The Sunshine Millions is a series of American races for

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held in January at

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or at

Gulfstream Park Gulfstream Park is a Thoroughbred racing, Thoroughbred horse race track, casino and outdoor entertainment and shopping destination in Hallandale Beach, Florida, Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States. It is among the most important venues for ...

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. The brainchild of prominent horseman Frank Stronach, when it first began, half of the eight Sunshine Millions races are run at one track and half at the other. Beginning in 2012, the revamped version of the Sunshine Millions feature six races at

, exclusively for Florida-breds, with a combined purse of $1.3 million. The series now consists of the: # Sunshine Millions Classic # Sunshine Millions Turf Stakes # Sunshine Millions Distaff # Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf # Sunshine Millions Sprint # Sunshine Millions Turf Sprint The series originally consisted of the: # Sunshine Millions Oaks # Sunshine Millions Dash # Sunshine Millions Distaff # Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Sprint # Sunshine Millions Sprint # Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf # Sunshine Millions Turf Stakes # Sunshine Millions Classic

References

Horse-races.net article

2011 Gulfstream Park Press Release

External links

Ten Things You Should Know about the Sunshine Millions at Hello Race Fans!
Horse races in Florida Horse races in California