| Class | Ungraded Stakes |
|---|---|
| Location | Laurel Park Racecourse, Laurel, Maryland, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1985 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old, open |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Dancing Count Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held in January at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. It is open to three-year-olds and is run at six furlongs on dirt.
An ungraded stakes, it offers a purse of $100,000. The Dancing Count is also one of Maryland's Triple Crown prep races. The winner of this race typically moves on to compete in the Private Terms Stakes held in March at Laurel Park Racecourse as well, but winners have also ventured off to New York and Kentucky for their next races. [1]
The race was named in honor of one of Maryland's top stallions, Northern Dancer's son Dancing Count, who sired more than 20 graded stakes winners. His progeny include three-time Maryland Million Ladies winner Countus In. Another daughter, Count On Bonnie, was the dam of Wclipse champion Hansel, who won the 1991 Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. Dancing Count stood his final years at Shamrock Farm and died in April 1994 at age 26.
Speed record:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | no race | no race |
| 2014 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | no race | no race |
| 2013 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | no race | no race |
| 2012 | Beggarthyneighbor | 3 | Malcolm Franklin | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables, Inc. | 6 fur. | 1:09.80 | $100,000 |
| 2011 | Wicked Thunder | 3 | Josean Ramirez | Gary Capuano | G. Capuano & Paul Fowler | 6 fur. | 1:11.76 | $75,000 |
| 2010 | No Race * | - | No Race * | No Race * | No Race * | no race | no race | no race |
| 2009 | Russell Road | 3 | Travis Dunkelberger | James W. Casey | Mark Russell | 6 fur. | 1:09.79 | $75,000 |
| 2008 | Vanderkaay | 3 | Rosie Napravnik | A. Ferris Allen | Bowman Thoroughbreds | 6 fur. | 1:10.60 | $60,000 |
| 2007 | Heart Throbbin' | 3 | Ryan Fogelsonger | King T. Leatherbury | One and Won Stable | 5.5 fur. | 1:06.20 | $75,000 |
| 2006 | Great Seneca | 3 | Heracio Karamanos | Gary Capuano | Carey K. Miller | 5.5 fur. | 1:05.20 | $75,000 |
| 2005 | More Smoke | 3 | Mario Pino | John Zimmerman | Tom McClay & Harry Nye | 6 fur. | 1:11.80 | $50,000 |
| 2004 | Kiowa Prince | 3 | Abe Castellano, Jr. | Phil Schoenthal | Edward M. Warner | 6 fur. | 1:11.40 | $50,000 |
| 2003 | Philadelphia Jim | 3 | Ramon Dominguez | John J. Robb | Anastasia Yarov | 6 fur. | 1:10.40 | $50,000 |
| 2002 | President Butler | 3 | Travis Dunkelburger | Dale Capuano | President Butler | 6 fur. | 1:12.20 | $55,000 |
| 2001 | Sea of Green | 3 | Ramon Dominguez | Janice Gerace | Janice Gerace | 6 fur. | 1:11.60 | $55,000 |
| 2000 | Gangsta Rap | 3 | Christopher Decarlo | Joseph Aquilino | Jim Knee | 6 fur. | 1:10.80 | $55,000 |
| 1999 | Mr. Katowice | 3 | Edgar Prado | Robert W. Camac | Russell Racing Stables | 6 fur. | 1:10.80 | $55,000 |
| 1998 | Just Call Me Carl | 3 | Edgar Prado | Dale Capuano | Charles W. McNeely | 6 fur. | 1:10.40 | $55,000 |
| 1997 | Balanced Budget | 3 | Mario Pino | Edmond D. Gaudet | Edmond D. Gaudet | 6 fur. | 1:11.40 | $55,000 |
| 1996 | In Contention | 3 | Anthony Black | Cythia G. Reece | Harry and Tom Meyerhof | 7 fur. | 1:24.00 | $30,000 |
| 1995 | Onto Luck | 3 | Rick Wilson | Edward T. Allard | Not Found | 7 fur. | 1:24.20 | $55,000 |
| 1994 | Can't Be Denied | 3 | Rick Wilson | Carlos A. Garcia | Dale Lucas | 7 fur. | 1:23.20 | $55,000 |
| 1993 | Wolf Prince | 3 | Edgar Prado | Carlos A. Garcia | Jack and Art Preston | 7 fur. | 1:24.60 | $40,000 |
| 1992 | Noholmes Barred | 3 | Larry Saumell | Richard E. Dutrow | Eugene Ford | 6 fur. | 1:11.00 | $40,000 |
| 1991 | Colonel Hill | 3 | Edgar Prado | Howard Wolfendale | Vic DiVivo | 6 fur. | 1:10.60 | $40,000 |
| 1990 | Wooden Injun | 3 | Marco Castaneda | Carlos Garcia | David Hayden | 6 fur. | 1:11.00 | $40,000 |
| 1989 | Diamond Donnie | 3 | Greg Hutton | Horace C. Parker | 6 fur. | 1:10.40 | $55,000 | |
| 1988 | Finder's Choice | 3 | Kent Desormeaux | 6 fur. | 1:11.00 | $50,000 | ||
| 1987 | Baldski's Choice | 3 | Ben Feliciano | Bernard P. Bond | Sam Pistorio | 6 fur. | 1:13.20 | $50,000 |
| 1986 | Mike Cantwell | 3 | Allen Stacy | 6 fur. | 1:11.80 | $50,000 | ||
| 1985 | Along Came Jones | 3 | Greg Hutton | 1 mile | 1:38.00 | $30,000 | ||
* On January 30, 2010 Racing Secretary Georganne Hale reported that the entire Saturday card at Laurel Park would be canceled due to 6.5" of snow and ice. Later that afternoon she reported that the running of the Dancing Count Stakes had been cancelled for this year and would not be carded anytime in 2010.