Maryland Million Turf Sprint Handicap

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.

Maryland Million Turf Sprint Handicap

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

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.