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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.
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1987 (as Maryland Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlong sprint |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and older |
| Weight | Base weights with allowances: 4-year-olds and up: 126 lbs. 3-year-olds: 120 lbs. |
| Purse | $150,000 (since 2013) |
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]
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Speed record:
- 6 furlongs – 1:09.07 - Forest Wildcat (1996)
Margins:
- 7+3⁄4 lengths – Snow Ridge (2002)
Most wins:
- No horse has won this race more than once.
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Jerry Bailey (1993, 1998, 1999)
- 3 - Edgar Prado (1994, 2005, 2008)
- 3 - Ricardo Santana Jr. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - D. Wayne Lukas (1995, 1999, 2002, 2012)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Overbrook Farm (1995, 2002)
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Pimlico – Maryland Sprint Stakes | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Jaxon Traveler | 4 | Joel Rosario | Steven M. Asmussen | West Point Thoroughbreds & Marvin Delfiner | 6 furlongs | 1:09.70 | $150,000 | III | [6] |
| 2021 | Special Reserve | 5 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Michael J. Maker | Paradise Farms & David Staudacher | 6 furlongs | 1:08.91 | $142,500 | III | [7] |
| 2020 | Race not held | |||||||||
| 2019 | New York Central | 4 | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen | Winstar Farm, China Horse Club & SF Racing | 6 furlongs | 1:08.74 | $150,000 | III | [8] |
| 2018 | Switzerland | 4 | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen | Woodford Racing | 6 furlongs | 1:09.43 | $150,000 | III | [9] |
| 2017 | Whitmore | 4 | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Ron Moquett | Robert V. LaPenta, Southern Springs Stables & Head of Plains Partners | 6 furlongs | 1:09.90 | $150,000 | III | [10] |
| Maryland Sprint Handicap | ||||||||||
| 2016 | Always Sunshine | 4 | Frankie Pennington | Edward T. Allard | Stonehedge | 6 furlongs | 1:10.49 | $150,000 | III | [11] |
| 2015 | Sandbar | 4 | Joel Rosario | Joe Sharp | Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey | 6 furlongs | 1:09.81 | $150,000 | III | [12] |
| 2014 | Happy My Way | 4 | Joe Bravo | Joe Orseno | Sagamore Farm & Mel Paikoff | 6 furlongs | 1:09.21 | $150,000 | III | [13] |
| 2013 | Sage Valley | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Rudy R. Rodriguez | Michael Dubb | 6 furlongs | 1:10.51 | $150,000 | III | [14] |
| 2012 | Hamazing Destiny | 6 | Corey Nakatani | D. Wayne Lukas | Westrock Stables & Barry Butzow | 6 furlongs | 1:10.48 | $100,000 | III | [15] |
| 2011 | Ventana | 5 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman | 6 furlongs | 1:09.88 | $100,000 | III | [16] |
| 2010 | Taqarub | 4 | Eibar Coa | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | Shadwell Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:10.02 | $100,000 | III | [17] |
| 2009 | Ravalo | 5 | John R. Velazquez | Donald H. Barr | Lindy M. Redding | 6 furlongs | 1:09.95 | $100,000 | III | [18] |
| 2008 | Starforaday | 5 | Edgar S. Prado | Gary C. Contessa | Winning Move Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:09.80 | $100,000 | III | [19] |
| 2007 | Diabolical | 4 | Mario G. Pino | Steve Klesaris | Jeff Puglisi & Steve Klesaris | 6 furlongs | 1:09.16 | $198,500 | III | [20] |
| Maryland Breeders' Cup Sprint Handicap | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Friendly Island | 5 | Garrett K. Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher | Anstu Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:09.94 | $190,000 | III | [21] |
| Maryland Breeders' Cup Handicap | ||||||||||
| 2005 | Willy o'the Valley | 4 | Edgar S. Prado | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | IEAH Stables | 6 furlongs | 1:09.95 | $189,000 | III | [22] |
| 2004 | Gators N Bears | 4 | Charles C. Lopez | Leo S. Nechamkin II | Leo S. Nechamkin II | 6 furlongs | 1:10.84 | $186,000 | III | [23] |
| 2003 | § Pioneer Boy | 5 | Jeremy Rose | John J. Robb | Michael J. Gill | 6 furlongs | 1:10.35 | $200,000 | III | [24] |
| 2002 | Snow Ridge | 4 | Mike E. Smith | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 6 furlongs | 1:10.06 | $200,000 | III | [25] |
| 2001 | Disco Rico | 4 | Harry Vega | Valora A. Testerman | Alfred DiRico | 6 furlongs | 1:10.40 | $200,000 | III | [26] |
| 2000 | Dr. Max | 4 | Shane Sellers | Gloria M. Wenderoth | Martin B. Bernstein & Rufus Freeman | 6 furlongs | 1:10.91 | $137,000 | III | [27] |
| 1999 | Yes It's True | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Padua Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:09.20 | $194,000 | III | [28] |
| 1998 | Richter Scale | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Nancy R. and Richard S. Kaster | 6 furlongs | 1:09.45 | $200,000 | III | [29] |
| 1997 | Cat Be Nimble | 5 | Joseph Rocco | Timothy F. Ritchey | Candy Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:10.12 | $209,600 | III | [30] |
| 1996 | § Forest Wildcat | 5 | Joe Bravo | Ben W. Perkins Sr. | New Farm | 6 furlongs | 1:09.07 | $216,200 | III | [31] |
| Maryland Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap | ||||||||||
| 1995 | Commanche Trail | 4 | Mike E. Smith | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 6 furlongs | 1:09.35 | $154,750 | III | [32] |
| 1994 | Secret Odds | 4 | Edgar S. Prado | Lawrence E. Murray | Sondra D. Bender | 6 furlongs | 1:10.38 | $156,025 | III | [33] |
| 1993 | Senor Speedy | 6 | Jerry D. Bailey | Alfredo Callejas | Robert Perez | 6 furlongs | 1:09.69 | $155,650 | Listed | [34] |
| 1992 | Potentiality | 6 | Pat Day | Robert E. Holthus | Dan Jones & Halford E. Sutton | 6 furlongs | 1:10.25 | $155,500 | Listed | [35] |
| 1991 | Jeweler's Choice | 6 | Chris McCarron | John W. Hicks III | Fourbros Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:10.38 | $154,350 | Listed | [36] |
| 1990 | Norquestor | 4 | Craig Perret | Sonny Hine | Scott C. Savin | 6 furlongs | 1:09.40 | $155,900 | [37] | |
| 1989 | King's Nest | 5 | Joseph Rocco | Lawrence E. Murray | Sondra D. Bender | 6 furlongs | 1:09.60 | $127,650 | [38] | |
| 1988 | Fire Plug | 5 | Josiah F. Hampshire Jr. | Eddie Gaudet | Arthur I. Appleton | 6 furlongs | 1:10.60 | $84,800 | [39] | |
| At Laurel Park | ||||||||||
| 1987 | Purple Mountain | 5 | Eliezer Ortiz Jr. | Woodrow M. Sedlacek | Jacques D. Wimpfheimer | 7 furlongs | 1:24.40 | $144,000 | [1] | |
Notes:
§ Ran as an entry
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