Appleton Stakes

The Appleton Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually near the end of March at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. A Listed event raced on turf at a distance of 1 mile, it is open to horses age four and older.

The race was run in two divisions in 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973–1982, 1984–1985, and 1987.

• 1952- 1+1⁄16 mile
• 1953–1964 – 1+1⁄8 mile
• 1965–1966 – 7 furlongs
• 1967–1971 – 1 mile
• 1972 – 7 furlongs
• 1973–1982 – 1 mile
• 1983 – 7 furlongs
• 1984–1990 – 1 mile
• 1991 – 1 mile and 70 yards
• 1992–2000 – 1+1⁄16 mile
• 2001–2008 – 1 mile
• 2009–2010 – 7+1⁄2 furlongs
• 2011 onwards – 1 mile

Most wins:

• 2 – Better Bee (1958, 1959)

• Arthur I. Appleton

• The 2008 Appleton Handicap at the NTRA^{[permanent dead link]}