{{Infobox horseraces | class = Listed | horse race = Azalea Stakes | image = | caption = | location = Gulfstream Park<br>Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States<br>Moved in 2015 from Calder Race Course to Gulfstream | inaugurated = 1975 | race type = Thoroughbred – Flat racing | website = {{URL|http://www.gulfstreampark.com}} | distance = 7 furlongs | surface = Dirt | track = left-handed | qualification = Three-year-old fillies | weight = Assigned | purse = $100,000 (2016) | bonuses = }} The '''Azalea Stakes''' is a race for Thoroughbred horses once run at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida, on the Summit of Speed Day each year. Since 2015, the Azalea is now run at Gulfstream Park due to racing negotiations between the two Florida racetracks. Inaugurated in 1975 as the Azalea Handicap, the race is open to three-year-old fillies willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt. The listed race carries a purse of $100,000.
The race has been run at a variety of distances:<ref>{{cite web|title=Azalea Stakes|url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Stakes&stkid=1449|website=www.equibase.com|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> * 6 furlongs – 1976–1977, 1980, 1997–2013 * 6.5 furlongs – 1991 * 7 furlongs – 1978–1979, 1981–1990, 1992–1996, 2015–present
==Winners since 1995== * 2016 – Dearest (Emisael Jaramillo) * 2015 – Dogwood Trail (Jesus M. Rios) * 2014 – NOT RUN * 2013 – Wildcat Lily (Jose L. Alvarez) * 2012 – Another Romance (Luca Panici) * 2011 – Devilish Lady (Daniel Centeno) * 2010 – Pica Slew * 2009 – First Passage (Jermaine Bridgmohan) * 2008 – Indyanne (Russell Baze) * 2007 – Sheets (Robby Albarado) * 2006 – Victorina * 2005 – Leave Me Alone * 2004 – Dazzle Me * 2003 – Ebony Breeze * 2002 – Bold World * 2001 – Hattiesburg (Mark Guidry) * 2000 – Swept Away * 1999 – Show Me The Stage * 1998 – Cassidly * 1997 – Little Sister * 1996 – J J's Dream * 1995 – Lucky Lavender Gal
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/horse-racing/article2485311.html Signature races switch tracks] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071203101836/http://www.calderracecourse.com/ Calder Race Course website]
Category:Previously graded stakes races in the United States Category:Listed stakes races in the United States Category:Sprint category horse races for fillies and mares Category:Horse races in Florida Category:Gulfstream Park Category:Horse races established in 1975 Category:1975 establishments in Florida