Hutcheson Stakes
# Hutcheson Stakes

The Hutcheson Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. An event raced on dirt, it is open to three-year-old horses.

## Historical notes

Inaugurated on March 31, 1954, the Hutcheson Stakes was named in honor of labor leader William Levi Hutcheson (1874–1953) who served as a member of the Gulfstream Park Advisory Board. It has been one of several prep races for the Grade 1 Florida Derby.

Spectacular Bid captured the Hutcheson on his way to winning the 1979 Kentucky Derby as did Swale in 1984. Another notable winner of this race was Holy Bull who won the event in his first start of 1994 then went on to earn 1994 American Horse of the Year honors. Like Spectacular Bid, Holy Bull was voted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

On February 11, 2012, Starlight Racing's Thunder Moccasin won the Grade 2 Hutcheson Stakes. For trainer Todd Pletcher, it marked his seventh win of this event and for jockey John Velazquez it was his sixth. Both are records that still stand through 2020.

## Records

Speed record:

* 1:09.57 @ current distance of 6 furlongs: Awesome Banner (2016)
* 1:20.80 @ 7 furlongs: Shecky Greene (1973) & Sensitive Prince (1978)

Most wins by an owner:

* 2 - Michael Tabor (2001, 2003)
* 2 - Meadow Stable (1958, 1965)

Most wins by a jockey:

* 6 - John Velazquez (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012)

Most wins by a trainer:

* 7 - Todd A. Pletcher (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Dist. (furlongs) | Time | Win $ | Gr. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | With Verve | 3 | Edgar Prado | Larry Bates | Eric J. Wirth | 6 f | 1:11.44 | $61,380 | L/R |
| 2019 | Gladiator King | 3 | Leonel Reyes | Jaime Mejia | Thoroughbred Champions Training Center | 6 f | 1:10.88 | $62,000 | G3 |
| 2018 | Madison's Luna | 3 | Julien Leparoux | Philip A. Bauer | Rigney Racing | 6 f | 1:10.45 | $61,380 | G3 |
| 2017 | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held |
| 2016 | Awesome Banner | 3 | Jose C. Caraballo | Stanley I. Gold | Jacks or Better Farm | 6 f | 1:09.57 | $60,760 | G3 |
| 2015 | Barbados | 3 | Luis Saez | Michael A. Tomlinson | Suzanne Stables (Paul Hanifl) | 7 f | 1:24.39 | $92,070 | G3 |
| 2014 | Wildcat Red | 3 | Javier Castellano | Jose Garoffalo | Honors Stable Corp. (Salvatore Delfino & Josie Martino) | 7 f | 1:22.21 | $135,000 | G3 |
| 2013 | Honorable Dillon | 3 | Joseph Rocco Jr. | Eddie Kenneally | Joseph Bucci | 7 f | 1:22.53 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 2012 | Thunder Moccasin | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Starlight Racing (Jack & Laurie Wolf, partnership managers) | 7 f | 1:24.16 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 2011 | Flashpoint | 3 | Cornelio Velásquez | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | Peachtree Stable (John P. Fort) | 7 f | 1:22.03 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 2010 | D' Funnybone | 3 | Edgar Prado | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | Paul Pompa Jr. | 7 f | 1:22.14 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 2009 | Capt. Candyman Can | 3 | Julien Leparoux | Ian Wilkes | Joseph Rauch & David Zell | 7 f | 1:23.96 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 2008 | Smooth Air | 3 | Manoel Cruz | Bennie Stutts Jr. | Mount Joy Stables (Brian & Jan Burns) | 7 f | 1:23.21 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 2007 | King of the Roxy | 3 | Edgar Prado | Todd A. Pletcher | Team Valor | 7.5 f | 1:28.00 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 2006 | Keyed Entry | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Starlight Stables et al. | 7.5 f | 1:27.12 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 2005 | Proud Accolade | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Padua Stables | 7.5 f | 1:29.90 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 2004 | Limehouse | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | 7 f | 1:22.23 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 2003 | Lion Tamer | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Michael Tabor | 7 f | 1:22.60 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 2002 | Showmeitall | 3 | Jorge Chavez | Manny Tortora | Take Five Stables | 7 f | 1:26.07 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 2001 | Yonaguska | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Michael Tabor | 7 f | 1:22.63 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 2000 | More Than Ready (DH) | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | James T. Scatuorchio | 7 f | 1:21.76 | $60,000 | G2 |
| 2000 | Summer Note (DH) | 3 | Shane Sellers | Randy Morse | Greg Besinger | 7 f | 1:21.76 | $60,000 | G2 |
| 1999 | Bet Me Best | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | W. Elliott Walden | Prestonwood Farm | 7 f | 1:22.33 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 1998 | Time Limit | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 7 f | 1:22.53 | $60,000 | G2 |
| 1997 | Frisk Me Now | 3 | Edwin L. King Jr. | Robert J. Durso | Carol R. Dender | 7 f | 1:22.51 | $60,000 | G2 |
| 1996 | Appealing Skier | 3 | Rick Wilson | Benjamin W. Perkins Sr. | New Farm | 7 f | 1:24.72 | $45,000 | G2 |
| 1995 | Valid Wager | 3 | Martin A. Pedroza | Michael Mollica | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 7 f | 1:23.51 | $45,000 | G2 |
| 1994 | Holy Bull | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | 7 f | 1:21.23 | $45,000 | G2 |
| 1993 | Hidden Trick | 3 | Randy Romero | Jacqueline Brittain | Elaine Wold | 7 f | 1:23.61 | $54,108 | G2 |
| 1992 | My Luck Runs North | 3 | Ricardo D. Lopez | Angel M. Medina | Melvin A. Benitez | 7 f | 1:24.95 | $55,008 | G2 |
| 1991 | Fly So Free | 3 | Jose A. Santos | Scotty Schulhofer | Tommy & Elizabeth Valando | 7 f | 1:23.30 | $55,527 | G2 |
| 1990 | Housebuster | 3 | Randy Romero | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | Robert P. Levy | 7 f | 1:24.40 | $56,787 | G3 |
| 1989 | Dixieland Brass | 3 | Randy Romero | Charles Peoples | Bayard Sharp & William S. Farish IV | 7 f | 1:22.80 | $58,320 | G3 |
| 1988 | Perfect Spy | 3 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Stanley Shapoff | Robert B. Cohen | 7 f | 1:23.00 | $52,335 | G3 |
| 1987 | Well Selected | 3 | Jacinto Vasquez | Eugene Jacobs | Herbert Allen | 7 f | 1:23.00 | $53,376 | G3 |
| 1986 | Papal Power | 3 | Don MacBeth | Charles Peoples | Bayard Sharp | 7 f | 1:23.80 | $55,440 | G3 |
| 1985 | Banner Bob | 3 | Keith K. Allen | Jerry J. Sarner Jr. | Sharon E. & William J. Walsh | 7 f | 1:21.60 | $45,720 | G3 |
| 1984 | Swale | 3 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Claiborne Farm | 7 f | 1:22.20 | $38,790 | G3 |
| 1983 | Current Hope | 3 | Alex Solis | Roger Laurin | Howard Kaskel & Robert Baker | 7 f | 1:22.80 | $49,330 | G3 |
| 1982 | Distinctive Pro | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | Warren A. Croll Jr. | Howard Kaskel & Aisco Stable | 7 f | 1:22.40 | $34,640 | G3 |
| 1981 | Lord Avie | 3 | Chris McCarron | Daniel Perlsweig | SKS Stable | 7 f | 1:23.40 | $34,080 | |
| 1980 | Plugged Nickle | 3 | Buck Thornburg | Thomas J. Kelly | John M. Schiff | 7 f | 1:22.60 | $17,640 | |
| 1979 | Spectacular Bid | 3 | Ron Franklin | Bud Delp | Hawksworth Farm | 7 f | 1:21.20 | $17,766 | |
| 1978 | Sensitive Prince | 3 | Mickey Solomone | H. Allen Jerkens | Joseph Taub & Dennis Milne | 7 f | 1:20.80 | $19,890 | |
| 1977 | Silver Series | 3 | Larry Snyder | Oscar Dishman | Archie Donaldson | 7 f | 1:22.80 | $20,610 | |
| 1976 | Sonkisser | 3 | Braulio Baeza | Stephen A. DiMauro | Harold Snyder | 7 f | 1:21.00 | $19,350 | |
| 1975 | Greek Answer | 3 | Marco Castaneda | Frank H. Merrill Jr. | W. Preston Gilbride | 7 f | 1:21.60 | $20,370 | |
| 1974 | Frankie Adams | 3 | Ron Turcotte | Tommy Gullo | Green Mill Farm | 7 f | 1:22.40 | $21,845 | |
| 1973 | Shecky Greene | 3 | Braulio Baeza | Louis M. Goldfine | Joseph Kellman | 7 f | 1:20.80 | $19,170 | |
| 1972 | Spanish Riddle | 3 | Frank Iannelli | Lucien Laurin | Roy E. Anderson | 7 f | 1:22.80 | $29,820 | |
| 1971 | Landing More | 3 | Robert Woodhouse | Paul Bongarzone | Solar Farm | 7 f | 1:21.80 | $20,910 | |
| 1970 | Cassie Red | 3 | Walter Blum | Robert S. DuBois | Charles Windle | 7 f | 1:22.60 | $22,950 | |
| 1969 | Al Hattab | 3 | Ray Broussard | Warren A. Croll Jr. | Pelican Stable (Rachel Carpenter) | 7 f | 1:22.60 | $15,000 | |
| 1968 | Pappa Steve | 3 | Bobby Ussery | Homer C. Pardue | Steven Wilson | 7 f | 1:22.80 | $15,175 | |
| 1967 | Glengary | 3 | John Giovanni | Charles P. Sanborn | Joan M. Sutcliffe & Millard Cox | 7 f | 1:23.20 | $15,025 | |
| 1966 | Bold and Brave | 3 | Kenny Knapp | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 7 f | 1:22.80 | $11,625 | |
| 1965 | Gallant Lad | 3 | Braulio Baeza | Casey Hayes | Meadow Stable | 7 f | 1:23.80 | $10,700 | |
| 1964 | Kentucky Pioneer | 3 | Larry Adams | Jimmy Jones | Calumet Farm | 7 f | 1:24.00 | $10,900 | |
| 1963 | Sky Wonder | 3 | Bobby Ussery | Budd I. Lepman | Mrs. Charles D. Morgan | 7 f | 1:23.40 | $8,375 | |
| 1962 | Eidolon | 3 | Larry Adams | Budd I. Lepman | Alfredo Stable (Alfred Muller) | 7 f | 1:24.80 | $8,425 | |
| 1961 | Nashua Blue | 3 | Bobby Ussery | Lloyd Murray | Boncrist Farm (Christopher J. Devine) | 7 f | 1:23.00 | $7,750 | |
| 1960 | Will Ye | 3 | Sam Boulmetis | Del W. Carroll | George H. Willis | 6.5 f | 1:16.20 | $7,950 | |
| 1959 | Easy Spur | 3 | Logan Batcheller | Paul L. Kelley | Spring Hill Farm | 6.5 f | 1:15.00 | $7,750 | |
| 1958 | Yemen | 3 | Bobby Ussery | Casey Hayes | Meadow Stable | 6.5 f | 1:15.80 | $7,425 | |
| 1957 | Jet Colonel | 3 | Bobby Ussery | Frank Sanders | Reverie Knoll Farm (Freeman Keyes) | 6.5 f | 1:16.00 | $8,000 | |
| 1956 | Decathlon | 3 | Gene R. Martin | Rollie T. Shepp | River Divide Farm (Robert J. Dienst) | 6.5 f | 1:16.00 | $8,000 | |
| 1955 | Nance's Lad | 3 | John Choquette | Hilton A. Dabson | Hilton A. Dabson & Chester J. Caithness | 6.5 f | 1:16.40 | $9,400 | |
| 1954 | Buttevant | 3 | Kenneth Church | George P. "Maje" Odom | John Barry Ryan | 6 f | 1:10.80 | $4,875 | |
