The Princess Rooney Handicap is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

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 run annually during the second week of July at Calder Race Course

Calder Race Course

Calder Casino & Race Course is a casino and horse racetrack in Miami Gardens, Florida in the United States.-History:In the mid-1960s, real estate developer Stephen A. Calder envisioned summertime racing in Florida; in 1965, on the advice of Mr. Calder, the Florida Legislature approved a bill...

 in Miami Gardens

Miami Gardens, Florida

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, Florida

Florida

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, the six furlong

Furlong

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 sprint

Sprint (race)

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 on dirt is open to fillies and mare

Mare

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s age three-years and older.

Named for the U.S. Hall of Fame

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

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 filly

Filly

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 Princess Rooney

Princess Rooney

Princess Rooney was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse who was the first winner of a Breeders' Cup race to be inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame....

, it has been a Grade I

Graded stakes race

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 event since 2006.

Inaugurated in 1985, it was contested at a distance of seven furlongs until 1997 when it was modified to its present six furlongs.

Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the 2009 Princess Rooney Handicap automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint

Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint

The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint is a 7-furlong Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred fillies and mares three years old and up. As its name implies, it is a part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing,...

. http://www.breederscup.com/challenge.aspx

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 6 furlongs)

• 1:09.93 - Madcap Escapade (2005)

Most wins:

• 2 - Classy Tricks (1986, 1987)
• 2 - Magal (1991, 1992)
• 2 - Gold Mover (2002, 2003)

Most wins by a jockey

Jockey

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:

• 3 - Jerry Bailey (2002, 2003, 2005)

Most wins by a trainer

Horse trainer

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:

• 2 - Ron Felix (1986, 1987)
• 2 - Ray Tamargo, Jr. (1991, 1992)
• 2 - Martin D. Wolfson
  Martin D. Wolfson
  Martin "Marty" D. Wolfson is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He embarked on a professional training career in the early 1970s. He is the son of Louis Wolfson, owner of Florida's Harbor View Farm who won the U.S...
  
   (1995, 1996)
• 2 - Mark A. Hennig
  Mark A. Hennig
  Mark A. Hennig is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.Born into a horse racing family, his father, John Hennig, was also a trainer. After working with his father, Mark Hennig became an assistant to Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas before going out on his own in 1991.-References:*...
  
   (2002, 2003)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Harry Katz (1986, 1987)
• 2 - Dolares S. Tamargo (1991, 1992)
• 2 - Edward P. Evans (2002, 2003)

Winners of the Princess Rooney Handicap since 1985

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance	Time	Grade
2011	Sassy Image	4	Mike E. Smith	Dale Romans	Jerry Romans	6 fur.	1:11.61	I
2010	Jessica Is Back	6	Elvis Trujillo Elvis Trujillo Elvis Raúl Trujillo is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing best known for riding Maryfield to victory in the 2007 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint which that year was his big break. He is one of two jockeys in American racing whose mother was an Elvis Presley fan and who named their...	Martin Wolfson	Farnsworth Stables	6 fur.	1:11.48	I
2009	Game Face	4	Edgar Prado	Todd A. Pletcher	Zabeel Racing International Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the eldest son of UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum.Concerning the order among his brothers and sisters he is the elder of...	6 fur.	1:10.74	I
2008	Mistical Plan	4	Corey Nakatani Corey Nakatani Corey S. Nakatani is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He got his big break in 1990 when he rode Itsallgreektome to win big stakes races.Nakatani currently resides at Belmont Park...	Douglas F. O'Neill Douglas F. O'Neill Douglas F. "Doug" O'Neill is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer.In 1986 he began working in Thoroughbred horse racing as a stable hand and eventually a training assistant...	J. Paul Reddam J. Paul Reddam John Paul Reddam B.A. M.A. Ph.D. is a former professor of philosophy at California State University, Los Angeles and a businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner.Known by his middle name, J...	6 fur.	1:10.76	I
2007	River's Prayer	4	Clinton Potts	Paula Capestro	Paula Capestro et al.	6 fur.	1:10.66	I
2006	Malibu Mint	4	Josue Arce	James K. Chapman	John & Martha Mulholland	6 fur.	1:10.02	I
2005	Madcap Escapade	4	Jerry Bailey	Frank L. Brothers Frank L. Brothers Frank L. Brothers is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who in 1991 won two of the three U.S. Triple Crown races...	Bruce Lunsford Bruce Lunsford William Bruce Lunsford is an American Democratic politician from Kentucky. He has served various roles in the Kentucky Democratic Party including, Party treasurer, Deputy Development Secretary, and Head of Commerce...	6 fur.	1:09.93	II
2004	Ema Bovary	5	Roberto Gonzalez	Larry Ross	R. Beal, Jr. & L. Ramsey-Borg	6 fur.	1:10.81	II
2003	Gold Mover	5	Jerry Bailey	Mark A. Hennig Mark A. Hennig Mark A. Hennig is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.Born into a horse racing family, his father, John Hennig, was also a trainer. After working with his father, Mark Hennig became an assistant to Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas before going out on his own in 1991.-References:*...	Edward P. Evans	6 fur.	1:11.31	II
2002	Gold Mover	4	Jerry Bailey	Mark A. Hennig Mark A. Hennig Mark A. Hennig is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.Born into a horse racing family, his father, John Hennig, was also a trainer. After working with his father, Mark Hennig became an assistant to Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas before going out on his own in 1991.-References:*...	Edward P. Evans	6 fur.	1:10.21	II
2001	Dream Supreme	4	Pat Day Pat Day Patrick Alan "Pat" Day is an American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991...	William I. Mott	Kinsman Stable George Steinbrenner George Michael Steinbrenner III was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. During Steinbrenner's 37-year ownership from 1973 to his death in July 2010, the longest in club history, the Yankees earned seven World Series...	6 fur.	1:10.48	III
2000	Hurricane Bertie	5	Pat Day Pat Day Patrick Alan "Pat" Day is an American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991...	Bernard Flint	Richard, Bertram & Elaine Klein	6 fur.	1:11.43	III
1999	Princess Pietrina	5	Rosemary Homeister, Jr. Rosemary Homeister, Jr. Rosemary Homeister, Jr. is an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. Both of Homeister's parents were jockeys and as a result she grew up riding horses. Her mother is now a horse trainer at the Calder Race Course where Rosemary won her first race as an apprentice jockey...	Frank Carlisi	Gemini Stables, Inc.	6 fur.	1:10.49	III
1998	U Can Do It	5	Eibar Coa Eibar Coa Eibar Coa Monteverde is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. A five-time judo champion in his teens, he attended jockey school from 1989 to 1991 then began his professional riding career in 1992...	Larry Pilotti	Carina & Frank Marano	6 fur.	1:10.00
1997	Vivace	4	Randy Romero Randy Romero Randy Paul Romero is a Hall of Fame jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing, Born into a family involved with horses, his father Lloyd J...	Cam M. Gambolati	Post Oak Farm	6 fur.	1:10.80
1996	Chaposa Springs	4	Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Alejandro Pincay, Jr. is a flat racing's all-time winningest jockey. He competed primarily in the United States.-Career:...	Martin D. Wolfson Martin D. Wolfson Martin "Marty" D. Wolfson is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He embarked on a professional training career in the early 1970s. He is the son of Louis Wolfson, owner of Florida's Harbor View Farm who won the U.S...	Suresh Chintamaneni	7 fur.	1:23.40
1995	Miss Gibson County	4	Gary Boulanger Gary Boulanger Gary Dale Boulanger is a former jockey who competed in Canada and the United States and who is currently a trainer in Florida. He began his career in 1987 at Tampa Bay Downs then went to the Pacific Northwest where he was the leading jockey for three straight years from 1989 through 1991 at...	Martin D. Wolfson Martin D. Wolfson Martin "Marty" D. Wolfson is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He embarked on a professional training career in the early 1970s. He is the son of Louis Wolfson, owner of Florida's Harbor View Farm who won the U.S...	Michael E. Pegram	7 fur.	1:23.00
1994	Roamin Rachel	4	Wigberto Ramos	C. R. McGaughey III	Tri Honors Stable	7 fur.	1:24.00
1993	Lady Sonata	4	Michael Lee	Oliver Edwards Oliver Edwards Oliver Edwards was a machine company executive, an inventor, and a volunteer officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War....	VEJ Stables	7 fur.	1:23.00
1992	Magal	5	Ruben Hernandez	Ray Tamargo, Jr.	Dolares S. Tamargo	7 fur.	1:23.60
1991	Magal	4	Ruben Hernandez	Ray Tamargo, Jr.	Dolares S. Tamargo	7 fur.	1:24.60
1990	Sweet Proud Polly	3	Pedro Rodiguez	Ron Sarazin	Mrs. Eric H. Cocks	7 fur.	1:25.00
1989	Ana T.	4	Robert Lester	George Julian	Holly Rincon	7 fur.	1:24.80
1988	Spirit of Fighter	5	Odin Londono	Daniel Hurtak	Dennis Punches & Dan Hurtak	7 fur.	1:24.60
1987	Classy Tricks	4	Marland Suckie	Ron Felix	Harry Katz & Sidney L. Port	7 fur.	1:25.00
1986	Classy Tricks	3	Robert Lester	Ron Felix	Harry Katz	7 fur.	1:25.00
1985	Birdie Belle	4	Juan Santiago	Leo Sierra	Cuardra Santa Rita	7 fur.	1:24.40