The Delta Princess Stakes was an American

Thoroughbred horse race Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...

run annually at

Delta Downs Delta Downs Racetrack, Casino and Hotel is an American thoroughbred and quarter horse racetrack in Calcasieu Parish, near Vinton, Louisiana in the southwest portion of the state. The facility is owned by Boyd Gaming. History The track opened in ...

Vinton, Louisiana Vinton is a town in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,400 in 2020. It is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area. History The Old Spanish Trail, which was neither old nor Spanish, wandered north and ...

. A Grade III event for the first time in 2008, it is raced in November. It is open to two-year-old

fillies A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare. There are two specific definitions in use: *In most cases, a ''filly'' is a female horse under four years old. *In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, t ...

. It is contested in November over a distance of 1 mile (8

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s) on dirt. The race is held on the same day as the Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes for two-year-old males. The 2005 edition of the Delta Princess Stakes was cancelled due to

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. The 2017 edition was cancelled in the aftermath of

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. The event was last run in 2016.

Records

Speed record: * 1:37.98 - Shane's Girlfriend (2016) Most wins by a

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: * 2 - Paco Lopez (2012, 2014) * 2 -

Shaun Bridgmohan Shaun Xavier Bridgmohan (born June 24, 1979 in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. At age thirteen, Bridgmohan's family emigrated to the United States, settling in South Florida where he developed an interes ...

(2008, 2010) Most wins by a trainer: * 2 -

Steve Asmussen Steven Mark Asmussen (born November 18, 1965) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. The leading trainer in North America by wins, he is a two-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer and was inducted into the National Mu ...

(2004, 2008) Most wins by an owner: * No owner has won this race more than once.

Winners

References

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Delta Downs official siteThe Delta Princess Stakes at Pedigree Query
2002 establishments in Louisiana Horse races in Louisiana Delta Downs Flat horse races for two-year-old fillies Graded stakes races in the United States Tourist attractions in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2016 2016 disestablishments in Louisiana

Records

Winners

See also

References