Maryland Million Turf
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Maryland Million Turf 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 Turf, 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 imitated the showcase and its structure.
From its inception in 1986 through 1995, the race was run restricted to only three year-olds. The distance of the race from 1986 through 1992 was 1-1/16 miles. Since 1993 it has been a 1-1/8 mile competition and currently offers a purse
of $200,000. Because of inclement weather the race was moved to the main track on dirt in 1992 and in 1995.
In its 24th running in 2009, the race is 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 must be nominated to the Maryland Million program.
Speed record:
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 Turf, 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 imitated the showcase and its structure.
From its inception in 1986 through 1995, the race was run restricted to only three year-olds. The distance of the race from 1986 through 1992 was 1-1/16 miles. Since 1993 it has been a 1-1/8 mile competition and currently offers a purse
Purse distribution
In horse racing, the term purse distribution may refer to the total amount of money paid out to the owners of horses racing at a particular track over a given period of time, or to the percentages of a race's total purse that are awarded to each of the highest finishers...
of $200,000. Because of inclement weather the race was moved to the main track on dirt in 1992 and in 1995.
In its 24th running in 2009, the race is 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 must be nominated to the Maryland Million program.
Records
Most wins: - Three horses have won the Maryland Million Classic twice:- La Reine's Terms (2002, 2005)
- Winsox (1997, 1998)
Speed record:
- 1 1/8 mile : 1:46.03 - Forty Crowns (2007)
- 1 1/16 miles : 1:42.40 - Wave Wise (1989)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Sondra Bender - La Reine's Terms (2002, 2005)
- 2 - Richard C. Granville - Winsox (1997, 1998)
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 - Horacio Karamanos
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 - John FisherJohn FisherSaint John Fisher was an English Roman Catholic scholastic, bishop, cardinal and martyr. He shares his feast day with Saint Thomas More on 22 June in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints and 6 July on the Church of England calendar of saints...
Winners of the Maryland Million Turf
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
Purse |
| 2011 | Pocket Patch | 5 | Forest Boyce | Flint Stites | Charles McGill | 1-1/8 | 1:56.67 | $100,000 |
| 2010 | Pocket Patch | 4 | Jonathan Joyce | Flint Stites | Charles McGill | 1-1/8 | 1:52.30 | $100,000 |
| 2009 | Target Sighted | 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... |
Francis P. Campitelli | The Maltese Cross II | 1-1/8 | 1:49.03 | $200,000 |
| 2008 | Broadway Producer | 5 | Horacio Karamanos | John P. Terranova, II | Sovereign Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:49.99 | $200,000 |
| 2007 | Forty Crowns | 4 | Luis Garcia Luis García Luis García or Luis Garcia or may refer to:*Luis Armand Garcia, American actor*Luis García Anchundia, Ecuadorian footballer*Luis García Berlanga, Spanish film director and screenwriter*Luis García Conde, Spanish football goalkeeper... |
Edmond Gaudet | Morris Bailey | 1-1/8 | 1:46.03 | $200,000 |
| 2006 | Private Scandal | 6 | Horacio Karamanos | Peter Bazeos | Ioannis T. Korologos | 1-1/8 | 1:47.56 | $150,000 |
| 2005 | La Reine's Terms | 10 | 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... |
Lawrence Murray | Sondra Bender | 1-1/8 | 1:51.60 | $150,000 |
| 2004 | Dr. Detroit | 5 | Mario Pino | Ann Merryman | Richard Blue, Jr. | 1-1/8 | 1:50.96 | $100,000 |
| 2003 | Move Those Chains | 4 | Ramon Dominguez | Kevin Boniface | Patricia Runyon | 1-1/8 | 1:47.28 | $100,000 |
| 2002 | La Reine's Terms | 7 | Horacio Karamanos | Lawrence Murray | Sondra Bender | 1-1/8 | 1:49.28 | $100,000 |
| 2001 | Elberton | 4 | Albeto Delgado | Luigi Gino | C. Frank Hopkins | 1-1/8 | 1:48.52 | $100,000 |
| 2000 | Cynics Beware | 6 | Ramon Dominguez | Mary Welby McGill | Two Rivers Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:46.95 | $100,000 |
| 1999 | Private Slip | 5 | R. L. Frazier | Dale Capuano | Crown Valley Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:54.20 | $100,000 |
| 1998 | Winsox | 7 | Edgar S. Prado | J. William Boniface | Richard C. Granville | 1-1/8 | 1:51.40 | $100,000 |
| 1997 | Winsox | 6 | Edgar S. Prado | J. William Boniface | Richard C. Granville | 1-1/8 | 1:58.20 | $100,000 |
| 1996 | Trump Mahal | 6 | S. B. Martinez | Robin Graham Robin Graham Robin Ann Graham , was a college student who disappeared from a Los Angeles freeway in the early hours of November 15, 1970 after her car had broken down. She has not been heard from since, nor are there any clues as to her whereabouts or subsequent fate... |
Frank P. Wright | 1-1/8 | 1:59.40 | $100,000 |
| 1995 | Short Stay | 3 | Jose A. Santos José Santos Jose Abon Santos is a retired Chilean thoroughbred jockey who has been honored by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in the United States.-Career:... |
John Fisher John Fisher Saint John Fisher was an English Roman Catholic scholastic, bishop, cardinal and martyr. He shares his feast day with Saint Thomas More on 22 June in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints and 6 July on the Church of England calendar of saints... |
Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr. Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr. Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr. was an American educator, sportsman, and philanthropist.-Biography:He was the son of banker Fitz Eugene Dixon, Sr. and his wife Eleanor Widener, a member of the wealthy Philadelphia Widener family. His grandfather, George D. Widener, and uncle, Harry Elkins Widener, had both... |
1-1/8 | 1:52.00 | $100,000 |
| 1994 | Warning Glance | 3 | Mike Smith | Charles Hadry | Stuart S. Janney, III | 1-1/8 | 1:52.60 | $100,000 |
| 1993 | Awad | 3 | John Velasquez | David Donk | Ryehill Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:49.30 | $100,000 |
| 1992 | Wood Fox | 3 | Mario Pino | Katherine M. Voss | John Merryman | 1-1/16 | 1:44.60 | $100,000 |
| 1991 | Scottsville | 3 | Rick Wilson | John Fisher John Fisher Saint John Fisher was an English Roman Catholic scholastic, bishop, cardinal and martyr. He shares his feast day with Saint Thomas More on 22 June in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints and 6 July on the Church of England calendar of saints... |
Joseph Walker, Jr. | 1-1/16 | 1:43.00 | $100,000 |
| 1990 | Hear the Bells | 3 | Rick Wilson | John Fisher John Fisher Saint John Fisher was an English Roman Catholic scholastic, bishop, cardinal and martyr. He shares his feast day with Saint Thomas More on 22 June in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints and 6 July on the Church of England calendar of saints... |
Due Process Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:43.20 | $100,000 |
| 1989 | Wave Wise | 3 | G. W. Hutton | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm Sam-Son Farm Sam-Son Farm is a thoroughbred horse racing stable with farms locations in Milton, Ontario, Canada and Ocala, Florida. Originating in the 60's by Ernie Samuel, it began as a home for hunter/jumper horses... |
1-1/16 | 1:42.40 | $100,000 |
| 1988 | Master Speaker | 3 | Lafit Pincay, Jr. | Virgil W. Raines Virgil W. Raines Virgil W. Raines was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Known as "Buddy" Raines, in the 1930s he began working as a stable hand and became an exercise rider, notably for the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame colt Cavalcade. He went on to condition racehorses for 65 years, working primarily on the U.S... |
Anderson Fowler | 1-1/16 | 1:43.20 | $100,000 |
| 1987 | Ringling | 3 | Lafit Pincay, Jr. | Ronald Alfanso | Glenn Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:49.20 | $100,000 |
| 1986 | Glow | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | Woody Stephens Woody Stephens Woody Stephens was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame trainer.Born Woodford Cefis Stephens in Stanton, Kentucky, his younger brother William Ward Stephens also became a successful trainer. Woody Stephens first started in racing as a jockey at age 16 but within a few years switched... |
Sonia Rogers | 1-1/16 | 1:44.40 | $100,000 |
See also
- Maryland Million Turf top three finishersMaryland Million Turf 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 Turf, an American State-bred stakes race for horses three years-old and up at 1-1/8 miles on the turf held at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. ...
- 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