The Grade III Fred W. Hooper Stakes at Gulfstream Park is set to take place on January 25, 2025. This race offers a purse of $165,000 and is open to horses aged four years and older. The race is run over a distance of one mile on dirt.
Horses and Jockeys
- Little Vic (Jockey: Leonel Reyes, Trainer: Juan Carlos Avila) 21. Implementation (Jockey: Jose L. Ortiz, Trainer: Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.) 31. Rocket Can (Jockey: Junior Alvarado, Trainer: William I. Mott) 41. Northern Flame (Jockey: Jorge Ruiz, Trainer: Bruno Tessore) 51. Tumbarumba (Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione, Trainer: Brian A. Lynch) 61. Instant Coffee (Jockey: Emisael Jaramillo, Trainer: Chad Summers) 71. Upstanding (Jockey: Luis Saez, Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher) 81. Bourbon Resolve (Jockey: Brian Hernandez, Jr., Trainer: Ian R. Wilkes) 91. Cape Trafalgar (Jockey: Irad Ortiz, Jr., Trainer: Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.)
Owners and Breeders
- Victoria’s Ranch (Victor Martinez): Little Vic
- Kenneth L. Ramsey: Implementation
- Frank Fletcher Racing Operations, Inc. (Frank Fletcher, Jr.): Rocket Can
- Albert Dilello, Robert Iacono, and Thoroneck Corp.: Northern Flame
- Wathnan Racing (Tameem Bin Hamad K Al Thani): Tumbarumba
- Gold Square LLC (Abraham Gold): Instant Coffee
- Repole Stable (Mike Repole) and St. Elias Stable (Vincent Viola): Upstanding
- Bourbon Lane Stable (James Madison Hill) and Six Column Stables, LLC (Brad A. Stephens): Bourbon Resolve
- Peachtree Stable (John Fort): Cape Trafalgar
Pedigrees
- Little Vic: Practical Joke – Rock and Glory (by Rock Hard Ten)
- Implementation: Constitution – Elegant by Nature (IRE) (by Footstepsinthesand (GB))
- Rocket Can: Into Mischief – Tension (by Tapit)
- Northern Flame: Flameaway – Darling’s Darling (by Bernardini)
- Tumbarumba: Oscar Performance – Naive Enough (by Street Sense)
- Instant Coffee: Bolt d’Oro – Follow No One (by Uncle Mo)
- Upstanding: Curlin – Mannerly (by Unbridled’s Song)
- Bourbon Resolve: Hard Spun – All Mettle (by Touch Gold)
- Cape Trafalgar: Lord Nelson – Goldrush Girl (by Political Force)
Equipment Changes
- Tumbarumba: Blinkers off
Race Conditions
- Weight: 124 lbs
- Non-winners of a graded stakes since July 1 allowed 2 lbs; a graded stakes race in 2024, 4 lbs; graded stakes placed in 2024-25 or non-winners of three races other than maiden, claiming, starter or state-bred allowance race, 6 lbs.
- Starters to be named by usual time of closing.
- Preference will be given to graded stakes winners in 2023-25, graded stakes placed in 2023-2025, then by highest earnings in 2024-25.
