Delta Princess Stakes

Delta Princess Stakes

discontinued race
Location	Delta Downs Vinton, Louisiana, United States
Inaugurated	2002
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.deltadowns.com
Race information
Distance	1 mile (8 furlongs)
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Two-year-old fillies
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$400,000[1]

The Delta Princess Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Delta Downs in Vinton, Louisiana. A Grade III event for the first time in 2008, it is raced in November. It is open to two-year-old fillies. It is contested in November over a distance of 1 mile (8 Furlongs) on dirt.^[1]

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 Hurricane Katrina. The 2017 edition was cancelled in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.^[2]

The event was last run in 2016.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:37.98 - Shane's Girlfriend (2016)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 2 - Paco Lopez (2012, 2014)
• 2 - Shaun Bridgmohan (2008, 2010)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 2 - Steve Asmussen (2004, 2008)

Most wins by an owner:

• No owner has won this race more than once.

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2017	cancelled
2016	Shane's Girlfriend	Flavien Prat	Doug O'Neill	Erik Johnson & WC Racing	1:37.98
2015	Jet Black Magic	Roberto Morales	W. Bret Calhoun	Carl R. Moore Management	1:42.14
2014	Take Charge Brandi	Paco Lopez	D. Wayne Lukas	Willis D. Horton	1:39.60
2013	Tepin	Miguel Mena	Mark E. Casse	Robert E. Masterson	1:38.95
2012	Rose to Gold	Paco Lopez	Sal Santoro	Amaya/Centofanti	1:39.38
2011	Now I Know	Perry Compton	Don Von Hemel	Von Hemel/Stockseth	1:39.79
2010	Bouquet Booth	Shaun Bridgmohan	Steve Margolis	Right Time Racing	1:40.59
2009	Quiet Temper	Robby Albarado	Dale Romans	Mark Stanley	1:40.05
2008	Four Gifts	Shaun Bridgmohan	Steve Asmussen	Bill & Corinne Heiligbrodt	1:38.71
2007	By The Light	Rafael Bejarano	Rick Dutrow	Jay Em Ess Stable	1:40.21
2006	Miss Atlantic City	Kent Desormeaux	Keith Desormeaux	Peter L. Cantrell	1:40.20
2005	no race
2004	Punch Appeal	Donnie Meche	Steve Asmussen	Heiligbrodt Stable et al.	1:40.42
2003	Salty Romance	Mike E. Smith	Patrick Biancone	Flying Zee Stable	1:39.17
2002	My Trusty Cat	Terry J. Thompson	David R. Vance	Carl F. Pollard	1:39.54

See also

• Road to the Kentucky Oaks

References

1. "Delta Princess Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
2. "Delta cancels Jackpot, Princess for 2017 | Daily Racing Form". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 13 September 2017.

• Delta Downs official site
• The Delta Princess Stakes at Pedigree Query