# Azalea Stakes

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{{Infobox horseraces
| class         = Listed
| horse race    = Azalea Stakes
| image         = 
| caption       = 
| location      = [Gulfstream Park](/source/Gulfstream_Park)<br>[Hallandale Beach, Florida](/source/Hallandale_Beach%2C_Florida), [United States](/source/United_States)<br>Moved in 2015 from [Calder Race Course](/source/Calder_Race_Course) to Gulfstream
| inaugurated   = 1975
| race type     = [Thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) – [Flat racing](/source/Flat_racing)
| website       = {{URL|http://www.gulfstreampark.com}}
| distance      = 7 furlongs
| surface       = Dirt
| track         = left-handed
| qualification = Three-year-old fillies
| weight        = Assigned
| purse         = [$](/source/United_States_dollar)100,000 (2016)
| bonuses       = 
}}
The '''Azalea Stakes''' is a race for [Thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) [horses](/source/race_horse) once run at [Calder Race Course](/source/Calder_Race_Course) in [Miami Gardens, Florida](/source/Miami_Gardens%2C_Florida), on the Summit of Speed Day each year. Since 2015, the Azalea is now run at [Gulfstream Park](/source/Gulfstream_Park) due to racing negotiations between the two [Florida](/source/Florida) racetracks. Inaugurated in 1975 as the Azalea Handicap, the race is open to three-year-old [fillies](/source/Filly) willing to race seven [furlong](/source/furlong)s on the dirt. The [listed](/source/Graded_stakes_race) 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](/source/Jesus_M._Rios))
* 2014 – NOT RUN
* 2013 – Wildcat Lily ([Jose L. Alvarez](/source/Jose_L._Alvarez))
* 2012 – Another Romance ([Luca Panici](/source/Luca_Panici))
* 2011 – Devilish Lady ([Daniel Centeno](/source/Daniel_Centeno))
* 2010 – Pica Slew
* 2009 – First Passage ([Jermaine Bridgmohan](/source/Jermaine_Bridgmohan))
* 2008 – Indyanne ([Russell Baze](/source/Russell_Baze))
* 2007 – Sheets ([Robby Albarado](/source/Robby_Albarado))
* 2006 – Victorina
* 2005 – Leave Me Alone
* 2004 – Dazzle Me
* 2003 – Ebony Breeze
* 2002 – Bold World
* 2001 – Hattiesburg ([Mark Guidry](/source/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

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