Bahamas Handicap, it was run in two divisions in 1952, 1953, and 1969.

By the mid-1980s, the racing dates available to Hialeah Park track forced a rescheduling of the race and as such it would rarely be contested by Triple Crown hopefuls. Hialeah Park closed permanently after the 2001 racing season.

Racenotes The 1937 winner, No Sir, was owned and trained by twenty-three-year-old Mary Hirsch who on April 2, 1935, became the first female to receive a trainers license.Getty Images Retrieved Jul 27, 2018

The great Bold Ruler equalled the track record in his 1957 win. His mark was matched by Sir Gaylord in 1962 and then broken by New Prospect in 1972. Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky, March 19, 1972 Page 50

Four horses who were beaten in the Bahamas Stakes went on to win the Kentucky Derby:Churchill Downs Incorporated list of Kentucky Derby winners 1875–2018 Retrieved Jul 27, 2018 Tim Tam (1958) Venetian Way (1960) Carry Back (1961) Forward Pass (1968)

Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. (Miles) Time2001American CenturyJosé A. SantosTodd A. PletcherPeachtree Stable6 F1:09.232000Don't Tell The Kids Jorge TejeiraRobert J. DursoO. Wayne Link7 F1:22.971999SagthunAbdiel ToribioCarlos MoralesMaria Blanca Stable7 F1:24.681998Gallapiat's AussieJose A. Rivera IIReynaldo NoblesTre-Colore Stables Inc.7 F1:23.721997Michelle'sallhandsGary BoulangerMario ZaccoKaron & Mario Zacco7 F1:25.531996Fortunate ReviewAbdiel ToribioManuel AzpuruaS. J. G. Racing Stable Inc.7 F1:24.451995KoenneckerCarlos Lopez Sr.Louis M. GoldfineSidney L. Port7 F1:22.531994Exclusive PralineJosé A. SantosSteve TowneFrank C. Calabrese7 F1:23.591993Great NavigatorHeberto Castillo Jr.John F. MazzaRoron Stables7 F1:24.141992 No race1991Pistols and RosesHeberto Castillo Jr.George GianosWillis Family Stables, Inc.7 F1:23.60 1990 No race1989HalroseDouglas Valiente Frank A. Passero Jr.A A Stable7 F1:23.001988 Position Leader †Jorge DuartePepe MendezS. Garazi & M. Besso7 F1:24.001987Faster Than SoundCraig PerretEdwin K. ClevelandH. J. Allen & Howard Kaskel7 F1:22.801986One Magic MomentCraig PerretJoseph H. Pierce Jr.Greyhound Stable & Herb Kligman7 F1:22.601984BelloEarlie FiresJoseph M. BolleroLois Bollero7 F1:22.001982Aloma's RulerÁngel Cordero Jr.John J. Lenzini Jr.Nathan Scherr7 F1:22.201981Well DecoratedDon MacBethEugene JacobsHerbert Allen7 F1:22.201980Irish TowerJeffrey FellStanley M. HoughMalcolm H. Winfield7 F1:22.601978QuadraticEddie MapleWoody StephensAugust Belmont IV & Jim Ryan7 F1:23.001977 No race1976Proud BirdieJack FieselmanRosemary HendersonDiamonte Stable7 F1:22.601975AsceticMichael HoleWoody StephensMill House Stable7 F1:22.001974Hasty FlyerMike MiceliHarry TrotsekHasty House Farm7 F1:23.001973Royal and RegalWalter BlumWarren A. Croll Jr.Aisco Stable7 F1:22.001972New ProspectMike ManganelloRichard FischerMrs. Wallace Gilroy7 F1:21.401971Jim FrenchÁngel Cordero Jr.John P. CampoOxford Stable7 F1:24.201970Silent ScreenJohn L. RotzJ. Bowes BondElberon Fsrm7 F1:23.001969-1Ack AckManuel YcazaFrank A. BonsalCain Hoy Stable7 F1:22.601969-2Fast HilariousRon TurcotteJoseph M. BolleroDorothy C. Rigney7 F1:22.801968 VerbatimJohn L. RotzJerry C. MeyerElmendorf Farm7 F1:22.201967Reflected GloryJorge VelásquezHirsch JacobsEthel D. Jacobs7 F1:23.001966GraustarkBraulio BaezaLoyd Gentry Jr.Darby Dan Farm7 F1:23.601965Sparkling JohnnyMike VeneziaBurley ParkeHarbor View Farm7 F1:24.401964Roman BrotherManuel YcazaBurley ParkeHarbor View Farm7 F1:23.401963Sky WonderSteve BrooksBudd LepmanMrs. Charles D. Morgan7 F1:24.601962Sir GaylordIsmael ValenzuelaCasey HayesChristopher Chenery7 F1:22.001961Vapor WhirlBill HartackLarry ThompsonAlamode Farm7 F1:23.801960Bally AcheBobby UsseryJimmy PittEdgehill Farm (Leonard D. & Morris Fruchtman) 7 F1:23.401959TroilusChris RogersCharles PeoplesBayard Sharp7 F1:23.801958OlymarHoward GrantCharles R. ParkeFred W. Hooper7 F1:23.601957Bold RulerTed AtkinsonJames E. FitzsimmonsWheatley Stable7 F1:22.001956Eiffel BlueEugene RodriguezA. G. (Bob) RobertsonDaniel G. Arnstein7 F1:24.801955Boston DogeEric GuerinFrank AndolinoPaul Andolino7 F1:24.401954GoyamoConn McCrearyWoody StephensWoodvale Farm7 F1:23.601953King Pen 1st DivLogan BatchellerFrank S. BarnettHal Price Headley7 F1:27.201953First Aid 2nd DivIra HanfordPreston M. BurchBrookmeade Stable7 F1:26.401952Quiet Step 1st DivDouglas DodsonKay Eric JensenApheim Stable (Bernard Heiman)7 F1:24.201952 Trick Pilot 2nd DivOvie ScurlockJames W. HealyVera S. Bragg7 F1:25.201951ElixirHedley WoodhouseDavid J. SchneiderDavid J. Schneider7 F1:25.601950 TheoryDouglas DodsonHorace A. JonesCalumet Farm7 F1:24.601949Commodore LeaConn McCrearyBuck HazzardSidney I. Crew7 F1:23.801948RelicTed AtkinsonBurton B. WilliamsCircle M. Farm (Edward S. Moore)7 F1:23.201947ImperatorJimmy ReynoldsArthur BrentCol. R. S. McLaughlin7 F1:25.001946Cedar CreekEddie ArcaroWilliam B. FinneganWalter P. Chrysler Jr.7 F1:24.001946Wee AdmiralHerb LindbergArthur BrentCol. R. S. McLaughlin7 F1:24.401945 No race1944Ariel FlightMike CaffarellaWillie MartinSam Fineberg7 F1:25.601943 No race1942American WolfDon MeadeWilliam C. WinfreyAlice F. Sherman7 F1:24.601941DisposeAlfred RobertsonMax HirschKing Ranch7 F1:22.401940Red DockEddie ArcaroJohn M. Gaver Sr.Greentree Stable7 F1:24.201939Royal PamIra HanfordSherrill W. WardJohnson N. Camden Jr.7 F1:23.801938LavengroVerne Thompson Elwood L. FitzgeraldNorman W. Church7 F1:24.401937No SirJack WestropeMary HirschMary Hirsch7 F1:23.801936MaerielEddie LitzenbergerGeorge E. PhillipsMaemere Farm (DeWitt Page)7 F1:25.601935Roman SoldierSilvio CoucciPhil ReuterW. Sachsenmaler & P. Reuter7 F1:25.401934Time SupplyDon MeadeFrank C. TravisMrs. Frank A. Carreaud7 F1:23.00 † Run November 28, 1987.

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