Grade III race | |
Location | Laurel Park Racecourse, Laurel, Maryland, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1973 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 7 furlongs |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old & up |
Weight | 124 lbs. with allowances [1] |
Purse | US$250,000 (since 2013) [2] |
The General George Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually on Presidents' Day in mid February at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. A Grade III event, it is open to horses age three and older. Raced on dirt over a distance of seven furlongs, it currently offers a purse of $250,000. [2] Originally run as a handicap, the race is currently run under allowance weight conditions. [1]
The race is named for General George Washington (1731–1799), first president of The United States and Commanding General of the American Revolutionary Army. The General typically draws the third highest crowd of the year at Laurel Park Race Course, trailing only the Maryland Million and the Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes in average attendance. [3]
The race was held at Bowie Race Course from 1973–84 and at Pimlico Race Course in 1986. It was not held in 1979, 1982–83 or 2006. In 2006, the General George Handicap was not run due to concerns over an outbreak of the equine herpesvirus that shut down all racing in Maryland for several weeks. [3]
Speed record:
Most wins by a horse:
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Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
Yr | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Dist | Time | Purse | Gr |
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2023 | Eastern Bay | 9 | William Humphrey | Norman Cash | Built Right Stables | 7 F | 1:23.29 | $250,000 | III |
2022 | Cordmaker | 7 | Victor Carrasco | Rodney Jenkins | Hillwood Stable LLC | 7 F | 1:23.82 | $250,000 | III |
2021 | Share the Ride | 6 | Victor Carrasco | Miguel Penaloza | Silvino Ramirez | 7 fur | 1:22.85 | $250,000 | III |
2020 | Firenze Fire | 5 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Jason Servis | Mr. Amore Stable | 7 fur | 1:22.38 | $250,000 | III |
2019 | Uncontested | 7 | Trevor McCarthy | Jennifer Patterson | Robert V. LaPenta | 7 fur | 1:21.06 | $250,000 | III |
2018 | Something Awesome | 7 | Elvis Trujillo | Jose Corrales | Stronach Stables | 7 fur | 1:23.31 | $250,000 | III |
2017 | Imperial Hint | 4 | Julian Pimentel | Luis Carvajal,Jr. | Raymond Mamone | 7 fur | 1:21.20 | $250,000 | III |
2016 | Page McKenney | 6 | Horacio Karamanos | Mary E. Eppler | Jalin & Adam Staple | 7 fur | 1:24.61 | $250,000 | III |
2015 | Misconnect | 4 | Kendrick Carmouche | Bruce N. Levine | Repole Stable | 7 fur | 1:24.67 | $250,000 | III |
2014 | Bandbox | 6 | Xavier Perez | Rodney Jenkins | Hillwood Stable, LLC | 7 fur | 1:24.13 | $250,000 | II |
2013 | Javerre | 4 | J. D. Acosta | Cathal A. Lynch | Smith Farm & Stable | 7 fur | 1:23.81 | $250,000 | II |
2012 | Yawanna Twist | 5 | Mike Luzzi | Richard Dutrow Jr. | Steel Face Stables | 7 fur | 1:22.38 | $200,000 | II |
2011 | No Advantage | 6 | Manuel Chaves | Stephanie Beattie | Suarez Racing, Inc. | 7 fur | 1:24.46 | $150,000 | II |
2010 | Greenspring | 5 | Jeremy Rose | Christopher Grove | Our Chelsea Stable | 7 fur | 1:20.95 | $150,000 | II |
2009 | True Quality | 4 | Chuck Lopez | John P. Campo Jr. | Paraneck Stable | 7 fur | 1:22.31 | $200,000 | II |
2008 | Bustin Stones | 4 | Ramon Domínguez | Bruce N. Levine | Roddy Valente | 7 fur | 1:24.47 | $200,000 | II |
2007 | Silver Wagon | 6 | Edgar Prado | Anthony W. Dutrow | Four Roses T-breds | 7 fur | 1:23.13 | $200,000 | II |
2006 | no race | - | no race | no race | no race | 7 fur | 0:00.00 | $250,000 | III |
2005 | Saratoga County | 4 | Javier Castellano | George Weaver | Evelyn M. Pollard | 7 fur | 1:23.43 | $200,000 | II |
2004 | Well Fancied | 6 | Edgar Prado | Richard Dutrow | Sanford Goldfarb | 7 fur | 1:22.49 | $200,000 | II |
2003 | My Cousin Matt | 4 | Ramon Domínguez | Scott A. Lake | Richard A. Englander | 7 fur | 1:22.12 | $200,000 | II |
2002 | Wrangler | 4 | Aaron Gryder | James Jerkens | Frank Stronach | 7 fur | 1:22.53 | $200,000 | II |
2001 | Peeping Tom | 4 | Ariel Smith | Patrick Reynolds | Flatbird Stable | 7 fur | 1:22.00 | $200,000 | II |
2000 | Affirmed Success | 6 | Jorge F. Chavez | Richard Schosberg | Albert Fried Jr. | 7 fur | 1:22.02 | $200,000 | II |
1999 | Esteemed Friend | 5 | Mike Luzzi | Joseph Imperio | Chi Ki Liu & J. Imperio | 7 fur | 1:22.54 | $200,000 | II |
1998 | Royal Haven | 6 | Richard Migliore | Gasper Moschera | Four Roses T-breds | 7 fur | 1:23.04 | $200,000 | II |
1997 | Why Change | 4 | Mark Guidry | Joseph H. Pierce Jr. | Marvin Delfiner | 7 fur | 1:22.41 | $200,000 | II |
1996 | Moscow Monster | 5 | Rick Wilson | Benjamin Perkins Jr. | Not Found | 7 fur | 1:22.11 | $200,000 | II |
1995 | Who Wouldn't | 6 | Joe Rocco | Donald Barr | M. P. Higgins III | 7 fur | 1:22.08 | $200,000 | II |
1994 | Blushing Julian | 4 | Robert E. Colton | Allen Iwinski | Rosemont Farm, Inc. | 7 fur | 1:22.91 | $200,000 | II |
1993 | Majesty's Turn | 4 | Alberto Delgado | Luigi Gino | Calgary Stables, Ltd. | 7 fur | 1:22.66 | $200,000 | II |
1992 | Senior Speedy | 5 | Jorge F. Chavez | Alfredo Callejas | Robert Perez | 7 fur | 1:21.96 | $200,000 | II |
1991 | Star Touch | 5 | Mike Luzzi | Edmond D. Gaudet | Ted Sabarese | 7 fur | 1:22.90 | $200,000 | II |
1990 | King's Nest | 5 | Michael T. Hunter | Lawrence E. Murray | Sondra D. Bender | 7 fur | 1:22.00 | $200,000 | |
1989 | Little Bold John | 7 | Donnie A. Miller Jr. | Jerry Robb | Jack Owens | 7 fur | 1:22.80 | $200,000 | |
1988 | Private Terms | 3 | Kent Desormeaux | Charles Hadry | Stuart Janney Jr. | 1 mile | 1:38.80 | $125,000 | |
1987 | Templar Hill | 3 | Greg W. Hutton | Jerry Robb | Paul Seefeldt | 1-1/16 | 1:44.00 | $125,000 | |
1986 | Broad Brush | 3 | Vincent Bracciale | Richard W. Small | Robert E. Meyerhoff | 1-1/16 | 1:44.20 | $90,622 | |
1985 | Roo Art | 3 | Donnie A. Miller Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Barbara A. Holleran | 1 mile | 1:37.60 | $89,539 | |
1984 | Judge McGuire | 3 | Carlos H. Mendoza | Harold Rose | C. A. Cuprill | 1-1/16 | 1:46.60 | $92,572 | |
1983 | no race | - | no race | no race | no race | 7 fur | 0:00.00 | $250,000 | |
1982 | no race | - | no race | no race | no race | 7 fur | 0:00.00 | $250,000 | |
1981 | Classic Go Go | 3 | Bryan Fann | Del W. Carroll | Verne Winchell | 7 fur | 1:23.20 | $61,858 | |
1980 | Galaxy Road | 3 | Greg McCarron | LeRoy Jolley | Herve Racivitch | 7 fur | 1:24.60 | $61,100 | |
1979 | no race | - | no race | no race | no race | 7 fur | 0:00.00 | $250,000 | |
1978 | Ten Ten | 3 | William Passmore | King T. Leatherbury | George Cobaugh | 1-1/16 | 1:45.80 | $30,333 | |
1977 | Do the Bump | 3 | Chris McCarron | King T. Leatherbury | Archie Chase | 1-1/16 | 1:47.20 | $29,630 | |
1976 | Princely Game | 3 | Anthony Agnello | Hubert Hine | Zelda Cohen | 1-1/16 | 1:44.60 | $29,900 | |
1975 | Pendulum Sam | 3 | Luigi Gino | H. Stewart Mitchell | Kristos M. Kiriakow | 1-1/16 | 1:48.20 | $30,010 | |
1974 | Sharp Gary | 3 | Carlos Barrera | Joseph DiAngelo | Edward R. Scharps | 1-1/16 | 1:46.60 | $31,900 | |
1973 | Ecole Etage | 3 | George Cusimano | Bud Delp | Bon Etage Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:44.60 | $30,440 |
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