Wide Country Stakes
Encyclopedia
The Wide Country Stakes is an American
Thoroughbred
horse race held annually in March at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland
. The Wide Country Stakes, is open to fillies age three-years-old and up willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt. It was the 18th running of the stakes race in 2010.
An ungraded stakes
race, it offers a purse of $70,000. The race was named in honor of the 1991 Maryland-bred "Horse of the Year, Wide Country
. Tom Tanner's home bred, Wide Country proved to be an indomitable force during her three year-old season, running her win streak to nine straight races (all stakes races at either Pimlico Race Course
or Laurel Park Racecourse. The streak began in the final months of 1990 as the chestnut filly overcame adversity to win the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
over a muddy race track after losing a shoe. She also won the Grade 3 Pimlico Oaks
by a romping eight and a half lengths. Wide Country shipped to Belmont Park
and Meadowlands during that campaign and placed second in graded stakes company in both cases. Trained by Robert W. Camac
, Wide Country had fulfilled the promise shown at age two when she captured three straight Maryland Stakes Races on her way to state-bred championship honors. Wide County retired with a record of 20 wins or placings in 26 starts, for career earnings of $881,221.
Most wins by a jockey
:
Most wins by a trainer
:
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse race held annually in March at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland
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...
. The Wide Country Stakes, is open to fillies age three-years-old and up willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt. It was the 18th running of the stakes race in 2010.
An ungraded stakes
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
race, it offers a purse of $70,000. The race was named in honor of the 1991 Maryland-bred "Horse of the Year, Wide Country
Wide Country
Wide Country was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who defeated both male and female competitors. She was bred in Maryland by Diana W. Carlson. She was a chestnut filly out of the mare, Bazooka Babe. Her sire was Magesterial, the multiple stakes winning son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee,...
. Tom Tanner's home bred, Wide Country proved to be an indomitable force during her three year-old season, running her win streak to nine straight races (all stakes races at either 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...
or Laurel Park Racecourse. The streak began in the final months of 1990 as the chestnut filly overcame adversity to win the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The race is open to three-year-old fillies willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $250,000...
over a muddy race track after losing a shoe. She also won the Grade 3 Pimlico Oaks
Pimlico Oaks
The Pimlico Oaks was a listed Thoroughbred horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Run at the beginning of April at a distance of 1 1/16 miles on dirt, its purse was $200,000....
by a romping eight and a half lengths. Wide Country shipped to Belmont Park
Belmont Park
Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse-racing facility located in Elmont in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island adjoining New York City. It first opened on May 4, 1905...
and Meadowlands during that campaign and placed second in graded stakes company in both cases. Trained by Robert W. Camac
Robert W. Camac
Robert W. Camac was an American horse trainer and owner/breeder in Thoroughbred racing. He was murdered in 2001....
, Wide Country had fulfilled the promise shown at age two when she captured three straight Maryland Stakes Races on her way to state-bred championship honors. Wide County retired with a record of 20 wins or placings in 26 starts, for career earnings of $881,221.
Records
Speed record:- 7 furlongs - 1:22.78 - Saarlight (2008)
- 7.5 furlongs - 1:30.80 - Norstep (1995)
- 1 mile - 1:40.00 - Bare Dancer (2007)
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 - Mark Johnston (1995, 1996, & 2000)
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...
:
- 2 - Kiaran McLaughlinKiaran McLaughlinKiaran P. McLaughlin is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He currently has a blog website, at http://kiaranmclaughlin.com where he updates what horses he has racing for that particular day...
(2008 & 2009)
Winners of the Wide Country Stakes since 1994
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance | Time | Purse | Grade |
| 2011 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | |
| 2010 | Jim's Prospect | 3 | Vladimir Diaz | John B. Secor | Estate of James Glenn | 7 fur. | 1:24.67 | $70,000 | |
| 2009 | Saarlight | 3 | Raymundo Fuentes | Kiaran McLaughlin Kiaran McLaughlin Kiaran P. McLaughlin is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He currently has a blog website, at http://kiaranmclaughlin.com where he updates what horses he has racing for that particular day... |
Cam Allard | 7 fur. | 1:22.78 | $60,000 | |
| 2008 | Armonk | 3 | Julian Pimentel | Kiaran McLaughlin Kiaran McLaughlin Kiaran P. McLaughlin is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He currently has a blog website, at http://kiaranmclaughlin.com where he updates what horses he has racing for that particular day... |
Jeff Singer | 7 fur. | 1:26.63 | $50,000 | |
| 2007 | Bare Dancer | 3 | Dyn Panell | Gary Contessa | Darlene Bilinski | 1 mile | 1:40.00 | $90,000 | |
| 2006 | Celestial Legend | 3 | Erick D. Rodriguez | Dale Capuano | R. Shultz & D. Menard | 1 mile | 1:41.40 | $75,000 | |
| 2005 | Amazing Buy | 3 | Norberto Arroyo, Jr. | Jennifer Pederson | Paraneck Stable | 1 mile | 1:40.60 | $50,000 | |
| 2004 | He Loves Me | 3 | Jozbin Santana | Richard W. Small | Buckingham Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:47.20 | $35,000 | |
| 2003 | Powers Prospect | 3 | Roberto Alvarado, Jr. | Cathal Lynch | D'Arrigo Racing Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:44.80 | $50,000 | |
| 2002 | Shop Till You Drop | 3 | Harry Vega Harry Vega Harry Vega is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Vega began his riding career in Michigan in 1983 then in the late 1980s moved to compete at tracks on the Northeast coast of the United States... |
John Fee John Fee John Fitzgerald Fee was an Irish nationalist politician from County Armagh who served in the Northern Ireland Assembly.-Career:... |
Dewey White | 1-1/16 | 1:46.80 | $36,000 | |
| 2001 | Strike It Up | 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... |
1-1/8 | 1:50.80 | $55,000 | ||
| 2000 | Case of the Blues | 3 | Mark Johnston | Hamilton A. Smith | 1-1/8 | 1:52.40 | $80,000 | ||
| 1999 | Synchronized | 3 | Jose Espinoza Jose L. Espinoza Jose L. Espinoza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.-Year-end charts:Jose L. Espinoza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.... |
Martin Wansborough | 1-1/8 | 1:52.20 | $55,000 | ||
| 1998 | Cigar Charlie | 3 | Edgar Prado | Michael Dickinson | 1-1/8 | 1:53.60 | $55,000 | ||
| 1997 | Salt It Salt It Salt It is an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse. The daughter of Salt Lake and Let It Fly will best be remembered for winning the mile and an eighth Grade II $200,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 16, 1997.- Racing Career :Salt It was one of those "Rags to Riches"... |
3 | Carlos Marquez, Jr. | Deborah S. Bonder | Deborah S. Bonder | 1-1/8 | 1:51.20 | $30,000 | |
| 1996 | Hey Let's Dance | 3 | Mark Johnston | Jessica J. Campitelli | 7.5 fur. | 1:31.00 | $30,000 | ||
| 1995 # | Quite Proper | 3 | Mario Verge | Leslie G. Glazier | 7.5 fur. | 1:32.20 | $30,000 | ||
| 1995 # | Norstep | 3 | Mark Johnston | W. Robert Bailes | 7.5 fur. | 1:30.80 | $30,000 | ||
| 1994 | Brilliant Prospect | 3 | Allen Stacy | Carlos A. Garcia | Helmore Racing Partnership | 7.5 fur. | 1:32.40 | $30,000 | |
See also
- Wide Country Stakes top three finishers and startersWide Country Stakes top three finishers and startersThis is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Wide Country Stakes , an American Thoroughbred Stakes race for fillies age three years-old at seven furlongs run on dirt at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland.A #...
- Laurel Park Racecourse