Maryland Million Oaks
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Maryland Million Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race
held annually in October since 1986 primarily at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel
, Maryland
or at Pimlico Race Course
in Baltimore. To be eligible for the Maryland Million Oaks, 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 12-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 20 states have imitaded the showcase and it's structure.
The race was run at 1-1/16 miles in 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002 and 2004 The race was run as the Omni International Maryland Oaks in 1986 and 1987. From 1990 through 1993 the race was called the Challedon Society Maryland Oaks. It was called the Baltimore Magazine Maryland Oaks between 1995 and 1998. The metropolitan newspaper sponsored the race from 1999 through 2002 and it was called the Baltimore Sun Maryland Oaks. In 2004 the race was called the Cosequin Maryland Oaks and in 2007 the race was called the Maryland Lottery Oaks.
In its 24th running in 2009, the race was restricted to those horses who were sire
d by a stallion
who stands
in the state of Maryland. Both the entrant horse and their stallion had to be nominated to the Maryland Million program.
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey
:
Most wins by a trainer
:
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...
held annually in October since 1986 primarily at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel
Laurel, Maryland
Laurel is a city in northern Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County, and Howard County, Maryland, United States, located midway between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. Incorporated in 1870, the city maintains a historic district including its Main Street...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
or at Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London...
in Baltimore. To be eligible for the Maryland Million Oaks, 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
Maryland Million Day
The Maryland Million Day is an annual series of stakes thoroughbred horse races operated by Maryland Million Limited, a company formed in 1985....
, a 12-race program held in mid October that was the creation of renowned television sports journalist Jim McKay
Jim McKay
James Kenneth McManus , better known by his professional name of Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist....
. The "Maryland Million" is the first State-Bred showcase event ever created. Since 1986, 27 other events in 20 states have imitaded the showcase and it's structure.
The race was run at 1-1/16 miles in 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002 and 2004 The race was run as the Omni International Maryland Oaks in 1986 and 1987. From 1990 through 1993 the race was called the Challedon Society Maryland Oaks. It was called the Baltimore Magazine Maryland Oaks between 1995 and 1998. The metropolitan newspaper sponsored the race from 1999 through 2002 and it was called the Baltimore Sun Maryland Oaks. In 2004 the race was called the Cosequin Maryland Oaks and in 2007 the race was called the Maryland Lottery Oaks.
In its 24th running in 2009, the race was restricted to those horses who were sire
Sire
Sire may refer to:* Father, the counterpart of a dam, particularly in animal breeding. See also stallion* James W. Sire, author on worldviews* Sire Records, a record label* Sire Advertising, an advertising agency...
d by a stallion
Stallion (horse)
A stallion is a male horse that has not been gelded .Stallions will follow the conformation and phenotype of their breed, but within that standard, the presence of hormones such as testosterone may give stallions a thicker, "cresty" neck, as well as a somewhat more muscular physique as compared to...
who stands
Horse breeding
Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired characteristics in domesticated horses...
in the state of Maryland. Both the entrant horse and their stallion had to be nominated to the Maryland Million program.
Records
Speed record:- 1 mile (8 furlongs) : 1:36.40 - Love That Dance (2009)
- 1-1/16 miles (9 furlongs) : 1:43.80 - SilmarilSilmarilThe Silmarils are three brilliant jewels which contained the unmarred light of the Two Trees in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. The Silmarils were made out of the crystalline substance silima by Fëanor, a Noldorin Elf, in Valinor during the Years of the Trees...
(2004)
Most wins by an owner:
- 1 - 25 different owners tied with one
Most wins by a jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
:
- 3 - Edgar S. Prado (1993, 1996 and 1998)
Most wins by a trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
:
- 3 - Anthony W. DutrowAnthony W. DutrowAnthony W. "Tony" Dutrow is an American horse trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing.The eldest of three brothers involved in Thoroughbred racing, he is the son of the late well-known Maryland trainer Richard E. Dutrow, Sr...
(1999, 2002 & 2006)
Winners of the Maryland Million Oaks
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
Purse |
| 2011 | Brushed by Love | 3 | Julian Pimentel | Michael J. Trombetta | Nona Lisa Stables LLC | 1 mile | 1:38.68 | $100,000 |
| 2010 | Baltimore Belle | 3 | Vladimir Diaz | J. B. Secor | Robert Gerczak & Kaygar Stable |
1 mile | 1:38.35 | $100,000 |
| 2009 | Love That Dance | 3 | Carlos Marquez, Jr. | Benjamin Perkins Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr. Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr. is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, he is the son of Ben Perkins, Sr. who conditioned racehorses for close to fifty years. In 1981, Perkins, Jr. won his first race with at Atlantic... |
John Petrini | 1 mile | 1:36.40 | $100,000 |
| 2008 | Sweet Goodbye | 3 | J. D. Acosta | Christopher W. Grove | William R. Harris | 1 mile | 1:38.47 | $150,000 |
| 2007 | Moon Catcher | 3 | Tony Black Tony Black Tony Black is an American actor. Black's younger brother, Alex, is also an actor.-Filmography:# The Falkland Man # Bubble Boy # Web Girl TV# Learning to Swim -External links:... |
Timothy F. Ritchie | CJZ Racing Stable | 1 mile | 1:37.47 | $150,000 |
| 2006 | Smart and Fancy | 3 | Jeremy Rose Jeremy Rose Jeremy Rose is an American Thoroughbred racehorse jockey. He began his career as a professional rider at Delaware Park in Wilmington, Delaware and in 2001 was his breakout year and he was voted the United States' Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey.In 2005, Rose guided Afleet Alex, to... |
Anthony W. Dutrow Anthony W. Dutrow Anthony W. "Tony" Dutrow is an American horse trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing.The eldest of three brothers involved in Thoroughbred racing, he is the son of the late well-known Maryland trainer Richard E. Dutrow, Sr... |
Win and Place Stable | 1 mile | 1:37.34 | $150,000 |
| 2005 | Sticky Fitzhugh LLC | 3 | Jozbin Z. Santana | Richard W. Small | Fitzhugh LLC | 1-1/8 | 1:54.20 | $150,000 |
| 2004 | Silmaril Silmaril (horse) Silmaril Silmaril Silmaril (foaled March 31, 2001 in Maryland is an American thoroughbred mare racehorse. She is sired by stakes winner, Diamond, who in turn was sired by leading North American sire, Mr. Prospector. She was out of the mare, Kattebuck, whose sire was the 1985 United States Horse of... |
3 | Abel Castellano Jr. | Christopher W. Grove | Stephen E. Quick | 1-1/16 | 1:43.80 | $100,000 |
| 2003 | River Cruise | 3 | Jeremy Rose Jeremy Rose Jeremy Rose is an American Thoroughbred racehorse jockey. He began his career as a professional rider at Delaware Park in Wilmington, Delaware and in 2001 was his breakout year and he was voted the United States' Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey.In 2005, Rose guided Afleet Alex, to... |
Lawence E. Murray | Sondra D. Bender | 1-1/8 | 1:50.65 | $100,000 |
| 2002 | Undercover | 3 | Mario Pino | Anthony W. Dutrow Anthony W. Dutrow Anthony W. "Tony" Dutrow is an American horse trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing.The eldest of three brothers involved in Thoroughbred racing, he is the son of the late well-known Maryland trainer Richard E. Dutrow, Sr... |
Anthony W. Dutrow | 1-1/16 | 1:43.90 | $100,000 |
| 2001 | Along Came Mary | 3 | Travis Dunkelberger | H. James Bond | Gerald A. Nielsen | 1-1/16 | 1:45.71 | $100,000 |
| 2000 | Gin Talking | 3 | Ramon Dominguez | Robin L. Graham | Skeedattle Associates | 1-1/8 | 1:48.71 | $100,000 |
| 1999 | Saratoga Friends | 3 | Rick Wilson | Anthony W. Dutrow Anthony W. Dutrow Anthony W. "Tony" Dutrow is an American horse trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing.The eldest of three brothers involved in Thoroughbred racing, he is the son of the late well-known Maryland trainer Richard E. Dutrow, Sr... |
Saratoga Friends Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:51.00 | $100,000 |
| 1998 | Maragold Princess | 3 | Edgar S. Prado | Todd A. Pletcher | Michael Cascio | 1-1/8 | 1:51.00 | $100,000 |
| 1997 | Proud Run | 3 | Nick Santagata | Richard J. Hendriks | Katharine W. Merryman | 1-1/8 | 1:51.00 | $100,000 |
| 1996 | The Rulers Sister | 3 | Edgar S. Prado | Donald H. Barr | Childs & Childs Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:49.00 | $100,000 |
| 1995 | Urbane | 3 | Corey Nakatani Corey Nakatani Corey S. Nakatani is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He got his big break in 1990 when he rode Itsallgreektome to win big stakes races.Nakatani currently resides at Belmont Park... |
Randy Bradshaw | Siegel Family | 1-1/8 | 1:50.00 | $100,000 |
| 1994 | Churchbell Chimes | 3 | Albert Delgado | J. William Boniface | Susan Granville | 1-1/8 | 1:50.00 | $100,000 |
| 1993 | Champion Jay | 3 | Edgar S. Prado | Carlos A. Garcia | Herman J. Kossow | 1-1/8 | 1:50.00 | $100,000 |
| 1992 | Deputation | 3 | Julie Krone Julie Krone Julie Krone , is a retired American jockey. In 1993, she became the first female jockey to win a Triple Crown race when she captured the Belmont Stakes aboard Colonial Affair... |
Claude R. McGaughey III | Stuart S. Janney III | 1-1/16 | 1:44.00 | $100,000 |
| 1991 | Richards Lass | 3 | Jorge F. Chavez Jorge F. Chavez Jorge F. Chavez is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Chavez began his career in horse racing in 1982 in his native Peru and by 1987 was his country's leading rider. In April 1988 he emigrated to the United States where he raced with a great deal of success at Florida race tracks... |
Alfredo Callejas | Robert M. Perez | 1-1/16 | 1:42.00 | $100,000 |
| 1990 | McKilts | 3 | Joe Rocco | W. Meredith Bailes | DanDar Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:50.00 | $100,000 |
| 1989 | Beware of the Cat | 3 | Eddie Maple Eddie Maple Edward Retz "Eddie" Maple is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. One of eight brothers and sisters, he was an older brother to jockey Sam Maple who won more than 2,500 races. He began riding horses at age 12 and won his first race as a professional at 17... |
Lazaro S. Barrera | Ryehill Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:50.00 | $100,000 |
| 1988 | Oh My Pride | 3 | Jose A. Santos | Michael J. Moran | Ivy Dell Stud | 1-1/8 | 1:51.00 | $100,000 |
| 1987 | Angelina County | 3 | Mario G. Pino Mario G. Pino Mario G. Pino is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Raised on a farm, he began his riding career in 1978 at Delaware Park in Wilmington... |
J. William Boniface | Carey K. Miller | 1-1/8 | 1:50.00 | $100,000 |
| 1986 | Smart n Quick | 3 | Albert Delgado | Katharine M. Voss | J. B. Merryman | 1-1/8 | 1:51.00 | $100,000 |
See also
- Maryland Million Oaks top three finishersMaryland Million Oaks top three finishersThis is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Maryland Million Oaks, an American state-bred stakes race for three year-old fillies at one mile on the dirt held at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. -References:*...
- Maryland Million DayMaryland Million DayThe Maryland Million Day is an annual series of stakes thoroughbred horse races operated by Maryland Million Limited, a company formed in 1985....
- Laurel Park Racecourse