Twixt Stakes

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Twixt Stakes
ClassUngraded Stakes
Location Laurel Park Racecourse,
Laurel, Maryland,
United States
Inaugurated1978
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.laurelpark.com
Race information
Distance7 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFillies; Three-years-old
WeightAssigned
Purse $75,000

The Twixt Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in November at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. It is a restricted stakes race open to Maryland-bred fillies three years old and up and is run at seven furlongs on the dirt. [1]

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An ungraded stakes race, it offers a purse of $75,000 as of 2017. The race was named in honor of the filly Twixt, a Maryland-bred Champion each year that she raced, from 1972 through 1975. Mrs. John M. Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. John Merryman, and themselves owned her. She had the highest career earnings of any mare bred in Maryland when she retired, totaling $699,143. She was Maryland-bred "Horse-of-the-Year" in 1973 and 1974. Twixt started in 71 races, and her 18 stakes wins (including the Barbara Fritchie Handicap twice) were also a Maryland-bred record when she retired. Twixt was born in 1969 out of the Restless Native mare Quarter Deck, who was bred by the Merrymans. She was trained by the Merrymans' daughter, Katherine (Katy) Merryman Voss. [2]

Records

Speed record:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist.
(miles)
(furlongs)
Time
Purse Gr.
2017Shimmering Aspen3Steve HamiltonRodney JenkinsHillwood Stable LLC7 f1:22.72$75,000
2016no race
2015no race
2014Aunt Ellen3Horacio KanamanosA. Ferris Allen IIIHickory Ridge Farm LLC1+116 m1:49.39$75,000
2013no race
2012no race
2011Access to Charlie3 Jeremy Rose Lawrence E. Murray Sondra D. Bender1 m1:39.44$60,000
2010Catch a Thief3 Harry Vega Tim Hills Charles Dimino’s1 m1:38.35$50,000
2009Five Diamonds3 Harry Vega John Salzman Jr. William Inman &
Ralph Patten
1 m1:37.89$50,000
2008Hartigan3 Jozbin Santana Richard W. Small Rob Meyerhoff & Fitzhugh1 m1:38.09$70,000
2007Paying Off3 Oliver Castillo John J. Robb Morgan W. Wayson Jr.1 m1:41.00$50,000
2006Les Ry Leigh3 Anna R. Napravnik J. Larry Jones Michael Pressley1 m1:37.00$75,000
2005Promenade Girl3 Jeremy Rose Lawrence E. Murray Sondra & Howard Bender1 m1:38.40$70,000
2004He Loves Me3 Jozbin Santana Richard W. Small Buckingham Farm1+18 m1:51.00$75,000
2003River Cruise3 Jeremy Rose Lawrence E. Murray Sondra & Howard Bender1+18 m1:48.40$75,000
2002True Sensation3 Jeremy Rose Hamilton A. Smith Hickory Plains Farm1+18 m1:54.00$75,000
2001Your Out3 Ramon Dominguez H. Graham Motion Eugene F. Ford1+18 m1:52.40$75,000
2000Steppedoutofadream3 Rick Wilson Edward T. Allard Dr. Philip J. Torsney Jr1+18 m1:53.40$100,000III
1999Carnival Court3 Mario Pino Katherine M. Voss not yet found1+18 m1:51.20$100,000III
1998Merengue3 Mark T. Johnston Donald H. Barr Gerald C. Dickens1+116 m1:45.00$100,000III
1997Snit3 Edgar Prado Barclay Tagg William M. Backer1+116 m1:44.60$100,000III
1996Proper Angel3 Mario Pino John W. Hicks III not yet found1+116 m1:44.20$100,000III
1995Blue Sky Princess3 Mario Pino Robin L. Graham Frank P. Wright1+116 m1:43.40$100,000III
1994Churchbell Chimes3 Alberto Delgado J. William Boniface Susan Y. Granville1+116 m1:43.60$100,000III
1993Broad Gains3 Edgar Prado Richard W. Small Robert E. Meyerhoff1+18 m1:49.80$100,000III
1992Star Minister3 Andrea Seefeldt Richard W. Small Robert E. Meyerhoff1+18 m1:51.20$100,000III
1991 Wide Country 3Santos Chavez Robert W. Camac Thomas Tanner1+18 m1:50.20$100,000III
1990Valay Maid3 Edgar Prado Carlos A GarciaMr. & Mrs. A. J. Hamilton1+18 m1:48.40$100,000III
1989Under Oath3 Joe Rocco Y. J. Stoner1+18 m1:49.80$75,000
1988Ice Tech3 Kent Desormeaux 1+18 m1:50.60$80,000
1987Angelina County3 Mario Pino 1+18 m1:49.80$90,000
1986Smart n' Quick3 Alberto Delgado 1+18 m1:52.00$90,000
1985no race
1984Slip of the Tongue3 Jack Kaenel Mrs. Geri Forrester1+116 m1:45.40$25,000
1983First Quad3 William Passmore 1+116 m1:46.00$25,000
1982Gallant Risk3 Jack Kaenel 1+116 m1:47.20$25,000
1981Dance Forth3 Phil Grove Dr. Thomas Bowman1+116 m1:46.40$30,000
1980Caught in Amber3 Danny Ray Wright O'Brien Brothers1+116 m1:46.60$35,000
1979Lady Lyndy3 Vincent Bracciale Jr. John B. Merryman1+116 m1:47.80$20,000
1978Red Lamp3Phil GroveMr. & Mrs. C. Oliver Goldsmith1+116 m1:45.80$20,000

See also

References

  1. "2017 Twixt Stakes chart" (PDF). Equibase. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  2. 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 324 on March 3, 2007.