The Hialeah Turf Cup Handicap is a discontinued American

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open to horses aged three and older that was run each year at

Hialeah Park Race Track The Hialeah Park Race Track (also known as the Hialeah Race Track or Hialeah Park) is a historic racetrack in Hialeah, Florida. Its site covers 40 square blocks of central-east side Hialeah from Palm Avenue east to East 4th Avenue, and from East ...

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until the track closed at the end of the 2001 racing season. At the time, it was the oldest grass race in America. The race was inaugurated as the Miami Cup Handicap ion March 13, 1926 and was open to horses age three and older. In addition to the President's gold cup, winner Boon Companion received what at the time was a very sizeable winner's purse of $24,950. From 1929 through 1952 it was run as the Miami Beach Handicap then in 1953 was renamed the Hialeah Turf Cup Handicap.Miami Daily News – March 2, 1954
/ref> The race was run on dirt until 1939 when it was permanently moved to the turf. It was a Grade 1 event in 1989 when financial difficulties saw racing at Hialeah Park suspended. On resumption in 1992, the race lost its graded stakes status. Run in two divisions in 1944, the race was contested at different distances: * 1 mile – 1932–1938 * 1 mile, 70 yards – 1929–1931 * miles – 1926, 1939–1944 * miles – 1927 * miles – 1995–1999, 2001 * miles – 1946 * miles – 2000 * miles – 1947–1994

Records

Speed record: * 2:25.40 @ 1 miles – El Senor (1989) Most wins: * 2 – Gleaming (1972, 1973) * 2 –

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(1983, 1984) Most wins by an owner: * 3 –

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(1987, 1998, 2001) * 3 – Calumet Farm (1966, 1972, 1973) * 3 – Hasty House Farm (1955, 1962, 1964) Most wins by a jockey: * 3 – Ángel Cordero Jr. (1972, 1973, 1979) Most wins by a trainer: * 3 – Harry Trotsek (1955, 1962, 1964)

Winners

References

{{reflist Graded stakes races in the United States Discontinued horse races 1926 establishments in Florida Horse racing in Florida Hialeah Park Widener family 2001 disestablishments in Florida Recurring sporting events established in 1926 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2001