Maryland Sprint Stakes

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Maryland Sprint Stakes
Grade III race
Location Pimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Inaugurated1987 (as Maryland Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap)
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.pimlico.com
Race information
Distance 6 furlong sprint
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and older
WeightBase weights with allowances:
4-year-olds and up: 126 lbs.
3-year-olds: 120 lbs.
Purse $150,000 (since 2013)

The Maryland Sprint Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and older over a distance of six furlongs run annually in mid May on Preakness Stakes day at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

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History

The inaugural running of the event was on 13 June 1987 as the Maryland Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap at Laurel Park Racecourse over a distance of seven furlongs. [1] Between 1987 and 2006, the Breeders' Cup sponsored the event while Budweiser sponsored the event from 1987 to 1995 which reflected in the name of the event. [2]

Since its second running, the race has been run on the Preakness Stakes undercard at Pimlico racetrack over a distance of six furlongs. [3]

The race was first awarded graded status by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association in 1994. [4]

The event was changed to the Maryland Sprint Stakes in 2017 when the conditions of the race were modified to be stakes with allowance weight conditions. [2]

The event was the lead off leg of the Mid Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships Sprint Dirt Division or MATCh Races, a series of five races in five separate thoroughbred divisions run throughout four Mid-Atlantic States.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States the Preakness Carnival was moved to October and the event was not scheduled. [5]

Records

Speed record:

Margins:

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerDistanceTimePurseGradeRef
At Pimlico –Maryland Sprint Stakes
2022Jaxon Traveler4 Joel Rosario Steven M. Asmussen West Point Thoroughbreds & Marvin Delfiner6 furlongs1:09.70$150,000III [6]
2021Special Reserve5 Irad Ortiz Jr. Michael J. Maker Paradise Farms & David Staudacher6 furlongs1:08.91$142,500III [7]
2020Race not held
2019New York Central4 Ricardo Santana Jr. Steven M. Asmussen Winstar Farm, China Horse Club & SF Racing6 furlongs1:08.74$150,000III [8]
2018Switzerland4 Ricardo Santana Jr. Steven M. Asmussen Woodford Racing6 furlongs1:09.43$150,000III [9]
2017 Whitmore 4 Ricardo Santana Jr. Ron MoquettRobert V. LaPenta, Southern Springs Stables & Head of Plains Partners6 furlongs1:09.90$150,000III [10]
Maryland Sprint Handicap
2016Always Sunshine4Frankie PenningtonEdward T. AllardStonehedge6 furlongs1:10.49$150,000III [11]
2015Sandbar4 Joel Rosario Joe Sharp Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 6 furlongs1:09.81$150,000III [12]
2014Happy My Way4 Joe Bravo Joe Orseno Sagamore Farm & Mel Paikoff6 furlongs1:09.21$150,000III [13]
2013Sage Valley4 John R. Velazquez Rudy R. RodriguezMichael Dubb6 furlongs1:10.51$150,000III [14]
2012Hamazing Destiny6 Corey Nakatani D. Wayne Lukas Westrock Stables & Barry Butzow6 furlongs1:10.48$100,000III [15]
2011Ventana5 Martin Garcia Bob Baffert Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman6 furlongs1:09.88$100,000III [16]
2010Taqarub4 Eibar Coa Kiaran P. McLaughlin Shadwell Stable 6 furlongs1:10.02$100,000III [17]
2009Ravalo5 John R. Velazquez Donald H. BarrLindy M. Redding6 furlongs1:09.95$100,000III [18]
2008Starforaday5 Edgar S. Prado Gary C. Contessa Winning Move Stable6 furlongs1:09.80$100,000III [19]
2007Diabolical4 Mario G. Pino Steve KlesarisJeff Puglisi & Steve Klesaris6 furlongs1:09.16$198,500III [20]
Maryland Breeders' Cup Sprint Handicap
2006Friendly Island5 Garrett K. Gomez Todd A. Pletcher Anstu Stable 6 furlongs1:09.94$190,000III [21]
Maryland Breeders' Cup Handicap
2005Willy o'the Valley4 Edgar S. Prado Richard E. Dutrow Jr. IEAH Stables 6 furlongs1:09.95$189,000III [22]
2004Gators N Bears4Charles C. LopezLeo S. Nechamkin IILeo S. Nechamkin II6 furlongs1:10.84$186,000III [23]
2003§ Pioneer Boy5 Jeremy Rose John J. RobbMichael J. Gill6 furlongs1:10.35$200,000III [24]
2002Snow Ridge4 Mike E. Smith D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm 6 furlongs1:10.06$200,000III [25]
2001Disco Rico4 Harry Vega Valora A. TestermanAlfred DiRico6 furlongs1:10.40$200,000III [26]
2000Dr. Max4 Shane Sellers Gloria M. WenderothMartin B. Bernstein & Rufus Freeman6 furlongs1:10.91$137,000III [27]
1999Yes It's True3 Jerry D. Bailey D. Wayne Lukas Padua Stable6 furlongs1:09.20$194,000III [28]
1998Richter Scale4 Jerry D. Bailey William I. Mott Nancy R. and Richard S. Kaster6 furlongs1:09.45$200,000III [29]
1997Cat Be Nimble5Joseph Rocco Timothy F. Ritchey Candy Stable6 furlongs1:10.12$209,600III [30]
1996§ Forest Wildcat5 Joe Bravo Ben W. Perkins Sr.New Farm6 furlongs1:09.07$216,200III [31]
Maryland Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap
1995Commanche Trail4 Mike E. Smith D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm 6 furlongs1:09.35$154,750III [32]
1994Secret Odds4 Edgar S. Prado Lawrence E. MurraySondra D. Bender6 furlongs1:10.38$156,025III [33]
1993Senor Speedy6 Jerry D. Bailey Alfredo CallejasRobert Perez6 furlongs1:09.69$155,650Listed [34]
1992Potentiality6 Pat Day Robert E. Holthus Dan Jones & Halford E. Sutton6 furlongs1:10.25$155,500Listed [35]
1991Jeweler's Choice6 Chris McCarron John W. Hicks IIIFourbros Stable6 furlongs1:10.38$154,350Listed [36]
1990Norquestor4 Craig Perret Sonny Hine Scott C. Savin6 furlongs1:09.40$155,900 [37]
1989King's Nest5Joseph RoccoLawrence E. MurraySondra D. Bender6 furlongs1:09.60$127,650 [38]
1988Fire Plug5Josiah F. Hampshire Jr.Eddie Gaudet Arthur I. Appleton 6 furlongs1:10.60$84,800 [39]
At Laurel Park
1987Purple Mountain5Eliezer Ortiz Jr.Woodrow M. SedlacekJacques D. Wimpfheimer7 furlongs1:24.40$144,000 [1]

Notes:
§ Ran as an entry

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