Gallant Bob Stakes

The race was inaugurated in 1979 as the Gallant Bob Handicap who was the first Pennsylvania based horse to earn an Eclipse Award in 1975. The inaugural even was run with conditions of four year olds and older and was held in January. The event had a lengthy absence of 11 years of twelve years between 1987 and 1998 and when the event resumed in 1999 conditions were changed that the event was only for three year olds. ==Records==

Speed record: • 6 furlongs – 1:07.51 - Royal Currier (2011) • 7 furlongs – 1:22.40 - Georgeandthedragon (1981) Margins: • lengths – Royal Currier (2011) Most wins by a jockey • 2 – Eibar Coa (2004, 2009) • 2 – Stewart Elliott (2010, 2011) • 2 – Jose Luis Flores (2001, 2002) • 2 – John Neid Jr. (1979, 1984) • 2 – Joel Rosario (2019, 2021) • 2 – John R. Velazquez (2017, 2022) • 2 – Irad Ortiz Jr. (2018, 2024) Most wins by a trainer • 3 – Guadalupe Preciado (2014, 2022, 2024) Most wins by an owner • 2 – Nicholas Cammarano Jr. (2022, 2024) == Winners ==