World of Trouble Sprint Stakes


The World of Trouble Sprint Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid-February at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. A Grade III event, it is open to horses, age four and up, willing to race six furlongs on the dirt. Originally run as a handicap, the race is currently run under allowance weight conditions.

History

Inaugurated as the Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship, from 2003-2009 the race was run as the Richter Scale Sprint Handicap in honor of Richter Scale, who won the race in 2000. It reverted to the original name in 2010 for several years before it was renamed in 2020 as the World of Trouble Sprint Stakes. World of Trouble was a Grade I winner in 2019 on both turf and dirt.
The race has been run at a variety of distances:
There was no race run in 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978-1980, and 1982.

Records

Speed record:
Most wins:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer: