| Ungraded Stakes race | |
| Location | Laurel Park Racecourse, Laurel, Maryland, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1993 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old & up, open |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $125,000 |
The Fire Plug Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held in January at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. It is open to horses four-year-olds and up and is run at six furlongs on the dirt.
An ungraded stakes, it offers a purse of $125,000. The race was named in honor of Fire Plug, a quick and durable horse that ran throughout the east coast from age three to age seven. He was campaigned by his breeder and owner, Arthur Appleton, and trained by Bob Camac. The gelding won or placed in 50 of his 54 lifetime starts, most of those races being sprints. Half of his 29 victories came in graded stakes races, including the J. Edgar Hoover Stakes, the Maryland Breeders' Cup Handicap and the Roman Handicap. The son of King of the North, Fire Plug retired in 1991 at the age of 8 after placing in three stakes that season and winning the final start of his career. [1]
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Most wins by a trainer:
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Dist. (Miles) | Time | Purse$ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Awesome Banner | 4 | J. D. Acosta | Ken Decker | Jacks Or Better Farm, Inc. | 6 fur. | 1:08.94 | $100,000 | ||
| 2017 | Imperial Hint | 4 | Trevor McCarthy | Luis Carvajal Jr. | Raymond Mamone | 6 fur. | 1:10.52 | $100,000 | ||
| 2016 | Sonny Inspired | 6 | Jevian Toledo | Phil Schoenthal | D Hatman Thoroughbreds | 6 fur. | 1:10.95 | $100,000 | ||
| 2015 | Never Stop Looking | 6 | Roimes Chirinos | Claudio Gonzalez | Somraj Singh | 6 fur. | 1:11.81 | $100,000 | ||
| 2014 | Broad Rule | 6 | Forest Boyce | Richard Small | Fitzhugh LLC | 6 fur. | 1:11.49 | $100,000 | ||
| 2013 | Broad Rule | 5 | Forest Boyce | Richard Small | Fitzhugh LLC | 6 fur. | 1:11.60 | $125,000 | ||
| 2011 | - 2012 | Race not held | ||||||||
| 2010 | Digger | 6 | Mike Luzzi | Scott A. Lake | Repole Stable | 6 fur. | 1:09.13 | $75,000 | ||
| 2009 | Suave Jazz | 6 | Jeremy Rose | Anthony Dutrow | Michael Dubb | 6 fur. | 1:10.96 | $50,000 | ||
| 2008 | Ah Day | 5 | Jeremy Rose | King T. Leatherbury | Jim Stable | 6 fur. | 1:09.80 | $80,000 | ||
| 2007 | Ah Day | 4 | Mario Pino | King T. Leatherbury | Jim Stable | 6 fur. | 1:10.20 | $80,000 | ||
| 2006 | Abbondanza | 5 | Enrique Jurado | Timothy Tullock Jr. | Germania Farms, Inc. | 6 fur. | 1:11.40 | $60,000 | ||
| 2005 | Race not held | |||||||||
| 2004 | Sassy Hound | 7 | Abe Castellano Jr. | Ben Feliciano Jr. | Toby Roth | 6 fur. | 1:10.00 | $50,000 | ||
| 2003 | Love Happy | 5 | Ramon Dominguez | Howard Wolfendale | Not Found | 6 fur. | 1:09.80 | $75,000 | ||
| 2002 | Deer Run | 5 | Alcibiades Cortez | Christopher W. Grove | William Harris | 6 fur. | 1:10.80 | $50,000 | ||
| 2001 | Disco Rico | 4 | Harry Vega | Valora A. Testerman | C. Oliver Goldsmith | 6 fur. | 1:09.60 | $75,000 | ||
| 2000 | Memory Tap | 4 | Mark T. Johnston | Hamilton A. Smith | Not Found | 6 fur. | 1:10.60 | $75,000 | ||
| 1999 | Wire Me Collect | 6 | Robby Alvarado Jr. | Robert W. Camac | A Syndicate, Inc. | 6 fur. | 1:10.00 | $40,000 | ||
| 1998 | Jove Stone | 4 | Rick Wilson | Richard E. Dutrow | Rivard Stables | 6 fur. | 1:10.60 | $40,000 | ||
| 1997 | Mary's Buckaroo | 6 | Mario Verge | Mary Joanne Hughes | George Swope | 6 fur. | 1:09.80 | $32,000 | ||
| 1996 | Race not held | |||||||||
| 1995 | Tidal Surge | 5 | Rick Wilson | Timothy F. Ritchey | Paul D. Wilson | 6 fur. | 1:10.80 | $32,000 | ||
| 1994 | Secret Odds | 4 | Edgar Prado | Lawrence E. Murray | Howard & Sondra Bender | 6 fur. | 1:09.80 | $35,000 | ||
| 1993 | Fighting Notion | 6 | Alberto Delgado | Nancy B. Heil | Jeanne Beg | 6 fur. | 1:11.60 | $35,000 | ||
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