# Gallant Bob Stakes

The Gallant Bob Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three years olds, over a distance of six furlongs on the dirt held annually in September at Parx Casino and Racing racetrack in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. The event currently carries a purse of $400,000.

## History

The race was inaugurated in 1979 as the Gallant Bob Handicap after the horse Gallant Bob who was the first Pennsylvania based horse to earn an Eclipse Award in 1975. The inaugural even was run with conditions of four year olds and older and was held in January.
The event had a lengthy absence of 11 years of twelve years between 1987 and 1998 and when the event resumed in 1999 conditions were changed that the event was only for three year olds.
In 2013 the event was upgraded to a Grade III and in 2019 the event was upgraded to a Grade II.

## Records

Speed record:
* 6 furlongs – 1:07.51 - Royal Currier (2011)
* 7 furlongs – 1:22.40 - Georgeandthedragon (1981)
Margins:
* 3+3⁄4 lengths – Royal Currier (2011)
Most wins by a jockey
* 2 – Eibar Coa (2004, 2009)
* 2 – Stewart Elliott (2010, 2011)
* 2 – Jose Luis Flores (2001, 2002)
* 2 – John Neid Jr. (1979, 1984)
* 2 – Joel Rosario (2019, 2021)
* 2 – John R. Velazquez (2017, 2022)
* 2 – Irad Ortiz Jr. (2018, 2024)
Most wins by a trainer
* 3 – Guadalupe Preciado (2014, 2022, 2024)
Most wins by an owner
* 2 – Nicholas Cammarano Jr. (2022, 2024)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
| Gallant Bob Stakes (, Jr., ) |||||||||||
| 2024 | Bentornato | 3 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Guadalupe Preciado | Nicholas Cammarano Jr. | 6 furlongs | 1:09.92 | $400,000 | II | |
| 2023 | Damon's Mound | 3 | Junior Alvarado | Michelle Lovell | Michele Love & Cliff Love | 6 furlongs | 1:10.24 | $400,000 | II | |
| 2022 | Scaramouche | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Guadalupe Preciado | Nicholas Cammarano Jr. | 6 furlongs | 1:10.38 | $300,000 | II | |
| 2021 | Jackie's Warrior | 3 | Joel Rosario | Steve Asmussen | J.Kirk & Judy Robison | 6 furlongs | 1:08.64 | $300,000 | II | |
| 2020 | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held |
| 2019 | King Jack | 3 | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer | Michael C. Stinson | 6 furlongs | 1:08.89 | $300,000 | II | |
| 2018 | Firenze Fire | 3 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Jason Servis | Mr. Amore Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:11.27 | $300,000 | III | |
| 2017 | Coal Front | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Robert V. LaPenta & Head of Plains Partners | 6 furlongs | 1:08.94 | $300,000 | III | |
| 2016 | Noholdingback Bear | 3 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Michael P. De Paulo | Bear Stables | 6 furlongs | 1:09.61 | $300,000 | III | |
| 2015 | Trouble Kid | 3 | Joshua Navarro | Ramon Preciado | Barbara Hopkins | 6 furlongs | 1:10.56 | $300,000 | III | |
| 2014 | Favorite Tale | 3 | John Bisono | Guadalupe Preciado | PJG Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:08.16 | $300,000 | III | |
| 2013 | City of Weston | 3 | Paco Lopez | Antonio Sano | Cloud Nine Lumoni | 6 furlongs | 1:09.63 | $300,000 | III | |
| 2012 | Well Spelled | 3 | Pablo Fragoso | Benjamin W. Perkins Jr. | GSP Racing Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:09.88 | $300,000 | Listed | |
| 2011 | Royal Currier | 3 | Stewart Elliott | Patricia Farro | MAT Stables | 6 furlongs | 1:07.51 | $250,000 | Listed | |
| 2010 | Bank Merger | 3 | Stewart Elliott | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | Darley Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:09.31 | $250,000 | Listed | |
| Gallant Bob Handicap |||||||||||
| 2009 | Pashito the Che | 3 | Eibar Coa | Scott A. Lake | Tuna Stables and Off The Hook Racing | 6 furlongs | 1:08.42 | $250,000 | Listed | |
| 2008 | Rollers | 3 | Michael J. Luzzi | Barclay Tagg | Lael Stables | 6 furlongs | 1:09.48 | $250,000 | Listed | |
| 2007 | Premium Wine | 3 | Harry Vega | Anthony W. Dutrow | Zayat Stables | 6 furlongs | 1:09.93 | $250,000 | Listed | |
| 2006 | Diabolical | 3 | Mario G. Pino | Steve Klesaris | Puglisi Racing & Steve Klesaris | 6 furlongs | 1:08.40 | $97,000 | Listed | |
| 2005 | Joey Carson | 3 | Anthony S. Black | Timothy F. Ritchey | Big Daddy Stables | 6 furlongs | 1:10.29 | $100,000 | Listed | |
| 2004 | Abbondanza | 3 | Eibar Coa | Timothy J. Tullock Jr. | Germania Farms | 6 furlongs | 1:08.11 | $100,000 | Listed | |
| 2003 | Northern Air | 3 | Joseph Rocco | Mark Shuman | Michael J. Gill | 6 furlongs | 1:10.16 | $150,000 | Listed | |
| 2002 | Thunderello | 3 | Jose Flores | Scott A. Lake | Charles G. Mady | 6 furlongs | 1:09.83 | $150,000 | Listed | |
| 2001 | Sea of Green | 3 | Jose Flores | Janis L. Gerace | Janis L. Gerace | 6 furlongs | 1:11.14 | $150,000 | Listed | |
| 2000 | Ultimate Warrior | 3 | Roberto Alvarado Jr. | Bernard S. Flint | Bernard S. Flint & James Ryan | 6 furlongs | 1:09.41 | $150,000 | Listed | |
| 1999 | Valid Trefaire | 3 | Jorge F. Chavez | Emanuel Tortora | James R. Lewis Jr. | 6 furlongs | 1:08.93 | $140,000 | Listed | |
| 1987–1998 | 1987–1998 | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held |
| 1986 | Berngoo | 4 | Danny Wright | James P. Simpson | A. Rettaliata | 6 furlongs | 1:09.60 | $42,830 | | |
| 1985 | Rocky Knave | 4 | Danny Nied | Robert Camac | Appleton & Nix | 7 furlongs | 1:23.00 | $29,075 | | |
| 1984 | Two Davids | 4 | John Neid Jr. | Dennis Heimer | Stanley Joselson | 6 furlongs | 1:09.60 | $28,350 | | |
| 1983 | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held |
| 1982 | Main Stem | 4 | Rochelle F. Lee | Mark J. Reid | Tresvant Stable | 7 furlongs | 1:23.20 | $28,975 | | |
| 1981 | Georgeandthedragon | 4 | Jorge Tejeira | Mark Perlsweig | SKS Stable | 7 furlongs | 1:22.40 | $28,200 | | |
| 1980 | Our Gary | 4 | Herb McCauley | Daniel Perlsweig | Edgehill Farm | 7 furlongs | 1:23.60 | $27,750 | | |
| 1979 | Al Battah | 4 | John Neid Jr. | William Pricket | William Pricket | 7 furlongs | 1:22.60 | $27,075 | | |