Maryland Sprint Stakes

The Maryland Sprint Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the third week of May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. A Grade III event open to horses three-years-old and up, it is contested on dirt over a distance of six furlongs.

Maryland Sprint Stakes
Grade III race
LocationPimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Inaugurated1987
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.pimlico.com
Race information
Distance6 furlong sprint
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old & up
WeightAssigned
Purse$150,000

The Maryland Breeders' Cup Sprint Handicap was born in 1987 and its inaugural run was held at Laurel Park Racecourse at seven furlongs. Since its second running, the race has been run on the Preakness Stakes undercard at six furlongs. The race has been run with several variations of name changes beginning as the Maryland Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap from 1987-1995. From 1996-2005 the race was called the Maryland Breeders' Cup Handicap and in 2005 and 2006 it was called the Emirates Airline Maryland Breeders' Cup Sprint.[1] The name was changed slightly to The Maryland Sprint Stakes and it was made a Grade III race in 1994.[2]

The Maryland Sprint Stakes (G3) is the lead off leg of the Mid Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships Sprint Dirt Division or MATCh Races. MATCh is a series of five races in five separate thoroughbred divisions run throughout four Mid-Atlantic States including; Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park Racecourse in Maryland; Delaware Park Racetrack in Delaware; Parx, Philadelphia Park and Presque Isle Downs in Pennsylvania and Monmouth Park in New Jersey.

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of six furlongs)

  • 1:09.07 - Forest Wildcat (1996)

Most wins:

  • No horse has won this race more than once.

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners of the Maryland Sprint Stakes since 1987
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Dist.
(Miles)		 Time
 Purse
 Gr.
2020 not run due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 New York Central 4 Ricardo Santana Jr. Steve Asmussen Winstar Farm& China Horse 6 fur. 1:08.74 $150,000 III
2018 Switzerland 4 Ricardo Santana Jr. Steve Asmussen Woodford Racing 6 fur. 1:09.43 $150,000 III
2017 Whitmore 4 Ricardo Santana Jr. Ron Moquett Southern Springs Stab 6 fur. 1:09.90 $150,000 III
2016 Always Sunshine 4 Frank Pennington Edward T. Allard Stonehedge LLC 6 fur. 1:10.49 $150,000 III
2015 Sandbar 4 Joel Rosario Joe Sharp Ken and Sarah Ramsey 6 fur. 1:09.81 $150,000 III
2014 Happy My Way 4 Joe Bravo Joseph Orseno Sagamore Farm 6 fur. 1:09.21 $150,000 III
2013 Sage Valley 4 John Velazquez Rudy Rodriguez Michael Dubb 6 fur. 1:10.51 $150,000 III
2012 Hamazing Destiny 6 Corey Nakatani D. Wayne Lukas Westrock Stables 6 fur. 1:10.48 $100,000 III
2011 Ventana 5 Martin Garcia Bob Baffert Michael E. Pegram 6 fur. 1:09.88 $100,000 III
2010 Taqarub 4 Eibar Coa Kiaran McLaughlin Shadwell Stable 6 fur. 1:10.02 $100,000 III
2009 Ravalo 5 John Velazquez Donald H. Barr Lindy M. Redding 6 fur. 1:09.95 $200,000 III
2008 Starforaday 5 Edgar Prado Gary C. Contessa Winning Move Stable 6 fur. 1:09.80 $200,000 III
2007 Diabolical 4 Mario Pino Steve Klesaris Jeff Puglisi 6 fur. 1:09.16 $200,000 III
2006 Friendly Island 5 Garrett Gomez Todd A. Pletcher Anstu Stables 6 fur. 1:09.94 $200,000 III
2005 Willy o'the Valley 4 Edgar Prado Richard Dutrow IEAH Stables et al. 6 fur. 1:09.95 $200,000 III
2004 Gators N Bears 4 Chuck C. Lopez Leo S. Nechamkin Leo S. Nechamkin 6 fur. 1:10.84 $200,000 III
2003 Pioneer Boy 5 Jeremy Rose John J. Robb Mike Gill 6 fur. 1:10.35 $100,000 III
2002 Snow Ridge 4 Mike E. Smith D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm 6 fur. 1:10.06 $200,000 III
2001 Disco Rico 4 Harry Vega Valora Testerman Alfred DiRico 6 fur. 1:10.40 $200,000 III
2000 Dr. Max 4 Shane Sellers Gloria Wenderoth Bernstein & Freeman 6 fur. 1:10.91 $100,000 III
1999 Yes It's True 3 Jerry Bailey D. Wayne Lukas Padua Stable 6 fur. 1:09.20 $200,000 III
1998 Richter Scale 4 Jerry Bailey Mary Jo Lohmeier Nancy & Rich.Kaster 6 fur. 1:09.45 $200,000 III
1997 Cat Be Nimble 5 Joe Rocco Timothy F. Ritchey Candy Stable 6 fur. 1:10.12 $212,600 III
1996 Forest Wildcat 5 Joe Bravo Ben Perkins, Sr. Fred Seitz & Ev.Novak 6 fur. 1:09.07 $216,200 III
1995 Commanche Trail 4 Mike E. Smith D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm 6 fur. 1:09.35 $154,750 III
1994 Secret Odds 4 Edgar Prado Lawrence Murray Sondra D. Bender 6 fur. 1:10.38 $154,750 III
1993 Senor Speedy 6 Jerry Bailey Alfredo Callejas Robert Perez 6 fur. 1:09.69 $155,650 III
1992 Potentiality 6 Pat Day Robert E. Holthus Dan Jones & H.Sutton 6 fur. 1:10.25 $155,500 III
1991 Jeweler's Choice 6 Chris McCarron John P. Hicks Fourbros Stable 6 fur. 1:10.38 $154,350 III
1990 Norquestor 4 Craig Perret Sonny Hine Scott C. Savin 6 fur. 1:09.40 $155,900 III
1989 King's Nest 4 Joe Rocco Richard Dutrow Sondra D. Bender 6 fur. 1:09.60 $154,600 III
1988 Fire Plug 5 Josiah Hampshire Eddie Gaudet Arthur I. Appleton 6 fur. 1:10.60 $60,000
1987 Purple Mountain 5 Eliezer Ortiz, Jr. Woody Sedlacek Jacques Wimpfheimer 6 fur. 1:24.40 $166,800

See also

References
  1. 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 55 on March 3, 2007.
  2. 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 55 on March 3, 2007.
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