Holy Bull Stakes


The Holy Bull Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Run in late January or early February, it is open to three-year-olds over a current distance of one and one-sixteenth miles. The Grade III event is part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby and currently has a $350,000 purse.
Inaugurated in 1990 as the Preview Stakes, it was created as a replacement for the Flamingo Stakes that ceased to exist following the closure of Hialeah Park Race Track. In 1996, the Preview Stakes was renamed in honor of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame horse Holy Bull.
Since its inception, the race has been contested at various distances:
This race was a Grade II from 2014 to 2019, and lowered to Grade III for 2020.

Records

Speed record:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by a jockey:'''

Special Bonus

Paths to $5,500,000 Preakness Bonus:
  1. win Holy Bull Stakes + win the Florida Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
  2. win Fountain of Youth Stakes + win the Florida Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
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Paths to $550,000 XpressBet Consolation Bonus:
  1. run in Holy Bull Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
  2. run in Fountain of Youth Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win''' The Preakness Stakes