Maryland Million Turf

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.

Maryland Million Turf
Restricted State-bred Stakes race
LocationLaurel Park Racecourse,
Laurel, Maryland,
United States
Inaugurated1986
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
WebsiteMarylandthoroughbred.com
Race information
Distance​1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds and up
Purse$125,000

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.[1]

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 ​1 1⁄16 miles. Since 1993 it has been a ​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:

  • ​1 1⁄8 mile : 1:46.03 - Forty Crowns (2007)
  • ​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
Yr
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Dist.
(Miles)
 Time
 Purse
2019 Mr. d'Angelo 8 Jevian Toledo Tim Woolley Kevin Morgan 1 mile 1:36.88 $125,000
2018 Talk Show Man 8 Jevian Toledo Hamilton Smith Michael J. Harrison 1 mile 1:38.64 $125,000
2017 Spartianos 5 Nik Juarez Michael Pino Nick Sanna Stables 1 mile 1:36.84 $125,000
2016 Phlash Phelps 5 Victor Carrasco Rodney Jenkins Hillwood Stable 1 mile 1:34.57 $125,000
2015 Phlash Phelps 4 Victor Carrasco Rodney Jenkins Hillwood Stable 1 mile 1:35.35 $125,000
2014 Talk Show Man 4 Xavier Perez Hamilton Smith Michael Harrison 1 mile 1:39.20 $125,000
2013 Roadhog 6 Kendrick Carmouche Elizabeth Merryman Ellendale Racing 1 mile 1:39.29 $126,250
2012 Roadhog 5 Horacio Karamanos Elizabeth Merryman Ellendale Racing 1-1/8 1:47.15 $100,000
2011 Pocket Patch 5 Forest Boyce Flint Stites Charles McGill 1-1/8 1:56.67 $100,000
2010 Pocket Patch 4 Jonathan Joyce Flint Stites Charles McGill 1-1/8 1:52.30 $100,000
2009 Target Sighted 3 Jeremy Rose Francis P. Campitelli The Maltese Cross II 1-1/8 1:49.03 $200,000
2008 Broadway Producer 5 Horacio Karamanos John P. Terranova II Sovereign Stable 1-1/8 1:49.99 $200,000
2007 Forty Crowns 4 Luis Garcia Edmond Gaudet Morris Bailey 1-1/8 1:46.03 $200,000
2006 Private Scandal 6 Horacio Karamanos Peter Bazeos Ioannis T. Korologos 1-1/8 1:47.56 $150,000
2005 La Reine's Terms 10 Jeremy Rose Lawrence Murray Sondra Bender 1-1/8 1:51.60 $150,000
2004 Dr. Detroit 5 Mario Pino Ann Merryman Richard Blue 1-1/8 1:50.96 $100,000
2003 Move Those Chains 4 Ramon Dominguez Kevin Boniface Patricia Runyon 1-1/8 1:47.28 $100,000
2002 La Reine's Terms 7 Horacio Karamanos Lawrence Murray Sondra Bender 1-1/8 1:49.28 $100,000
2001 Elberton 4 Alberto Delgado Luigi Gino C. Frank Hopkins 1-1/8 1:48.52 $100,000
2000 Cynics Beware 6 Ramon Dominguez Mary Welby McGill Two Rivers Farm 1-1/8 1:46.95 $100,000
1999 Private Slip 5 Ricky Frazier Dale Capuano Crown Valley Stable 1-1/8 1:54.20 $100,000
1998 Winsox 7 Edgar S. Prado J. William Boniface Richard C. Granville 1-1/8 1:51.40 $100,000
1997 Winsox 6 Edgar S. Prado J. William Boniface Richard C. Granville 1-1/8 1:58.20 $100,000
1996 Trump Mahal 6 Seth Martinez Robin Graham Frank P. Wright 1-1/8 1:59.40 $100,000
1995 Short Stay 3 José A. Santos John R. S. Fisher Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr. 1-1/8 1:52.00 $100,000
1994 Warning Glance 3 Mike Smith Charles Hadry Stuart S. Janney III 1-1/8 1:52.60 $100,000
1993 Awad 3 John Velazquez David Donk Ryehill Farm 1-1/8 1:49.30 $100,000
1992 Wood Fox 3 Mario Pino Katherine Voss John Merryman 1-1/16 1:44.60 $100,000
1991 Scottsville 3 Rick Wilson John R. S. Fisher Joseph Walker, Jr. 1-1/16 1:43.00 $100,000
1990 Hear the Bells 3 Rick Wilson John R. S. Fisher Due Process Stable 1-1/16 1:43.20 $100,000
1989 Wave Wise 3 Greg Hutton James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 1-1/16 1:42.40 $100,000
1988 Master Speaker 3 Laffit Pincay, Jr. Virgil W. Raines Anderson Fowler 1-1/16 1:43.20 $100,000
1987 Ringling 3 Laffit Pincay, Jr. Ronald Alfanso Glenn Stable 1-1/16 1:49.20 $100,000
1986 Glow 3 Jerry D. Bailey Woody Stephens Sonia Rogers 1-1/16 1:44.40 $100,000
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See also

References
  1. Maryland Million 2008, October 4, Laurel Park, Official Souvenir Guide for 23rd Running, page 4 and 5.
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