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Maryland Million Turf

{{Infobox horseraces

| surface = Turf

| class = Restricted State-bred Stakes

| horse race = Maryland Million Turf

| image =

| caption =

| location = Laurel Park Racecourse,
Laurel, Maryland,
United States

| inaugurated = 1986

| race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing

| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714043402/http://www.marylandthoroughbred.com/newsindex.php?articleid=953 Marylandthoroughbred.com]

| distance = {{frac|1|1|8}} miles (9 furlongs)

| track = Left-handed

| qualification = Three-year-olds and up

| weight =

| purse = $125,000

| bonuses =

}}

Maryland Million Turf is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in October since 1986 primarily at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland or at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. To be eligible for the Maryland Million Turf, a horse must be sired by a stallion who stands in Maryland. Due to that restriction the race is classified as a non-graded or "listed" stakes race and is not eligible for grading by the American Graded Stakes Committee.

The race is part of Maryland Million Day, a 12-race program held in mid October that was the creation of renowned television sports journalist Jim McKay. The "Maryland Million" is the first State-Bred showcase event ever created. Since 1986, 27 other events in 20 states have imitated the showcase and its structure.Maryland Million 2008, October 4, Laurel Park, Official Souvenir Guide for 23rd Running, page 4 and 5.

From its inception in 1986 through 1995, the race was run restricted to only three-year-olds. The distance of the race from 1986 through 1992 was {{frac|1|1|16}} miles. Since 1993 it has been a {{frac|1|1|8}} mile competition and currently offers a purse of $125,000. Because of inclement weather the race was moved to the main track on dirt in 1992 and in 1995.

In its 30th running in 2015, the race is restricted to those horses who were sired by a stallion who stands in the state of Maryland. Both the entrant horse and their stallion must be nominated to the Maryland Million program.

Records

Most wins: – Five horses have won the Maryland Million Classic twice:

  • Phlash Phelps (2015, 2016)
  • Roadhog (2012, 2013)
  • Pocket Patch (2010, 2011)
  • La Reine's Terms (2002, 2005)
  • Winsox (1997, 1998)

Speed record:

  • {{frac|1|1|8}} mile : 1:46.03 – Forty Crowns (2007)
  • {{frac|1|1|16}} miles : 1:42.40 – Wave Wise (1989)

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 – Hillwood Stable (2015, 2016)
  • 2 – Ellendale Racing (2012, 2013)
  • 2 – Charles McGill (2010, 2011)
  • 2 – Sondra Bender – La Reine's Terms (2002, 2005)
  • 2 – Richard C. Granville – Winsox (1997, 1998)

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 4 – Horacio Karamanos (2002, 2006, 2008, 2012)

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 3 – John R. S. Fisher

Winners of the Maryland Million Turf since 1986

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
width="34px" | Yr

! width="149px" | Winner

! width="20px" | Age

! width="147px" | Jockey

! width="150px" | Trainer

! width="181px" | Owner

! width="35px" | Dist.
(Miles)

! width="60px" | Time

! width="75px" | Purse

align=center|2021

| Somekindofmagician

| align=center|7

| Angel Cruz

| Gary Contessa

| Bell Gable Stable LLC

| align=center|1-1/8

| align=center|1:49.00

| align=center|$102,000

align=center|2019

| Pretty Good Year

| align=center|4

| Sheldon Russell

| Kelly Rubley

| Lead Off Stable

| align=center|1-1/8

| align=center|1:52.32

| align=center|$125,000

align=center|2019

| Mr. d'Angelo

| align=center|8

| Jevian Toledo

| Tim Woolley

| Kevin Morgan

| align=center|1 mile

| align=center|1:36.88

| align=center|$125,000

align=center|2018

| Talk Show Man

| align=center|8

| Jevian Toledo

| Hamilton Smith

| Michael J. Harrison

| align=center|1 mile

| align=center|1:38.64

| align=center|$125,000

align=center|2017

| Spartianos

| align=center|5

| Nik Juarez

| Michael Pino

| Nick Sanna Stables

| align=center|1 mile

| align=center|1:36.84

| align=center|$125,000

align=center|2016

| Phlash Phelps

| align=center|5

| Victor Carrasco

| Rodney Jenkins

| Hillwood Stable

| align=center|1 mile

| align=center|1:34.57

| align=center|$125,000

align=center|2015

| Phlash Phelps

| align=center|4

| Victor Carrasco

| Rodney Jenkins

| Hillwood Stable

| align=center|1 mile

| align=center|1:35.35

| align=center|$125,000

align=center|2014

| Talk Show Man

| align=center|4

| Xavier Perez

| Hamilton Smith

| Michael Harrison

| align=center|1 mile

| align=center|1:39.20

| align=center|$125,000

align=center|2013

| Roadhog

| align=center|6

| Kendrick Carmouche

| Elizabeth Merryman

| Ellendale Racing

| align=center|1 mile

| align=center|1:39.29

| align=center|$126,250

align=center|2012

| Roadhog

| align=center|5

| Horacio Karamanos

| Elizabeth Merryman

| Ellendale Racing

| align=center|1-1/8

| align=center|1:47.15

| align=center|$100,000

align=center|2011

| Pocket Patch

| align=center|5

| Forest Boyce

| Flint Stites

| Charles McGill

| align=center|1-1/8

| align=center|1:56.67

| align=center|$100,000

align=center|2010

| Pocket Patch

| align=center|4

| Jonathan Joyce

| Flint Stites

| Charles McGill

| align=center|1-1/8

| align=center|1:52.30

| align=center|$100,000

align=center|2009

|Target Sighted

|align=center|3

|Jeremy Rose

|Francis P. Campitelli

|The Maltese Cross II

|align=center|1-1/8

|align=center|1:49.03

|align=center|$200,000

align=center|2008

|Broadway Producer

|align=center|5

|Horacio Karamanos

|John P. Terranova II

|Sovereign Stable

|align=center|1-1/8

|align=center|1:49.99

|align=center|$200,000

align=center|2007

|Forty Crowns

|align=center|4

|Luis Garcia

|Edmond Gaudet

|Morris Bailey

|align=center|1-1/8

|align=center|1:46.03

|align=center|$200,000

align=center|2006

|Private Scandal

|align=center|6

|Horacio Karamanos

|Peter Bazeos

|Ioannis T. Korologos

|align=center|1-1/8

|align=center|1:47.56

|align=center|$150,000

align=center|2005

|La Reine's Terms

|align=center|10

|Jeremy Rose

|Lawrence Murray

|Sondra Bender

|align=center|1-1/8

|align=center|1:51.60

|align=center|$150,000

align=center|2004

|Dr. Detroit

|align=center|5

|Mario Pino

|Ann Merryman

|Richard Blue

|align=center|1-1/8

|align=center|1:50.96

|align=center|$100,000

align=center|2003

|Move Those Chains

|align=center|4

|Ramon Dominguez

|Kevin Boniface

|Patricia Runyon

|align=center|1-1/8

|align=center|1:47.28

|align=center|$100,000

align=center|2002

|La Reine's Terms

|align=center|7

|Horacio Karamanos

|Lawrence Murray

|Sondra Bender

|align=center|1-1/8

|align=center|1:49.28

|align=center|$100,000

align=center|2001

|Elberton

|align=center|4

|Alberto Delgado

|Luigi Gino

|C. Frank Hopkins

|align=center|1-1/8

|align=center|1:48.52

|align=center|$100,000

align=center|2000

|Cynics Beware

|align=center|6

|Ramon Dominguez

|Mary Welby McGill

|Two Rivers Farm

|align=center|1-1/8

|align=center|1:46.95

|align=center|$100,000

align=center|1999

|Private Slip

|align=center|5

|Ricky Frazier

|Dale Capuano

|Crown Valley Stable

|align=center|1-1/8

|align=center|1:54.20

|align=center|$100,000

align=center|1998

|Winsox

|align=center|7

|Edgar S. Prado

|J. William Boniface

|Richard C. Granville

|align=center|1-1/8

|align=center|1:51.40

|align=center|$100,000

align=center|1997

|Winsox

|align=center|6

|Edgar S. Prado

|J. William Boniface

|Richard C. Granville

|align=center|1-1/8

|align=center|1:58.20

|align=center|$100,000

align=center|1996

|Trump Mahal

|align=center|6

|Seth Martinez

|Robin Graham

|Frank P. Wright

|align=center|1-1/8

|align=center|1:59.40

|align=center|$100,000

align=center|1995

|Short Stay

|align=center|3

|José A. Santos

|John R. S. Fisher

|Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr.

|align=center|1-1/8

|align=center|1:52.00

|align=center|$100,000

align=center|1994

|Warning Glance

|align=center|3

|Mike Smith

|Charles Hadry

|Stuart S. Janney III

|align=center|1-1/8

|align=center|1:52.60

|align=center|$100,000

align=center|1993

|Awad

|align=center|3

|John Velazquez

|David Donk

|Ryehill Farm

|align=center|1-1/8

|align=center|1:49.30

|align=center|$100,000

align=center|1992

|Wood Fox

|align=center|3

|Mario Pino

|Katherine Voss

|John Merryman

|align=center|1-1/16

|align=center|1:44.60

|align=center|$100,000

align=center|1991

|Scottsville

|align=center|3

|Rick Wilson

|John R. S. Fisher

|Joseph Walker, Jr.

|align=center|1-1/16

|align=center|1:43.00

|align=center|$100,000

align=center|1990

|Hear the Bells

|align=center|3

|Rick Wilson

|John R. S. Fisher

|Due Process Stable

|align=center|1-1/16

|align=center|1:43.20

|align=center|$100,000

align=center|1989

|Wave Wise

|align=center|3

|Greg Hutton

|James E. Day

|Sam-Son Farm

|align=center|1-1/16

|align=center|1:42.40

|align=center|$100,000

align=center|1988

|Master Speaker

|align=center|3

|Laffit Pincay, Jr.

|Virgil W. Raines

|Anderson Fowler

|align=center|1-1/16

|align=center|1:43.20

|align=center|$100,000

align=center|1987

|Ringling

|align=center|3

|Laffit Pincay, Jr.

|Ronald Alfanso

|Glenn Stable

|align=center|1-1/16

|align=center|1:49.20

|align=center|$100,000

align=center|1986

|Glow

|align=center|3

|Jerry D. Bailey

|Woody Stephens

|Sonia Rogers

|align=center|1-1/16

|align=center|1:44.40

|align=center|$100,000

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714043402/http://www.marylandthoroughbred.com/newsindex.php?articleid=953 Maryland Thoroughbred official website]

Category:Horse races in Maryland

Category:Recurring events established in 1986

Category:Laurel Park Racecourse

Category:Horse races established in 1986

Category:1986 establishments in Maryland