Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States
Inaugurated
1985 (at Calder Race Course as Princess Rooney Handicap )
Race type
Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website
Gulfstream Park
Race information
Distance
7 furlongs
Surface
Dirt
Track
left-handed
Qualification
Fillies & Mares, three-years-old and older
Weight
Base weights with allowances: Older: 126 lbs 3YOs: 122 lbs
Purse
$200,000 (2023)
Bonuses
Winner receives automatic entry to the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint
The Princess Rooney Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged three and older over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt run annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida.
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