H. Allen Jerkens Stakes


The H. Allen Jerkens Stakes at Gulfstream Park is a Thoroughbred horse race open to three year olds and up run at a distance of two miles on turf. The race is named in honor of the late U. S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer H. Allen Jerkens.
The first running of the H. Allen Jerkens was held on January 31, 2015, with Unitarian winning the race. Jerkens himself presented the trophy for the race, which was run two months before his death on March 18, 2015.
Following its second running in January 2016, the H. Allen Jerkens Stakes was moved to December on the Gulfstream Park racing calendar. As a result, there were two runnings of the race in 2016.

Records

Speed record:
  • 3:19.48 – Sir Anthony
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
  • 3 – Michael M. Hui

Winners

Gulfstream Park Media Guide:
Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist. M
Time
Purse
2022Value Engineering6José OrtizMichael J. MakerMichael M. Hui, Phil Forte1 5/8 M
2:43.01$100,000
2021Abaan4Luis SaezTodd PletcherEclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Alex Daigneault2 M3:21.60$100,000
2020Sir Anthony5Julien LeparouxAnthony MitchellMichael M. Hui2 M3:19.48$75,000
2019American Tattoo4José OrtizTodd PletcherCalumet Farm/John Anthony Stables LLC1 1/4 M
2:04.26$100,000
2018Red Knight4Luis SaezWilliam MottTrinity Farm2 M3:19:87$100,000
2017Run Time4Tyler GaffalioneMichael J. MakerBloom Racing LLC/Allen Racing LLC2 M3:23.97$100,000
2016Taghleeb5Tyler GaffalioneMichael J. MakerMichael M. Hui2 M3:22.20$100,000
2016Charming Kitten6John VelazquezTodd PletcherKenneth and Sarah Ramsey2 M3:33.87$100,000
2015Unitarian5Javier CastellanoTodd PletcherRobert S. Evans2 M3:23.22$100,000

Notes:
  • In 2016 there were two separate runnings of the race, in January and December.
  • The 2019 race was run at 1 1/4 miles on the main track.
  • The 2022 race was run at 1 5/8 miles on the all-weather track.