The Herecomesthebride Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, contested over one mile on the turf at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Named after the mare Herecomesthebride, this turf mile is part of Gulfstream’s late-February and early spring stakes card and attracts promising young female grass runners.
The 2026 Herecomesthebride Stakes is scheduled for February 28 at Gulfstream Park, with a purse of $175,000 on the turf for three-year-old fillies. It’s one of the featured graded turf races early in the Gulfstream spring meet.
Past editions include graded winners such as Vixen, who took the 2025 running in a competitive turf mile for fillies. The race has a history of showcasing future turf stars early in their three-year-old campaigns, making it a key event for bettors and handicappers tracking form on grass.
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lion Lake (IRE) | Tyler Gaffalione | Brendan P. Walsh | 1:32.80 |
| 2025 | Vixen | John R. Velazquez | Mark E. Casse | 1:33.57 |
| 2024 | Pounce | Javier Castellano | Mark E. Casse | 1:33.17 |
| 2023 | Danse Macabre | Adam Beschizza | Kelsey Danner | 1:37.27 |
| 2022 | Spendarella | Jose L. Ortiz | H. Graham Motion | 1:34.38 |
| 2021 | Con Lima | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | 1:41.30 |
| 2020 | Cheermeister | Emisael Jaramillo | Armando De La Cerda | 1:41.32 |
