Obeah Stakes Explained

Class:Non-Graded Stakes
Horse Race:Obeah Stakes
Location:Delaware Park Racetrack
Stanton, Delaware, United States
Race Type:Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Distance: miles (9 furlongs)
Surface:Dirt
Track:left-handed
Qualification:Three-years-old & up
Weight:Assigned
Purse:$150,000 (2023)

The Obeah Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid June at Delaware Park Racetrack in Stanton, Delaware. Formerly a Grade III event open to horses age three and older, it is contested on dirt at a distance of a mile and an eighth (9 furlongs).

The race is named in honor of Jane du Pont Lunger's filly, Obeah, winner of the Delaware Handicap in 1969 and 1970.

Historical notes

After a nine-month layoff, the filly Unbridled Belle ran second in the 2007 Obeah, won the 2008 edition by nearly six lengths and at age six, won the 2009 race by eleven lengths.

Records

Speed record:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist.
(Miles)
Time
Purse $
Gr.
2023Award Wanted6Angel CruzJohn RobbNo Guts No Glory Farm and Erica Upton1-1/161:49.28$150,000Listed
2020Lucky Move6Roberto RosadoJuan GuerreroTen Strike Racing1-1/161:42.28$100,000Listed
2019Gotham Gala4Daniel CentenoArnaud DelacourMark B. Grier1-1/81:50.74$100,000Listed
2018Teresa Z4Daniel CentenoAnthony R. Margotta, Jr.St. Elias Stables1-1/81:49.33$100,000Listed
2017Power of Snunner7Edwin GonzalezTimothy C. KreiserJames M. Courtney1-1/81:50.26$100,000Listed
2016I'm a Chatterbox 4Gabriel SaezJ. Larry JonesFletcher and Carolyn Gray1-1/81:53.20$100,000Listed
2015Luna Time 4Forest BoyceH. Graham MotionBrown/Palmer1-1/81:49.58$100,000III
2014Gamay Noir 4Daniel CentenoMartin D. WolfsonChasing Tail Stables1-1/81:51.22 $150,000III
2013Bryan's Jewel 5Alex CintronMcLean RobertsonBarry & Joni Butzow1-1/81:51.21 $100,000III
2012Love and Pride 4Jeremy RoseTodd PletcherGreen Hills Farm1-1/81:49.91 $150,000III
20114Gabriel SaezJ. Larry JonesFox Hill Farms1-1/81:49.87 $100,000III
20105Jose Valdivia, Jr.Martin WolfsonTeam Valor International1-1/81:50.87 $100,000III
2009Unbridled Belle6Richard MiglioreTodd PletcherTeam Valor1-1/81:50.79$100,000III
2008Unbridled Belle5Ramon DominguezTodd PletcherTeam Valor1-1/81:49.72$100,000III
2007Peak Maria's Way4Joseph RoccoMichael E. GorhamOld Coach Farm & John D. Murphy1-1/81:49.38$100,000
2006Fleet Indian5José A. SantosPaul H. SaylorPaul H. Saylor1-1/81:49.05$100,000
2005Isola Piu Bella5Ramon DominguezTodd PletcherSumaya US Stables1-1/81:53.68$100,000
2004Misty Sixes6Mario PinoSteve KlesarisPuglisi Stables1-1/81:51.23$100,000
2003Devon Rose4Anthony BlackAllen IwinskiRichard Englander1-1/81:50.24$100,000
2002Your Out6Ramon DominguezH. Graham MotionEugene Ford1-1/81:52.54$100,000
2001Under the Rug6Mark JohnstonJames W. MurphyJane du Pont Lunger1-1/81:51.20$100,000
2000Her Halo4Michael J. McCarthyAllen IwinskiAcclaimed Racing Stable1-1/81:49.54$100,000
1999Pocho's Dream Girl5Jesus CastanonAlan E. GoldbergRobert Masterson 1-1/81:50.30$100,000
1998Winter Melody5Michael J. McCarthyRobert W. CamacArthur I. Appleton1-1/81:49.54$75,000
1997Winter Melody4Anthony BlackRobert W. CamacArthur I. Appleton1-1/81:50.80$50,000
1996Scratch Paper4Kevin WhitleyRandy NunleyRonald V. Wise1-1/161:44.81$50,000
1995Shananie's Beat4Edwin L. King Jr.Kathleen O'ConnellGilbert G. Campbell6 fur.1:10.55$20,000
1985- 1994align=center colspan=7Race not held
1984Bishop's Fling5Alberto DelgadoKatherine M. VossJohn Merryman1-1/161:42.60$20,000

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