| Surface: | Turf |
| Class: | Listed |
| Horse Race: | Appleton Stakes |
| Location: | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States |
| Inaugurated: | 1952 |
| Race Type: | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website: | www.gulfstreampark.com |
| Distance: | 1 mile |
| Track: | Left-handed |
| Qualification: | Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight: | 124 lbs. with allowances |
| Purse: | US$150,000 (2023) |
The Appleton Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually near the end of March at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. A Listed event raced on turf at a distance of 1 mile, it is open to horses age four and older.
The race was run in two divisions in 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973–1982, 1984–1985, and 1987.
Most wins:
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Social Paranoia | 4 | Florent Geroux | Todd Pletcher | The Elkstone Group LLC | 1:32.81 | ||
| 2019 | Dr. Edgar | 6 | Julien Leparoux | Barclay Tagg | Peter & Eloise Canzone | 1:34.65 | ||
| 2018 | no race held | |||||||
| 2017 | All Included | 6 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Wertheimer et Frère | 1:33.12 | ||
| 2016 | Reporting Star | 6 | Luis Saez | Brendan P. Walsh | Merriebelle Stable | 1:35.52 | ||
| 2015 | War Correspondent | 5 | John R. Velazquez | Christophe Clement | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners | 1:34.81 | ||
| 2014 | Hey Leroy | 4 | Alex O. Solis | Manuel J. Azpurua | Rontos Racing Stable | 1:32.49 | ||
| 2013 | Za Approval | 5 | Jose Lezcano | Christophe Clement | Live Oak Plantation | 1:33.99 | ||
| 2012 | Corporate Jungle | 4 | Javier Castellano | Chad Brown | Mary & Gary West Racing Stables | 1:33.99 | ||
| 2011 | Little Mike | 4 | Joe Bravo | Dale Romans | Priscilla Vaccarezza | 1:32.87 | ||
| 2010 | Society's Chairman | 7 | Jose Lezcano | Roger Attfield | Charles E. Fipke | 1:27.79 | ||
| 2009 | Kiss The Kid | 5 | Elvis Trujillo | Amy Tarrant | Hardacre Farm | 1:28.01 | ||
| 2008 | Buffalo Man | 4 | Edgar Prado | Cam Gambolati | Ol Memorial Stable | 1:34.86 | ||
| 2007 | Silver Tree | 7 | Edgar Prado | William I. Mott | Peter Vegso | 1:32.12 | ||
| 2006 | Gulch Approval | 6 | Roberto Alvarado Jr. | Reynaldo Abreu | Marylou Whitney | 1:32.80 | ||
| 2005 | Mr. Light | 6 | Cornelio Velásquez | Angel Penna Jr. | Earle I. Mack | 1:32.98 | ||
| 2004 | Millennium Dragon | 5 | Richard Migliore | Kiaran McLaughlin | Darley Racing | 1:34.40 | ||
| 2003 | Point Prince | 4 | Manoel Cruz | Dale L. Romans | Team Valor | 1:37.84 | ||
| 2002 | Pisces | 5 | Roger Velez | Mohammed Moubarak | Diamond C Stable | 1:39.41 | ||
| 2001 | Associate | 6 | Jorge F. Chavez | Leslie Weiner | James Orr Jr. | 1:33.69 | ||
| 2000 | Band Is Passing | 4 | Eibar Coa | Stanley M. Ersoff | Stanley M. Ersoff | 1:40.11 | ||
| 1999 | Behaviour | 7 | Shane Sellers | Martin D. Wolfson | David Feldman | 1:45.77 | ||