The Obeah Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...

 run annually in mid June at Delaware Park Racetrack in Stanton, Delaware

Stanton, Delaware

Stanton is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, near the confluence of the Red Clay and White Clay Creeks. It is located in the southern end of Mill Creek Hundred.-History:...

. A Grade III

Graded stakes race

A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...

 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

Jane du Pont Lunger

Jane du Pont Lunger was an American heiress, philanthropist, and an owner/breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses. A sixth generation member of Delaware's prominent Du Pont family, her father, Philip Francis du Pont, was a major benefactor to the University of Virginia.In 1934, Jane du Pont married...

 filly

Filly

A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....

, Obeah

Obeah (horse)

Obeah was an American Thoroughbred racehorse for whom the Obeah Stakes at Delaware Park Racetrack is named. Bred in Kentucky by Bertram N. Linder, she was sired by 1961 Futurity Stakes winner, Cyane. Her dam was Book of Verse, a daughter of 1952 American Horse of the Year, One Count...

, winner of the Delaware Handicap

Delaware Handicap

The Delaware Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid July at Delaware Park Racetrack in Wilmington, Delaware. The Grade II race is open to filles and mares, age three and up, willing to race one and one-quarter miles on the dirt....

 in 1969 and 1970.

Historical notes

After a nine-month layoff, the filly

Filly

A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....

 Unbridled Belle ran second in the 2007 Obeah, won the 2008 edition by nearly six lengths

Length (horse racing)

A horse length, or simply length, is a unit of measurement that refers to the length of a horse from nose to tail, approximately 8 feet, It is commonly used in Thoroughbred horse racing, where it describes the distance between horses in a race...

 and at age six, won the 2009 race by eleven lengths.

Records

Speed record:

• 1⅛ miles - 1:48.05 - Fleet Indian
  Fleet Indian
  Fleet Indian is an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.-References:*...
  
    (2006)

Most wins by a jockey

Jockey

A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...

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• 3 - Ramon Dominguez  (2002, 2005 & 2008)

Most wins by a trainer

Horse trainer

In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...

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• 3 - Todd Pletcher
  Todd Pletcher
  Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses...
  
    (2005, 2008 & 2009)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance (Miles)	Time	Purse	Grade
2011	Havre de Grace Havre de Grace (horse) Havre de Grace is an American Thoroughbred Filly Racehorse. She is owned by Fox Hill Farms and trained by J. Larry Jones. Her sire is the 2005 American Horse of the Year, Saint Liam. Her dam is the mare, Easter Bunnette, a daughter of Carson City...	4	Gabriel Saez Gabriel Saez Gabriel Saez is a Panamanian horse racing jockey. He began his riding career in his native country in 2004, becoming the leading apprentice jockey in 2005. Saez moved to the United States in February, 2006, and almost instantly became Delaware Park Racetrack's leading jockey that same year...	J. Larry Jones J. Larry Jones J. Larry Jones is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. A former commercial farmer, he embarked on a career as a professional trainer in 1982....	Fox Hill Farms	1-1/8	1:49.87	$100,000	III
2010	Miss Singhsix	5	Jose Valdivia, Jr. Jose Valdivia, Jr. Jose Valdivia, Jr. is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The son of a top South American jockey, he is the nephew of retired jockey Fernando Toro and trainer, Juan Suarez. He and his family moved to the United States in 1989 and settled in the West Palm Beach, Florida area where his...	Martin Wolfson	Team Valor International	1-1/8	1:50.87	$100,000	III
2009	Unbridled Belle	6	Richard Migliore	Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses...	Team Valor Team Valor Team Valor Stable LLC is an American Thoroughbred horse racing stable based in Versailles, Kentucky. It was founded by Barry Irwin and Jeff Siegel who create partnerships with racing enthusiasts to race Thoroughbred horses at major racing venues, primarily in North America.In early July 2007,...	1-1/8	1:50.79	$100,000	III
2008	Unbridled Belle	5	Ramon Dominguez	Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses...	Team Valor Team Valor Team Valor Stable LLC is an American Thoroughbred horse racing stable based in Versailles, Kentucky. It was founded by Barry Irwin and Jeff Siegel who create partnerships with racing enthusiasts to race Thoroughbred horses at major racing venues, primarily in North America.In early July 2007,...	1-1/8	1:49.72	$100,000	III
2007	Peak Maria's Way	4	Joseph Rocco	Michael E. Gorham	Old Coach Farm & John D. Murphy	1-1/8	1:49.38	$100,000
2006	Fleet Indian Fleet Indian Fleet Indian is an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.-References:*...	5	Jose A. Santos	Paul H. Saylor	Paul H. Saylor	1-1/8	1:49.05	$100,000
2005	Isola Piu Bella	5	Ramon Dominguez	Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses...	Sumaya US Stables	1-1/8	1:53.68	$100,000
2004	Misty Sixes	6	Mario Pino Mario G. Pino Mario G. Pino is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Raised on a farm, he began his riding career in 1978 at Delaware Park in Wilmington...	Steve Klesaris	Puglisi Stables	1-1/8	1:51.23	$100,000
2003	Devon Rose	4	Anthony Black Anthony S. Black Anthony S. "Tony" Black is a record-holding jockey in North American Thoroughbred horse racing. He is a nephew of U.S...	Allen Iwinski	Richard Englander	1-1/8	1:50.24	$100,000
2002	Your Out	6	Ramon Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez is an Eclipse Award-winning champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing....	H. Graham Motion H. Graham Motion H. Graham Motion is an American horse trainer, notable for his work with 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom and Better Talk Now. Motion started out training and winning with his own Thoroughbred horses at age 29, his first win was with Bounding Daisy in March 1993 at Laurel Park...	Eugene Ford	1-1/8	1:52.54	$100,000
2001	Under the Rug	6	Mark T. Johnston	James W. Murphy	Jane du Pont Lunger Jane du Pont Lunger Jane du Pont Lunger was an American heiress, philanthropist, and an owner/breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses. A sixth generation member of Delaware's prominent Du Pont family, her father, Philip Francis du Pont, was a major benefactor to the University of Virginia.In 1934, Jane du Pont married...	1-1/8	1:51.20	$100,000
2000	Her Halo	4	Michael J. McCarthy Michael J. McCarthy Michael J. McCarthy was a Major General in the United States Air Force.-Biography:A native of Niagara, Wisconsin, he attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Additionally he attended Troy State University and Harvard University.-Career:...	Allen Iwinski	Acclaimed Racing Stable	1-1/8	1:49.54	$100,000
1999	Pocho's Dream Girl	5	Jesus Castanon	Alan E. Goldberg Alan E. Goldberg Alan E. Goldberg is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. He began his career as a professional trainer in the early 1970s, serving as an apprentice to Walter Kelley from a base at New York's Aqueduct Racetrack. In 1974 he went out on his own and in 1989 trained Safely Kept to American...	Robert Masterson	1-1/8	1:50.30	$100,000
1998	Winter Melody	5	Michael J. McCarthy Michael J. McCarthy Michael J. McCarthy was a Major General in the United States Air Force.-Biography:A native of Niagara, Wisconsin, he attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Additionally he attended Troy State University and Harvard University.-Career:...	Robert W. Camac Robert W. Camac Robert W. Camac was an American horse trainer and owner/breeder in Thoroughbred racing. He was murdered in 2001....	Arthur I. Appleton	1-1/8	1:49.54	$75,000
1997	Winter Melody	4	Anthony Black Anthony S. Black Anthony S. "Tony" Black is a record-holding jockey in North American Thoroughbred horse racing. He is a nephew of U.S...	Robert W. Camac Robert W. Camac Robert W. Camac was an American horse trainer and owner/breeder in Thoroughbred racing. He was murdered in 2001....	Arthur I. Appleton	1-1/8	1:50.80	$50,000
1996	Scratch Paper	4	Kevin Whitley	Randy Nunley	Ronald V. Wise	1-1/16	1:44.81	$50,000
1995	Shananie's Beat	4	Edwin L. King, Jr.	Kathleen O'Connell	Gilbert G. Campbell	6 fur.	1:10.55	$20,000
1985	- 1994 No Races	-	No Races	No Races	No Races	no races	0:00.00	no races
1984	Bishop's Fling	5	Albert Delgado	Katherine M. Voss	John Merryman	1-1/16	1:42.60	$20,000