Maryland Million Turf Sprint Handicap Explained

Surface:Turf
Class:Restricted State-bred Stakes
Horse Race:Maryland Million Turf Sprint Handicap
Location:Laurel Park Racecourse,
Laurel, Maryland,
United States
Inaugurated:2004
Race Type:Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website:Marylandthoroughbred.com
Distance:5.5 furlongs
Track:Left-handed
Qualification:Three-year-olds and up
Purse:$100,000

Maryland Million Turf Sprint Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in October since 2004 primarily at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland or at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. To be eligible for the Maryland Million Turf Sprint Handicap, a horse must be sired by a stallion who stands in Maryland. Due to that restriction the race is classified as a non-graded or "listed" stakes race and is not eligible for grading by the American Graded Stakes Committee.

The race is part of Maryland Million Day, a twelve-race program held in mid October that was the creation of renowned television sports journalist Jim McKay. The "Maryland Million" is the first State-Bred showcase event ever created. Since 1986, 27 other events in twenty states have imitated the showcase and its structure.[1]

In its sixth running in 2009, the race was restricted to those horses who were sired by a stallion who stands in the State of Maryland. Both the entrant horse and their stallion must be nominated to the Maryland Million program.

Records

Most wins:

Speed record:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners of the Maryland Million Turf Sprint Handicap since 2004

Yr
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist.
Time
Purse
2020No Racealign=center-No RaceNo RaceNo Raceno race0:00.00no race
2019No Racealign=center-No RaceNo RaceNo Raceno race0:00.00no race
2018No Racealign=center-No RaceNo RaceNo Raceno race0:00.00no race
2017No Racealign=center-No RaceNo RaceNo Raceno race0:00.00no race
2016No Racealign=center-No RaceNo RaceNo Raceno race0:00.00no race
2015No Racealign=center-No RaceNo RaceNo Raceno race0:00.00no race
2014No Racealign=center-No RaceNo RaceNo Raceno race0:00.00no race
2013No Racealign=center-No RaceNo RaceNo Raceno race0:00.00no race
2012Ben's Cat6Julien PimentelKing T. LeatherburyThe Jim Stable5.5 fur.1:01.64$100,000
2011Ben's Cat5Jeremy RoseKing T. LeatherburyThe Jim Stable 5.5 fur.1:06.07$100,000
2010Ben's Cat4Julian PimentelKing T. LeatherburyThe Jim Stable5.5 fur.1:05.54$100,000
2009Natural Seven 5Ramon DominguezBen M. Feliciano Jr.Taking Risks Stable5.5 fur.1:01.59$100,000
2008Kosmo’s Buddy6Eric CamachoTimothy E. SalzmanArnold K. Smolen 5.5 fur.1:02.84$100,000
2007Happy Sunrise4Horatio A. KaramanosHoward E. WolfendaleRobert L. Cole, Jr.5.5 fur.1:01.62$150,000
2006Deliver the Roses6E. D. RodriguezRobert Leaf, Jr.Paul G. Hartman5.5 fur.0:55.91$100,000
2005Sarah's Prospect3Ramon A. DominguezMartin ZaretskyMichael J. Gill5.5 fur.0:56.63$100,000
2004Namequest8T. G. TurnerBen M. Feliciano, Jr.Taking Risks Stable5.5 fur.0:57.22$100,000

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Maryland Million 2008, October 4, Laurel Park, Official Souvenir Guide for 23rd Running, page 4 and 5.