The Harlan's Holiday Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race open for three years old or older, over a distance of miles on the dirt track held annually in December at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently carries a purse of $165,000.
History
The race was inaugurated in 2011 and named after the winning horse Harlan's Holiday who won 9 races in his career including the Grade I Florida Derby and Grade I Donn Handicap.
The event has been run at the miles distance since its inception.
The event was upgraded to a Grade III event in 2005.
Records Speed record: 1:41.73 - River Seven (2013)
Margins: lengths – Trickmeister (2011)
Most wins 2 - Skippylongstocking (2022, 2025)
Most wins by a jockey 4 - Luis Saez (2012, 2018, 2020, 2021)
Most wins by a trainer 3 - Todd A. Pletcher (2014, 2016, 2021) 3 - Saffie Joseph Jr. (2022, 2023, 2025)
Most wins by an owner 2 - Daniel Alonso (2022, 2025)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref 2025Skippylongstocking 6Tyler Gaffalione Saffie Joseph Jr. Daniel Alonso miles1:43.05$150,000III2024Rocket Can 6Junior AlvaradoWilliam I. Mott Frank Fletcher Racing Operations miles1:45.01$150,000III2023O'Connor (CHI) 6Tyler Gaffalione Saffie Joseph Jr. Michael & Julia C. Iavarone & Fernando Vine Ode miles1:43.80$150,000III2022Skippylongstocking 3Irad Ortiz Jr. Saffie Joseph Jr.Daniel Alonso miles1:42.76$150,000III2021Fearless5Luis SaezTodd A. PletcherRepole Stable miles1:42.19$150,000III2020 Tax 4 Luis Saez Danny Gargan R. A. Hill Stable, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing & Hugh Lynch miles 1:41.15$100,000III2019 War Story 7 Luis Saez Elizabeth L. Dobles Imaginary Stables & G. Ellis miles 1:42.45$100,000III2018 Sir Anthony 3 Brian Hernandez Jr. Anthony Mitchell Richard Otto Stable miles 1:45.14$100,000III2017 Fear The Cowboy 5 Javier Castellano Efren Loza Jr. Kathleen Amaya & Raffael Centofanti miles 1:42.23$100,000III2016 Stanford 4 John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Stonestreet Stables, S. Magnier, M.B. Tabor and D. Smith miles 1:42.10$100,000III2015 Valid 5 Javier Castellano Marcus J. Vitali Crossed Sabres Farm miles 1:42.27$100,000 Listed 2014 Liam's Map 3 John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Teresa Viola Racing Stables miles 1:42.51$100,000 2013 River Seven 3 Joseph Rocco Jr. Nicholas Gonzalez Tucci Stables miles 1:41.73$100,000 2012 Csaba 3 Luis Saez Philip A. GleavesBruce Hollander & Carl Shapoff miles 1:43.51$100,000 Listed 2011 Trickmeister 4 Javier Castellano Richard E. Dutrow Jr. Pegasus Holding Group Stables & IEAH Stable miles 1:42.63$60,000
See also List of American and Canadian Graded races
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