The Everglades Stakes was an American

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run annually at

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. For three-year-old horses, the mile race was run on dirt until 1994 when it was converted to a race on

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. It was elevated to Grade III status in 1999. Raced for two-year-old fillies in 1939 and 1940, as a result of World War II, there was no race run between 1941 and 1945. On its return in 1946, it was changed to a race for three-year-olds as an important prep race for the

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that would attract some of the very best horses in the United States. In 2000, the race was held on the dirt at

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then was run for the last time ever back at Hialeah in 2001 after which the track closed. The Everglades Stakes was run in two divisions in 1951.Pedigree Query
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Records

Most wins by a jockey: * 3 – Bill Hartack (1956, 1957, 1958) * 3 – Michael Hole (1972, 1973, 1975) Most wins by a trainer: * 4 – Horace A. Jones (1948, 1956, 1957, 1958) Most wins by an owner: * 5 – Calumet Farm (1948, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1968)

Winners

References

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