A Grade III stakes open to two-year-old horses, it was raced in November over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 Furlongs) on dirt.
The 2005 running of the Delta Jackpot Stakes was cancelled due to Hurricane Rita.
[3] Sponsored by Boyd Gaming, the Delta Jackpot Stakes was run as a graded race for the first time in 2006.
It was run on the same day as the Delta Princess Stakes for two-year-old fillies.
The 2007 running of the Delta Jackpot Stakes finished in the race's first dead heat, with Z Humor and Turf War stopping the timer in 1:45.43.