Hurricane Bertie Stakes

The Hurricane Bertie Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are four years old or older, over a distance of 6+1⁄2 furlongs on the dirt track held annually in March at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida.

The event currently carries a purse of $125,000.

The race was inaugurated in 2001 over a shorter distance of 6 furlongs[1] and named after the winning mare Hurricane Bertie[2] who won 14 races in her career including the Grade II Princess Rooney Stakes.

The following year the event's distance was increased to 6+1⁄2 furlongs.

[4] In 2015 the distance the event was increased to 7 furlongs[3] but in 2021 the distance was reverted to 6+1⁄2 furlongs.