The Inside Information Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are four years old or older, over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt held annually in late January at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000.

History

The inaugural running of the event was on 21 April 1976 as the Shirley Jones Stakes over a distance of miles on the turf track for fillies and mares that were three-year-olds or older. It was won by Roger E. Leslie's Canadian-bred Regal Quillo who started as the 11/10 favorite winning by lengths. The event was named after the fine mare Shirley Jones who defeated her male counterparts in the inaugural running of the Pan American Handicap at Gulfstream Park in 1962.

During the 1970s the legal inflighting between owner Donn family's Gulfstream Park and John W. Galbreath's Hialeah Park over racing date allotments impacted the scheduling of the event. The event was not held in 1977 or 1978. In 1979 the event was scheduled as a race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of six furlongs on the dirt track. The race was a spectacular clash between two brilliant fillies, Candy Eclair and Davona Dale which Candy Eclair won her seventh straight race to remain undefeated by a lengths in a scintillating 1:08.

Again in 1980 the event was not scheduled but in 1981 the event resumed as a seven furlong sprint for fillies and mares that are four years old or older and has currently remains as such.

In 1983, the event was held in two split divisions with both favorites Meringue Pie and Secrettame winning their races.

The event was upgraded in 1998 by the American Graded Stakes Committee to Grade III race. The event was upgraded to Grade II classification in 2005.

In 2009 the event was renamed to the Inside Information Stakes in honor of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame racing mare Inside Information, winner of the 1995 Breeders' Cup Distaff who was voted that year's American Champion Older Female Horse. Inside Information ran three times at Gulfstream Park winning twice including the Grade II Bonnie Miss Stakes.

In the 2011 running of the event 3/5 odds-on favorite Hilda's Passion set a new track record for the 7 furlongs distance in her lengths defeat of five other runners.

Records Speed record: 7 furlongs: 1:20.45 – Hilda's Passion (2011)

Margins: lengths – Randaroo (2004)

Most wins: 2 – Love's Exchange (1990, 1991)

Most wins by a jockey: 6 – John Velazquez (2000, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2017, 2021)

Most wins by a trainer: 5 – Todd A. Pletcher (2000, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2018)

Most wins by an owner: 2 – Frances A. Genter (1988, 1993) 2 – J. Mack Robinson (1990, 1991) 2 – Eugene Melnyk (2000, 2003)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade RefInside Information Stakes2026Grand Job 5Junior AlvaradoWilliam I. MottBell Tower Thoroughbreds & Medallion Racing7 furlongs1:21.41$200,000II 2025Mystic Lake 4Irad Ortiz Jr.Saffie A. Joseph Jr.C2 Racing Stable & Stefania Farms 7 furlongs1:22.59$208,000II 2024Olivia Darling 4Irad Ortiz Jr.Jorge DelgadoAmo Racing USA7 furlongs1:23.04$210,000II 2023Maryquitecontrary 4Luca PaniciJoseph Catanese IIIRodney G. Lundock7 furlongs1:23.64$200,000II2022Just One Time 4 Joel Rosario Brad H. CoxWarriors Reward & Commonwealth New Era Racing7 furlongs1:23.81$200,000II2021Pacific Gale5John C. KimmelTobey L. Morton7 furlongs1:22.60$200,000II2020Pink Sands5Jose L. OrtizClaude R. McGaughey IIIGainesway Stable & Andrew Rosen7 furlongs1:23.42$200,000II2019America's Tale4Paco LopezBernard S. FlintNaveed Chowhan7 furlongs1:24.08$200,000II2018Ivy Bell5Javier CastellanoTodd A. PletcherMathis Stable & Madaket Stables7 furlongs1:23.29$200,000II2017Distanta5John R. VelazquezVictor Barboza Jr.Veb Racing Stable7 furlongs1:23.93$200,000II2016Stonetastic5Paco LopezKelly J. BreenStoneway Farm7 furlongs1:23.22$200,000II2015Classic Point6Paco LopezJames A. JerkensJoseph V. Shields Jr.7 furlongs1:24.47$200,000II2014Heart Stealer4Joel RosarioMartin D. Wolfson Peachtree Stable 7 furlongs1:22.57$200,000II2013Aubby K4Edgar S. PradoRalph E. NicksJames C. Spence7 furlongs1:23.85$150,000II2012Musical Romance5Juan C. LeyvaWilliam A. KaplanPinnacle Racing Stable & William A. Kaplan7 furlongs1:21.88$150,000II2011Hilda's Passion4Javier CastellanoTodd A. PletcherStarlight Partners7 furlongs1:20.45$150,000II2010Warbling4Julien R. LeparouxEddie KenneallyJoseph W. Sutton7 furlongs1:21.92$200,000II2009Game Face4John R. VelazquezTodd A. PletcherZabeel Racing International7 furlongs1:22.09$150,000IIShirley Jones Handicap2008Sugar Swirl5Javier CastellanoBrian A. LynchFrank Stronach7 furlongs1:22.57$170,000II2007Sweet Fervor4Fernando JaraWilliam I. MottKinsman Stable7 furlongs1:22.67$200,000II2006Splendid Blended4Manoel R. CruzWilliam I. Mott Peter Vegso 7 furlongs1:21.62$200,000II20054Jerry D. BaileyFrank L. BrothersBruce Lunsford7 furlongs1:22.06$150,000II2004Randaroo4John R. VelazquezKiaran P. McLaughlinH. Joseph Allen7 furlongs1:21.42$100,000III2003Harmony Lodge5John R. VelazquezTodd A. PletcherEugene & Laura Melnyk7 furlongs1:22.35$100,000III2002Cat Cay5Pat DayClaude R. McGaughey IIIOgden Phipps7 furlongs1:22.31$100,000III2001Hidden Assets4Jerry D. BaileyBernard S. FlintRichard, Bertram & Elaine Klein 7 furlongs1:22.40$100,000III2000Marley Vale4John R. VelazquezTodd A. PletcherEugene Melnyk7 furlongs1:22.24$100,000III1999Harpia5Richard MiglioreJohn C. KimmelJuddmonte Farms7 furlongs1:22.17$100,000III1998U Can Do It5Shane SellersLarry PilottiFrank & Carina Marano7 furlongs1:23.33$100,000III1997Chip4Joe BravoSonny HineCarolyn Hine7 furlongs1:22.24$100,000III1996Dust Bucket5Robbie DavisWilliam H. Turner Jr.Milton Ritzenberg7 furlongs1:25.97$100,000III1995Educated Risk5Mike E. SmithOgden Mills Phipps7 furlongs1:22.94$100,000III1994Santa Catalina6Pat DayMark A. HennigTeam Valor7 furlongs1:21.94$100,000III1993Jeano5Shane SellersCarl A. NafzgerFrances A. Genter7 furlongs1:23.56$65,100III1992Nannerl5Julie KroneFlint S. SchulhoferMarablue Farm7 furlongs1:23.23$61,000III1991Love's Exchange5Frank GomezJ. Mack Robinson7 furlongs1:23.20$59,700III1990Love's Exchange4Earlie FiresFrank GomezJ. Mack Robinson7 furlongs1:23.60$61,500III1989Social Pro4Jorge F. ChavezEmanuel TortoraNick Kayal7 furlongs1:23.60$59,400III1988Tappiano4Jean CruguetFlint S. SchulhoferFrances A. Genter7 furlongs1:23.00$89,750III1987Life At the Top4Randy RomeroD. Wayne LukasEugene V. Klein & Lloyd R. French Jr.7 furlongs1:22.80$59,400 1986Soli4Jerry D. BaileyWoodford C. StephensJayeff-B Stable7 furlongs1:23.80$65,650 1985Mickey's Echo6Walter GuerraClaude R. McGaughey III Warner L. Jones Jr. 7 furlongs1:23.60$61,850 1984Chic Belle4Craig PerretJimmy CrollAisco Stable7 furlongs1:22.80$42,630 1983Meringue Pie5Jorge VelasquezCharles Peoples Bayard Sharp 7 furlongs1:23.60$41,195 Secrettame5Jacinto VasquezBruce JohnstoneAudrey Reed1:24.20$41,9301982Bushmaid4Jerry D. BaileyHarvey L. VanierSusan B. Fisher7 furlongs1:23.20$32,450 1981Sober Jig4J. Paul SouterJohn StarrJean-Louis Levesque7 furlongs1:23.20$45,255 1980Race not heldShirley Jones Stakes1979Candy Eclair3Anthony S. Black S. Allen King Adele W. Paxson6 furlongs1:08.60$28,2001977–1978Race not held1976Regal Quillo3Chuck BaltazarAndrew SmithersRoger E. Leslie miles1:42.20$17,000

Legend:

See also List of American and Canadian Graded races

External links 2021–22 Gulfstream Park Media Guide

References