# Davona Dale Stakes

The Davona Dale Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies, over a distance of one mile on the dirt held annually in late February or early March at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000.

## History

The Davona Dale is named after Calumet Farm's champion homebred filly foaled in 1976. She not only won the Grade I Kentucky Oaks as a 3-year-old, but then swept the New York Triple Tiara series: the Acorn Stakes, the Mother Goose Stakes, and the Coaching Club American Oaks. She is the only filly to win the Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and the Triple Tiara. Davona Dale was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1985. She also ranks #90 in Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century.
The event was inaugurated on 5 March 1988 and was run in split divisions over a distance of 7 furlongs for four year old fillies and mares.
In 1990 the conditions of the event was limited to three year old fillies.
In 1991 the distance of the event was increased to one mile and seventy yards.
The event was upgraded to Grade III in 1993 and upgraded once more to Grade II in 1998.
The Davona Dale has been run at a variety of distances with the current distance of one mile set in 2015.
The event is part of the Road to the Kentucky Oaks.

## Records

Speed Record:
* 1 mile – 1:36.25 R Heat Lightning (2011)
* 7 furlongs - 1:22.60 Waggley (1989)
* 1 mile & 70 yards - 1:39.31 Glitter Woman (1997)
* 1+1⁄16 miles - 1:42.30 Live Lively (2013)
* 1+1⁄8 miles - 1:50.20 Sis City (2005)
Margins:
* 16 lengths - Sis City (2005)
Most wins by an owner:
* 2 – Scott Savin (1989, 1990)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 6 – John Velazquez (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 5 – Claude R. McGaughey III (1988, 1997, 2003, 2018, 2022)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
| 2024 | Fiona's Magic | 3 | Tyler Gaffalione | Michael Yates | Stonehedge | 1 mile | 1:37.16 | $200,000 | II | |
| 2023 | Dorth Vader | 3 | Miguel Vasquez | Michael Yates | John Ropes | 1 mile | 1:37.23 | $200,000 | II | |
| 2022 | Kathleen O. | 3 | Javier Castellano | Claude R. McGaughey III | Winngate Stables | 1 mile | 1:36.23 | $200,000 | II | |
| 2021 | Wholebodemeister | 3 | Edgard Zayas | Juan Avila | Sabana Farm | 1 mile | 1:36.89 | $200,000 | II | |
| 2020 | Tonalist's Shape | 3 | Tyler Gaffalione | Saffie A. Joseph Jr. | Slam Dunk Racing, Doug Branham & Legacy Ranch | 1 mile | 1:36.77 | $200,000 | II | |
| 2019 | Jeltrin | 3 | Luis Saez | Alexis Delgado | ADR Racing Stable | 1 mile | 1:36.83 | $200,000 | II | |
| 2018 | Fly So High | 3 | Jose L. Ortiz | Claude R. McGaughey III | Phipps Stable | 1 mile | 1:38.69 | $200,000 | II | |
| 2017 | Miss Sky Warrior | 3 | Paco Lopez | Kelly J. Breen | Arlene's Sun Star Stable | 1 mile | 1:38.49 | $200,000 | II | |
| 2016 | Cathryn Sophia | 3 | Javier Castellano | John C. Servis | Cash is King | 1 mile | 1:36.61 | $200,000 | II | |
| 2015 | Ekati's Phaeton | 3 | Luis Saez | William A. Kaplan | Phaedrus Flights | 1 mile | 1:37.66 | $200,000 | II | |
| 2014 | Onlyforyou | 3 | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher | Glencrest Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.71 | $200,000 | II | |
| 2013 | Live Lively | 3 | Joel Rosario | Mark A. Hennig | R. Lee Lewis | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.30 | $245,000 | II | |
| 2012 | Yara | 3 | Jesus Lopez Castanon | Jose Garoffalo | Peras International | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.41 | $350,000 | II | |
| 2011 | R Heat Lightning | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | E. Paul Robsham Stables | 1 mile | 1:36.25 | $250,000 | II | |
| 2010 | Amen Hallelujah | 3 | Julien R. Leparoux | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | IEAH Stables & Whizway Farms | 1 mile | 1:37.16 | $150,000 | II | |
| 2009 | Justwhistledixie | 3 | Alan Garcia | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | West Point Thoroughbreds, Lakland Farm & Randell D. Hubbard | 1 mile | 1:37.67 | $150,000 | II | |
| 2008 | Bsharpsonata | 3 | Eric Camacho | Timothy E. Salzman | Cloverleaf Farm II | 1 mile | 1:37.97 | $150,000 | II | |
| 2007 | Christmas Kid | 3 | Rene R. Douglas | James A. Jerkens | Edward P. Evans | 1 mile | 1:37.34 | $150,000 | II | |
| 2006 | Wait A While | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Arindel | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.27 | $150,000 | II | |
| 2005 | Sis City | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | Joe Torre, Sanford Goldfarb, Ira Davis & Michae Dubb | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.20 | $150,000 | II | |
| 2004 | Miss Coronado | 3 | Cornelio Velasquez | Robert J. Frankel | Stonerside Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.62 | $150,000 | II | |
| 2003 | Yell | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Claude R. McGaughey III | Claiborne Farm & Mrs. Adele Dilschneider | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.96 | $150,000 | II | |
| 2002 | Ms Brookski | 3 | Rosemary Homeister Jr. | Reed M. Combest | Phil Combest | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.14 | $150,000 | II | |
| 2001 | Latour | 3 | John R. Velazquez | John C. Kimmel | Heiligbrodt Racing Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.51 | $103,000 | II | |
| 2000 | Cash Run | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Padua Stables | 1 mile & 70 yards | 1:40.37 | $100,000 | II | |
| 1999 | Three Ring | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Edward Plesa Jr. | Barry K. Schwartz | 1 mile & 70 yards | 1:41.53 | $100,000 | II | |
| 1998 | Diamond On the Run | 3 | Pat Day | Stanley M. Hough | Robert & Bea Roberts | 1 mile & 70 yards | 1:42.65 | $100,000 | II | |
| 1997 | Glitter Woman | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Claude R. McGaughey III | H. Joseph Allen | 1 mile & 70 yards | 1:39.31 | $100,000 | III | |
| 1996 | Plum Country | 3 | Pat Day | David A. Vivian | Dominick Vittese | 1 mile & 70 yards | 1:42.08 | $100,000 | III | |
| 1995 | Mia's Hope | 3 | Kristi L. Chapman | Harold J. Rose | Harold J. Rose | 1 mile & 70 yards | 1:43.26 | $100,000 | III | |
| 1994 | Cut the Charm | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | James E. Bracken | Kathy Jo Stable | 1 mile & 70 yards | 1:41.44 | $100,000 | III | |
| 1993 | Lunar Spook | 3 | Mark Guidry | J. Bert Sonnier | Sandbar Farm | 1 mile & 70 yards | 1:42.09 | $100,000 | III | |
| 1992 | Miss Legality | 3 | Julie Krone | Hubert Hine | Norton D. Waltuch | 1 mile & 70 yards | 1:42.00 | $50,000 | Listed | |
| 1991 | Fancy Ribbons | 3 | Craig Perret | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1 mile & 70 yards | 1:41.10 | $71,100 | Listed | |
| 1990 | Big Pride | 3 | Earlie Fires | Hubert Hine | Scott Savin | 7 furlongs | 1:26.00 | $35,000 | | |
| 1989 | Waggley | 6 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Hubert Hine | Scott Savin | 7 furlongs | 1:22.60 | $26,775 | | |
| 1988 | Charming Tigress | 4 | Pat Day | George R. Arnold II | Phillip D. Needham | 7 furlongs | 1:23.00 | $37,115 | | Division 1 |
| 1988 | Cadillacing | 5 | Randy Romero | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 7 furlongs | 1:24.60 | $35,715 | | Division 2 |