The Rampart Stakes is an American
Thoroughbred horse race
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run annually at
Gulfstream Park
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in
Hallandale Beach, Florida
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. A Listed event open to
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 ...
and
mare
A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. In Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than fo ...
s age four and up, it is contested over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on dirt.
Moon Glitter won the April 14, 1976 inaugural running of the Rampart Handicap which was run at a distance of seven furlongs for that year only.
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Unrivaled Belle
Unrivaled Belle (foaled 2006) is a gray/roan American Thoroughbred racehorse owned and bred in Kentucky by Gary Seidler & Peter Vegso. She is a daughter of champion sire and champion racehorse Unbridled's Song, a descendant of the very influent ...
won the 2010 edition of the Rampart and went on to win that year's
Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic
The Breeders' Cup Distaff is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, 3 years old and up. Known as the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic between 2008 and 2012, it is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States ...
.
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As a result of a sponsorship arrangement, the Rampart was run as the Johnny Walker Black Classic in 1989 and 1990.
In 2021 the event was downgraded to a Listed event.]
Records
Speed record:
* 1:35.03 @ 1 mile: Letruska
Letruska (foaled May 9, 2016) is an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who first made her reputation in Mexico, where she was named the champion three-year-old filly after winning the Clasico Esmeralda and Clasico Diamante in 2019. She then re ...
(2020)
* 1:42.00 @ 1-1/16 miles: Nine Keys (1994)
* 1:47.92 @ 1-1/8 miles: Allamerican Bertie (2003)
Most wins:
* * 2 - Awesome Maria (2011, 2012)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 - Jerry Bailey
Jerry D. Bailey (born August 29, 1957 in Dallas, Texas) is an NBC Sports thoroughbred racing analyst and a retired American Hall of Fame jockey.
Early years
Bailey was born in Dallas but raised in El Paso. He had a pony as a child and became ...
(1992, 1993, 1999, 2004)
* 4 - John Velazquez
John R. Velazquez (born November 24, 1971) is a Puerto Rican jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He began his career in Puerto Rico and moved to New York in 1990. In 2004 and 2005 he was the United States Champion Jockey by earnings and both ye ...
(2003, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 5 - Todd Pletcher
Todd Pletcher (born June 26, 1967 in Dallas, Texas) is an American thoroughbred horse trainer. He won the Eclipse Award seven times as Trainer of the Year, four of these in consecutive years. His horses Super Saver (2010) and Always Dreaming (20 ...
(2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016)
Most wins by an owner:
* 2 - Bertram W. Klein (2001, 2003)
* 2 - E. Paul Robsham Stables (2011, 2012)
Winners
Gulfstream Park
References
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Horse races in Florida
Flat horse races for fillies and mares
Mile category horse races for fillies and mares
Recurring sporting events established in 1976
Gulfstream Park