J J's Dream Stakes

(Redirected from Melaleuca Stakes)

The J J's Dream Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the first part of July at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida. Open to two-year-old fillies, it is contested on dirt over a distance of six furlongs.

J J's Dream Stakes
Ungraded stakes race
LocationCalder Race Course
Miami Gardens, Florida, United States
Inaugurated1976
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.calderracecourse.com
Race information
Distance6 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationTwo-year-old fillies
WeightAssigned
Purse$100,000

Inaugurated in 1976 as the Melaleuca Stakes, it was open to three years old fillies for its first three runnings. From 1997 through 1999, the race was run as the Masao Moriya Stakes. In 2000, the race was renamed to honor the John A. Franks multiple stakes-winning filly, J J's Dream.

Among the notable winners of this race are Princess Rooney (1982), Hollywood Wildcat (1992) and Awesome Feather (2010).

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