The Royal Delta Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in February at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida.
A race for fillies and mares aged four and older, it is run over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on dirt.
The inaugural running of the race took place on 17 February 1991 as the Sabin Breeders' Cup Handicap over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles and was won by Fit for a Queen who was ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey and trained by US Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey in a time of 1:42.50.
[3] Royal Delta, winner of Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic in 2011 and 2012 won this race in 2013 easily by 5 lengths as the 2/5on favorite.
[4] In 2015, Gulfstream Park renamed the race after the three-time Eclipse Award winner to the Royal Delta Stakes.