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The Flamingo Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in March at the Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah Florida. Run over a distance of nine furlongs the inaugural race took place in 1926 at the Tampa Florida racetrack. Until 1937 it was known as the Florida Derby.Run in March at one time the Flamingo Stakes was an important early prep race for the Kentucky Derby.

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