Twixt Stakes
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]
| Ungraded Stakes race | |
| Location | Laurel Park Racecourse, Laurel, Maryland,  United States  |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1978 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies; Three-years-old |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $75,000 |
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. She was owned by Mr. and Mrs. John Merryman and Mrs. John M. Franklin. When she retired, she had recorded the largest career earnings level of any Maryland-bred mare at $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:
- 1 mile - 1:37.00 - Les Ry Leigh (2006)
- 1 1⁄16 miles - 1:43.40 - Blue Sky Princess (1995)
- 1 1⁄8 miles - 1:48.40 - Valay Maid (1990), River Cruise (2003)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Mario Pino (1987, 1995, 1996, 1999)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Richard W. Small (1992, 1993, 2004, 2008)
Winners of the Twixt Stakes since 1978
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance | Time | Purse | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Shimmering Aspen | 3 | Steve Hamilton | Rodney Jenkins | Hillwood Stable LLC | 7 furlongs | 1:22.72 | $75,000 | |
| 2016 | no race | ||||||||
| 2015 | no race | ||||||||
| 2014 | Aunt Ellen | 3 | Horacio Kanamaros | A. Allen III | Hickory Ridge Farm LLC | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:49.39 | $75,000 | |
| 2013 | no race | ||||||||
| 2012 | no race | ||||||||
| 2011 | Access to Charlie | 3 | Jeremy Rose | Lawrence E. Murray | Sondra D. Bender | 1 mile | 1:39.44 | $60,000 | |
| 2010 | Catch a Thief | 3 | Harry Vega | Tim Hills | Charles Dimino’s | 1 mile | 1:38.35 | $50,000 | |
| 2009 | Five Diamonds | 3 | Harry Vega | John Salzman Jr. | William Inman & Ralph Patten |
1 mile | 1:37.89 | $50,000 | |
| 2008 | Hartigan | 3 | Jozbin Santana | Richard W. Small | Rob Meyerhoff & Fitzhugh | 1 mile | 1:38.09 | $70,000 | |
| 2007 | Paying Off | 3 | Oliver Castillo | John J. Robb | Morgan W. Wayson, Jr. | 1 mile | 1:41.00 | $50,000 | |
| 2006 | Les Ry Leigh | 3 | Anna R. Napravnik | J. Larry Jones | Michael Pressley | 1 mile | 1:37.00 | $75,000 | |
| 2005 | Promenade Girl | 3 | Jeremy Rose | Lawrence E. Murray | Sondra & Howard Bender | 1 mile | 1:38.40 | $70,000 | |
| 2004 | He Loves Me | 3 | Jozbin Santana | Richard W. Small | Buckingham Farm | 1 1⁄8 miles | 1:51.00 | $75,000 | |
| 2003 | River Cruise | 3 | Jeremy Rose | Lawrence E. Murray | Sondra & Howard Bender | 1 1⁄8 miles | 1:48.40 | $75,000 | |
| 2002 | True Sensation | 3 | Jeremy Rose | Hamilton A. Smith | Hickory Plains Farm | 1 1⁄8 miles | 1:54.00 | $75,000 | |
| 2001 | Your Out | 3 | Ramon Dominguez | H. Graham Motion | Eugene F. Ford | 1 1⁄8 miles | 1:52.40 | $75,000 | |
| 2000 | Steppedoutofadream | 3 | Rick Wilson | Edward T. Allard | Dr. Philip J. Torsney Jr | 1 1⁄8 miles | 1:53.40 | $100,000 | III |
| 1999 | Carnival Court | 3 | Mario Pino | Katherine M. Voss | Not Found | 1 1⁄8 miles | 1:51.20 | $100,000 | III |
| 1998 | Merengue | 3 | Mark T. Johnston | Donald H. Barr | Gerald C. Dickens | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:45.00 | $100,000 | III |
| 1997 | Snit | 3 | Edgar Prado | Barclay Tagg | William M. Backer | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:44.60 | $100,000 | III |
| 1996 | Proper Angel | 3 | Mario Pino | John W. Hicks, III | Not Found | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:44.20 | $100,000 | III |
| 1995 | Blue Sky Princess | 3 | Mario Pino | Robin L. Graham | Frank P. Wright | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:43.40 | $100,000 | III |
| 1994 | Churchbell Chimes | 3 | Albert Delgado | J. William Boniface | Susan Y. Granville | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:43.60 | $100,000 | III |
| 1993 | Broad Gains | 3 | Edgar Prado | Richard W. Small | Robert E. Meyerhoff | 1 1⁄8 miles | 1:49.80 | $100,000 | III |
| 1992 | Star Minister | 3 | Andrea Seefeldt | Richard W. Small | Robert E. Meyerhoff | 1 1⁄8 miles | 1:51.20 | $100,000 | III |
| 1991 | Wide Country | 3 | S. Chavez | Robert W. Camac | Thomas Tanner | 1 1⁄8 miles | 1:50.20 | $100,000 | III |
| 1990 | Valay Maid | 3 | Edgar Prado | Carlos A Garcia | Mr. & Mrs. A.J. Hamilton | 1 1⁄8 miles | 1:48.40 | $100,000 | III |
| 1989 | Under Oath | 3 | Joe Rocco | Y. J. Stoner | 1 1⁄8 miles | 1:49.80 | $75,000 | ||
| 1988 | Ice Tech | 3 | Kent Desormeaux | 1 1⁄8 miles | 1:50.60 | $80,000 | |||
| 1987 | Angelina County | 3 | Mario Pino | 1 1⁄8 miles | 1:49.80 | $90,000 | |||
| 1986 | Smart n' Quick | 3 | Albert Delgado | 1 1⁄8 miles | 1:52.00 | $90,000 | |||
| 1985 | no race | ||||||||
| 1984 | Slip of the Tongue | 3 | Jack Kaenel | Mrs. Geri Forrester | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:45.40 | $25,000 | ||
| 1983 | First Quad | 3 | William Passmore | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:46.00 | $25,000 | |||
| 1982 | Gallant Risk | 3 | Jack Kaenel | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:47.20 | $25,000 | |||
| 1981 | Dance Forth | 3 | Phil Grove | Dr. Thomas Bowman | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:46.40 | $30,000 | ||
| 1980 | Caught in Amber | 3 | Danny Ray Wright | O'Brien Brothers | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:46.60 | $35,000 | ||
| 1979 | Lady Lyndy | 3 | Vincent Bracciale, Jr. | John B. Merryman | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:47.80 | $20,000 | ||
| 1978 | Red Lamp | 3 | Phil Grove | Mr. & Mrs. C. Oliver Goldsmith | 1 1⁄16 miles | 1:45.80 | $20,000 | ||
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See also
- Twixt Stakes top three finishers and starters
- Laurel Park Racecourse
References
- "2017 Twixt Stakes chart" (PDF). Equibase. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 324 on March 3, 2007.
External links
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