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Maryland Million Turf
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| surface | Turf |
| class | Restricted State-bred Stakes |
| horse race | Maryland Million Turf |
| location | Laurel Park Racecourse, |
| Laurel, Maryland, | |
| United States | |
| inaugurated | 1986 |
| race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| website | Marylandthoroughbred.com |
| distance | miles (9 furlongs) |
| track | Left-handed |
| qualification | Three-year-olds and up |
| purse | $125,000 |
Laurel, Maryland, United States
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 miles. Since 1993 it has been a mile competition and currently offers a purse of $125,000. Because of inclement weather the race was moved to the main track on dirt in 1992 and in 1995.
In its 30th running in 2015, the race is 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: – Five horses have won the Maryland Million Classic twice:
- Phlash Phelps (2015, 2016)
- Roadhog (2012, 2013)
- Pocket Patch (2010, 2011)
- La Reine's Terms (2002, 2005)
- Winsox (1997, 1998)
**Speed record: **
- mile : 1:46.03 – Forty Crowns (2007)
- miles : 1:42.40 – Wave Wise (1989)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Hillwood Stable (2015, 2016)
- 2 – Ellendale Racing (2012, 2013)
- 2 – Charles McGill (2010, 2011)
- 2 – Sondra Bender – La Reine's Terms (2002, 2005)
- 2 – Richard C. Granville – Winsox (1997, 1998)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 – Horacio Karamanos (2002, 2006, 2008, 2012)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 – John R. S. Fisher
Winners of the Maryland Million Turf since 1986
| Yr | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | ||||||||
| Age | ||||||||
| Jockey | ||||||||
| Trainer | ||||||||
| Owner | ||||||||
| Dist. | ||||||||
| (Miles) | Time | |||||||
| Purse | ||||||||
| 2021 | Somekindofmagician | 7 | Angel Cruz | Gary Contessa | Bell Gable Stable LLC | 1-1/8 | 1:49.00 | $102,000 |
| 2019 | Pretty Good Year | 4 | Sheldon Russell | Kelly Rubley | Lead Off Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:52.32 | $125,000 |
| 2019 | Mr. d'Angelo | 8 | Jevian Toledo | Tim Woolley | Kevin Morgan | 1 mile | 1:36.88 | $125,000 |
| 2018 | Talk Show Man | 8 | Jevian Toledo | Hamilton Smith | Michael J. Harrison | 1 mile | 1:38.64 | $125,000 |
| 2017 | Spartianos | 5 | Nik Juarez | Michael Pino | Nick Sanna Stables | 1 mile | 1:36.84 | $125,000 |
| 2016 | Phlash Phelps | 5 | Victor Carrasco | Rodney Jenkins | Hillwood Stable | 1 mile | 1:34.57 | $125,000 |
| 2015 | Phlash Phelps | 4 | Victor Carrasco | Rodney Jenkins | Hillwood Stable | 1 mile | 1:35.35 | $125,000 |
| 2014 | Talk Show Man | 4 | Xavier Perez | Hamilton Smith | Michael Harrison | 1 mile | 1:39.20 | $125,000 |
| 2013 | Roadhog | 6 | Kendrick Carmouche | Elizabeth Merryman | Ellendale Racing | 1 mile | 1:39.29 | $126,250 |
| 2012 | Roadhog | 5 | Horacio Karamanos | Elizabeth Merryman | Ellendale Racing | 1-1/8 | 1:47.15 | $100,000 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Lawrence Murray | Sondra Bender | 1-1/8 | 1:51.60 | $150,000 |
| 2004 | Dr. Detroit | 5 | Mario Pino | Ann Merryman | Richard Blue | 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 | Alberto 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 | Ricky 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 | Seth Martinez | Robin Graham | Frank P. Wright | 1-1/8 | 1:59.40 | $100,000 |
| 1995 | Short Stay | 3 | José A. Santos | John R. S. Fisher | Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr. | 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 Velazquez | David Donk | Ryehill Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:49.30 | $100,000 |
| 1992 | Wood Fox | 3 | Mario Pino | Katherine Voss | John Merryman | 1-1/16 | 1:44.60 | $100,000 |
| 1991 | Scottsville | 3 | Rick Wilson | John R. S. Fisher | Joseph Walker, Jr. | 1-1/16 | 1:43.00 | $100,000 |
| 1990 | Hear the Bells | 3 | Rick Wilson | John R. S. Fisher | Due Process Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:43.20 | $100,000 |
| 1989 | Wave Wise | 3 | Greg Hutton | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:42.40 | $100,000 |
| 1988 | Master Speaker | 3 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Virgil W. Raines | Anderson Fowler | 1-1/16 | 1:43.20 | $100,000 |
| 1987 | Ringling | 3 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Ronald Alfanso | Glenn Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:49.20 | $100,000 |
| 1986 | Glow | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | Woody Stephens | Sonia Rogers | 1-1/16 | 1:44.40 | $100,000 |
References
References
- Maryland Million 2008, October 4, Laurel Park, Official Souvenir Guide for 23rd Running, page 4 and 5.
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