The Skip Away Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

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 run annually at Gulfstream Park

Gulfstream Park

Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino is a racetrack and county-approved racino in Hallandale Beach, Florida, in the United States. During its annual meet, which spans December through April, it is one of the most important venues for horse racing in America....

 in Hallandale Beach, Florida

Hallandale Beach, Florida

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. A Grade III

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 event open to horses age four and older, it is contested on dirt over a distance of 1³/16 miles (9.5 furlong

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s).

Inaugurated as the Broward Handicap, in 2001 Gulfstream Park changed the name to the Skip Away Handicap to honor 1998 American Horse of the Year, Skip Away

Skip Away

Skip Away , a gray Thoroughbred race horse, was named America's Champion 3 Year Old Male in 1996 and twice named America's Champion Handicap Horse...

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In 2000, the South African-bred Horse Chestnut

Horse Chestnut (horse)

Horse Chestnut is a champion thoroughbred racehorse bred in South Africa by Harry F. Oppenheimer at his Mauritzfontein Stud in Kimberley. Sired by Fort Wood who, as of 2007, has sired ten Group One winners, including Dynasty, the 2003 South African Horse of the Year...

, 1999 Horse of the Year in his native country, made his American debut in this race, winning going away by five and one-half lengths. Other past winners of note include U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

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 Swaps

Swaps (horse)

Swaps was a California bred American thoroughbred racehorse. He was the son of Khaled, a stallion imported from the Aga Khan's stud in Europe. Swaps goes back to the immortal Man o' War, via his dam, Iron Reward, through the Triple Crown winner, War Admiral. In the list of the top 100 U.S...

 who won in 1956 and set a new world record

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 for 1 mile, 70 yards with time of 1:39 3/5.

Since inception the race has been run at various distances:

• 1¹/16 miles : 1987, 1990, 1993–2004
• 1⅛ miles : 1991-1992, 2005–2008
• 1³/16 miles : 2009

Records

Speed record:

• 1:56.76 - Finallymadeit (at current distance of 1³/16 miles)

Most wins:

• 3 - Sir Bear
  Sir Bear
  Sir Bear is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse who got better as he grew older and raced successfully until retiring at age ten.He was bred by Florida veterinarian, Dr. Al Smollin, and raced by his wife, Barbara...
  
   (1998, 1999, 2002)

Winners since 1987

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	S. S. Stone	5	Julien Leparoux Julien Leparoux Julien R. Leparoux is a Champion jockey currently racing in the United States.Leparoux, grew up in a racing family, the son of a jockey turned assistant trainer. He worked at the Chantilly Racecourse as a stable hand and in January 2003 emigrated to California to work as an exercise rider for...	Nick Zito Nick Zito Nicholas Philip "Nick" Zito is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer.Zito began his career as a hot walker and worked his way up to a groom, to an assistant trainer, and to a trainer...	Robert V. LaPenta	1:55.73
2010	Arson Squad	7	Paco Lopez	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	Jay Em Ess Stable	1:55.65
2009	Finallymadeit	5	Eduardo Nunez Eduardo Núñez Eduardo Michelle Núñez Mendez is a Major League Baseball infielder for the New York Yankees. He was a non-drafted signee with the Yankees in 2004. The Yankees view Núñez as a possible replacement at shortstop for Derek Jeter.Following the 2009 season, Núñez was added to the 40-man roster to...	Javier Negrete	Rolbea Stables	1:56.76
2008	Gottcha Gold	5	Chuck C. Lopez Chuck C. Lopez Charles C. "Chuck" Lopez is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Recorded as "Charles," he is the son of jockey Carlos Lopez, Sr....	Edward Plesa, Jr.	Centaur Farms	1:51.31
2007	A. P. Arrow	5	Edgar Prado	Todd A. Pletcher	Allen E. Paulson Allen E. Paulson Allen Eugene Paulson was an American aviation entrepreneur, philanthropist, thoroughbred racehorse breeder and owner, and a self-made multi-millionaire.-Business career in aviation:Born in Clinton, Iowa, Allen E...  Trust	1:49.70
2006	Bandini	4	John Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Tabor Michael Tabor Michael B. Tabor is a businessman and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses.-Thoroughbred racing career:...  & Smith	1:49.11
2005	Eurosilver	4	Javier Castellano Javier Castellano Javier Castellano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Castellano began his riding career in his native Venezuela in 1996 and in June 1997 moved to the United States where rode at race tracks in southern Florida until 2001 when he moved to race on the New York State racing circuit.In...	Carl Nafzger Carl Nafzger Carl A. Nafzger is an American Hall of Fame horse trainer. Before he was involved in horseracing he was a championship Rodeo bullrider....	Buckram Oak Farm	1:49.29
2004	Newfoundland	4	John Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Sumaya Us Stables	1:43.26
2003	Best of the Rest	8	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...	Edward Plesa, Jr.	Bea Oxenberg	1:42.72
2002	Sir Bear Sir Bear Sir Bear is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse who got better as he grew older and raced successfully until retiring at age ten.He was bred by Florida veterinarian, Dr. Al Smollin, and raced by his wife, Barbara...	9	Edgar Prado	Ralph Ziadie	Barbara Smollin	1:43.98
2001	American Halo	5	Robbie Davis Robbie Davis Robbie Glen Davis is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.-Early life:Davis grew up in a single parent household forced onto welfare, something that would impact him for the rest of his life....	Angel Medina Angel Medina Angel Medina is an American police officer and former professional wrestler of Puerto Rican extraction. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s and early 2000s under the ring name Angel and Spanish Angel.-Career:At an early age, Medina...	Jose Paparoni	1:42.31
2000	Horse Chestnut Horse Chestnut (horse) Horse Chestnut is a champion thoroughbred racehorse bred in South Africa by Harry F. Oppenheimer at his Mauritzfontein Stud in Kimberley. Sired by Fort Wood who, as of 2007, has sired ten Group One winners, including Dynasty, the 2003 South African Horse of the Year...	5	Mike E. Smith	Michael de Kock	Harry & Bridget Oppenheimer	1:42.78
1999	Sir Bear Sir Bear Sir Bear is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse who got better as he grew older and raced successfully until retiring at age ten.He was bred by Florida veterinarian, Dr. Al Smollin, and raced by his wife, Barbara...	6	Jerry D. Bailey	Ralph Ziadie	Barbara Smollin	1:43.66
1998	Sir Bear Sir Bear Sir Bear is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse who got better as he grew older and raced successfully until retiring at age ten.He was bred by Florida veterinarian, Dr. Al Smollin, and raced by his wife, Barbara...	5	Enrique Jurado Enrique M. Jurado Enrique M. Jurado Enrique M. Jurado Enrique M. Jurado (born October 12, 1976 in Lima, Peru is a Thoroughbred racehorse jockey in the United States. He rode for three years at Monterrico Racecourse in the Lima suburb of Santiago de Surco before emulating his countryman Edgar Prado and emigrated to...	Ralph Ziadie	Barbara Smollin	1:43.27
1997	Crafty Friend	4	Mike E. Smith	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:*...	not found	1:42.27
1996	Halo's Image	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...	Happy Alter	Alter & Appleton	1:42.71
1995	Fight For Love	5	Jerry D. Bailey	Bert Sonnier	Irving & Marjorie Cowan	1:43.98
1994	Devil His Due Devil His Due Devil His Due was multimillionaire American Thoroughbred racehorse and successful sire. Bred in Kentucky by Peter E. Blum and raced under the Blue Ribbon Farm banner, he had a record of 41: 11-12-3 with career earnings of $3,920,405. At the time of his retirement he was fourth on the all time...	5	Mike E. Smith	H. Allen Jerkens H. Allen Jerkens Harry Allen Jerkens is an American Thoroughbred race horse Hall of Fame trainer.Jerkens' father owned a riding academy on Long Island that led to his interest in horse racing and in 1950 he trained his first winner. Sometimes called the "Giant Killer", he is best known for his upsets...	Lion Crest Stable	1:43.17
1993	Technology	4	Jerry D. Bailey	Sonny Hine Sonny Hine Hubert "Sonny" Hine was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer best known as the trainer of 1998 U.S. Horse of the Year, Skip Away.- Early life :...	S. Savin & Classic Partners	1:42.47
1992	Honest Ensign	4	Jean Cruguet Jean Cruguet Jean Cruguet is an French-American thoroughbred horse racing jockey who won the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing....	Guillame Soyer	Clarence Hill, Jr.	1:49.41
1991	Chief Honcho	4	Mike E. Smith	William I. Mott	Bertram R. Firestone	1:48.10
1990	Primal	5	Earlie Fires Earlie Fires Earlie Stancel Fires is a retired United States' Racing Hall of Fame jockey.Fires began riding professionally in 1964 and led all American apprentices in wins that year with 224. He retired on September 21, 2008 having won 6,470 races at racetracks across North America...	James E. Bracken	Tartan Stable	1:43.40
1989	No Race	-	No Race	No Race	No Race	0:00.00
1988	No Race	-	No Race	No Race	No Race	0:00.00
1987	Big Blowup	3	Chuck Baltazar	J. David Braddy	not found	1:44.40