Endine Stakes

The Endine Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid September at Delaware Park Racetrack in Stanton, Delaware. A Grade III six furlong sprint on dirt, the race is open to fillies and mares age three and older.

Endine Stakes
Grade III race
LocationDelaware Park Racetrack
Stanton, Delaware,
United States
Inaugurated1971
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.delawarepark.com
Race information
Distance6 furlong sprint
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFillies & Mares, three-years-old & up
WeightAssigned
Purse$150,000

Inaugurated in 1971, the race was named in honor of Endine, a filly owned by Jane du Pont Lunger who won back-to-back runnings of the Delaware Handicap in 1958 and 1959.

There was no race run from 1983 through 1995.

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