The La Prevoyante Stakes, until 2019 the La Prevoyante Handicap, is an American
Thoroughbred horse race
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run annually at
Gulfstream Park
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in
Hallandale, Florida
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. The race is open to
fillies
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*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 ...
and
mares, age four and up, willing to race one and one-half miles on
turf
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. The
Grade III race currently carries a purse of $200,000.
The La Prevoyante Handicap is named for the
Hall of Fame
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filly La Prevoyante
La Prevoyante (1970–1974) was a Canadian-bred thoroughbred race horse elected to the Racing Halls of Fame in the United States and Canada.
Background
La Prevoyante was bred and owned by Jean-Louis Lévesque. Her sire was Buckpasser, a son ...
, who collapsed and died in the unsaddling area at Calder Race Course after a December 28, 1974 race.
Due to track scheduling changes, the race was run twice in 2011; once in January and again in December.
First run in 1976, there was no race the following year but it returned permanently in 1978. It has been competed at various distances:
* 8.5 furlongs ( miles) : 1976
* 9 furlongs ( miles) : 1978–1983
* 12 furlongs ( miles) : 1984 to present
The race was originally run at
Calder Race Course, but was moved to Gulfstream Park beginning in 2014. The purse doubled to $200,000 in 2017.
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of miles)
* 2:25.47 –
Herboriste (2008)
Most wins:
* 2 –
Coretta
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, horsename = Coretta
, image =
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, sire = Caerleon
, grandsire = Nijinsky
, dam = Free At Last
, damsire = Shirley Heights
, sex = Mare
, foaled = 1994
, country = Ireland
, colour = Bay
, breeder = ...
(1998, 1999)
Winners of the La Prevoyante Handicap since 1998
*Weather conditions resulted in the 2006 race being switched from the turf to what was a sloppy dirt track.
Earlier winners
*1997 – Last Approach
*1996 – Ampulla
*1995 – Interim
*1994 – Abigailthewife, Trampoli
*1993 – Lemhi Go
*1992 – Sardaniya
*1991 – Rigamajig
*1990 – Yesterday's Kisses
*1989 – Judy's Red Shoes
*1988 – Singular Bequest
*1987 – Lotka
*1986 – Powder Break
*1985 – Persian Tiara, Sabin
*1984 – Bolt From The Blue, Sabin
*1983 – London Lil, Fact Finder
*1982 – Judgable Gypsy,
Just A Game
*1981 –
Mairzy Doates, Deuces Over Seven
*1980 – Impetuous Gal, Jolie Dutch
*1979 – Unreality
*1978 – Lens Determined
*1976 – Forty Nine Sunsets, Redundancy
References
The La Prevoyante Handicap at Pedigree Query{{DEFAULTSORT:Prevoyante Stakes, La
Graded stakes races in the United States
Long-distance horse races for fillies and mares
Horse races in Florida
Turf races in the United States
Calder Race Course
Recurring sporting events established in 1976
1976 establishments in Florida
Grade 3 stakes races in the United States