The Fred W. Hooper Stakes is a Grade 3 stakes race for Four-year-olds and older, contested over a distance of 1 mile, run annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Florida.
The 2026 Fred W. Hooper Stakes is expected to take place on January 24th.
Notable winners of the Fred W. Hooper Stakes include top horses such as Performer, Bird Song, Tommy Macho, and Csaba. Many past winners have gone on to compete in major graded stakes during the season, which reinforces the race’s growing importance among bettors and handicappers.
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Little Vic | Leonel Reyes | Juan Carlos Avila | 1:36.52 |
| 2024 | Tumbarumba | Luis Saez | Brian A. Lynch | 1:36.45 |
| 2023 | Endorsed | Luis Saez | Michael J. Maker | 1:35.67 |
| 2022 | Speaker's Corner | Junior Alvarado | William I. Mott | 1:35.26 |
| 2021 | Performer | Joel Rosario | Claude R. McGaughey III | 1:35.49 |
| 2020 | Phat Man | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | J. Kent Sweezey | 1:35.95 |
