The Endeavour Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are four years old or older, over a distance of miles on turf, held annually in February at Tampa Bay Downs racetrack in Oldsmar, Florida.
History
The event was inaugurated on 4 January 2000 at a distance of about miles and was won by Office Miss by the shortest of margins, a nose over Seducer in a time of 1:48.93.
In 2004 the event was decreased to its present miles.
The event was upgraded to Grade III status in 2008. That year's winner, Dreaming of Anna, was the 2006 Eclipse Award Juvenile Filly champion. The 2012 Endeavour winner, Zagora, went on to win the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf and the Eclipse Award in that category. The 2016 winner Tepin was named US Champion Grass Mare in both 2015 and 2016 and won the 2015 Breeders' Cup Mile.
Records Speed record: miles: 1:39.92 – Saffron Moon (2025) about miles: 1:48:48 – Cybil (2001)
Margins: 4 lengths – Dona Bruja (ARG) (2018)
Most wins: No horse has won this race more than once.
Most wins by an owner: 2 – Lael Stable (2019, 2020)
Most wins by a jockey: 3 – John R. Velazquez (2007, 2017, 2021)
Most wins by a trainer: 5 – Chad C. Brown (2012, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2025)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref2026Aussie Girl (IRE)5 Ben CurtisWIlliam WaldenWoodford Thoroughbreds miles1:42.62$150,000III2025Saffron Moon 5 Flavien PratChad C. BrownCHP Racing miles1:39.92$150,000III2024Walkathon 5 Antonio Gallardo Ian R. Wilkes Whitham Thoroughbreds miles1:41.00$150,000III2023Surprisingly 4Paco LopezPhipps Stable miles1:40.08$150,000III2022Bleecker Street 4Hector R. Diaz Jr.Chad C. BrownPeter M. Brant miles1:41.91$150,000III20214John R. VelazquezChad C. BrownKlaravich Stables miles1:43.20$150,000III2020Jehozacat5Daniel CentenoArnaud DelacourLael Stables miles1:42.44$150,000III2019Hawksmoor (IRE)6Javier CastellanoArnaud DelacourLael Stables miles1:40.83$150,000III2018Dona Bruja (ARG)6Jose L. OrtizIgnacio Correas IVDom Felipe miles1:40.92$150,000III2017Isabella Sings5John R. VelazquezTodd A. PletcherSiena Farm miles1:41.07$150,000III2016Tepin5Julien R. LeparouxMark E. CasseRobert E. Masterson miles1:42.91$150,000III2015Testa Rossi (FR)4Irad Ortiz Jr.Chad C. BrownJames Covello, Thomas Coleman & Doheny Racing Stable miles1:42.04$150,000III2014Cloud Scapes5Erick D. RodriguezH. Graham MotionPin Oak Stud miles1:42.75$150,000III2013Old Tune (BRZ)5Joel RosarioTodd A. PletcherStud TNT miles1:41.48$150,000III2012Zagora (FR)5Javier CastellanoChad C. BrownMartin S. Schwartz miles1:40.92$150,000III2011Silver Reunion5Ramon A. DominguezH. Graham MotionBrereton C. Jones miles1:43.98$125,000III2010Lomaki6Eric CoatrieuxChiefswood Stable miles1:46.39$125,000III2009Ballymore Lady6Jose LezcanoEddie KenneallyRon McCauley & Colin Purcell miles1:42.37$125,000III2008Dreaming of Anna4Cornelio VelasquezFrank C. Calabrese miles1:42.38$147,500III2007Cassydora (GB)5John R. VelazquezTodd A. PletcherGreen Hills Farm miles1:43.05$108,750 Listed 2006My Lordship5Cornelio VelasquezWilliam I. Mott Live Oak Plantation miles1:40.26$120,500 Listed 2005Delta Princess6Heberto Castillo Jr.William I. Mott Saud bin Khaled miles1:43.54$100,000 Listed 2004 Madeira Mist (IRE) 5Edgar S. PradoSkymarc Farm miles1:44.97$100,000 Listed 2003Wander Mom5Manoel R. CruzEdward Plesa Jr.Jamie S. Carrionabt. miles1:50.89$75,000 Listed 2002Chausson Poire4Thomas L. PompellDuane KnipePia M. Kirkhamabt. miles1:50.40$75,000 Listed 2001Cybil5Felix L. OrtizJoseph J. Graci IIICarol F. Doonerabt. miles1:48.48$75,000Listed 2000Office Miss6Joe BravoGary SciaccaSam F. Morell1:48.93$75,000 Listed
See also List of American and Canadian Graded races
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