The Orchid Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are four years or older held over a distance of one and one-half miles on the turf usually scheduled annually in late March as an under card event on Florida Derby day at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida.
The inaugural running of the event was on 11 March 1954 as a six furlong dirt sprint for three year old fillies that was easily won by Queen Hopeful who was ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey John H. Adams and trained by US Hall of Fame trainer Harry E. Trotsek by a 3 lengths margin.
[1] Gulfstream Park did not schedule the event again until 1965 after an absence of 10 years.
In 1965 and 1966 the event was still held for three year old fillies but the distance was increased to 1+1⁄16 miles.
In the first division Indian Sunlite set a track record for the mile in a time of 1:343⁄5.