- Conniver Stakes
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Ungraded Stakes race Conniver Stakes Location Laurel Park Racecourse, 
Laurel, Maryland, United StatesInaugurated 1969 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website www.Laurelpark.com Race information Distance 7 furlongs Track Dirt, left-handed Qualification Fillies & Mares; Three-year-olds & up Weight Assigned Purse $75,000 The Conniver Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in March at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. The Conniver Stakes, is open to fillies and mares age three-years-old and up willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt. It was the 43rd running of the stakes race in 2010. An ungraded stakes race, it offers a purse of $70,000.
The race was named in honor of Conniver, the Maryland-bred that was named the nation's top handicap mare in 1948 for an incredible season that included wins in the Brooklyn Handicap and Vagrancy Handicap (defeating both legend mares as Gallorette and Stymie. She also won the Beldame Stakes, the Comely Stakes and the Vagrancy Handicap. She was the brown daughter of Discovery out of The Schemer out of Challenger II and was bred by Alfred G. Vanderbilt II. She was owned by Harry LaMontagne, who had purchased Conniver as a yearling for a mere $1,500. The gawky, 17 hand mare was undistinguished at age 2 and 3 and was nealy sold as a polo pony prior to the 1948 season. When Conniver retired at age 5, she had earned $227,825 from 56 starts with 15 wins, 6 seconds and 6 thirds.[1]
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Records
Speed record:
- 7 furlongs - 1:23.00 - Winter Leaf (2002)
- 1-1/16 miles - 1:45.00 - Dear to All (1970)
- 1-1/8 miles - 1:49.00 - Stem the Tide (1992)
Most wins by an horse:
- No horse has ever won more than one Conniver Stakes
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Stephen E. Quick (2007 & 2010)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Edgar Prado (1999, 2002 & 2008)
- 3 - Vincent Bracciale, Jr. (1999, 2002 & 2008)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Christopher W. Grove (2007 & 2010)
- 2 - King T. Leatherbury (1995 & 1996)
- 2 - Richard W. Small (1994 & 2000)
Winners of the Conniver Stakes since 1969
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse 2011 Fascinatin' Rhythm 6 Forest Boyce Richard W. Small Buckingham Farm 7 fur. 1:24.90 $75,000 2010 Sweet Goodbye 5 J.D. Acosta Christopher W. Grove William Harris 7 fur. 1:23.85 $70,000 2009 Fancy Diamond 5 Harry Vega Cathal Lynch Kildare Stable 7 fur. 1:23.72 $60,000 2008 All Giving 4 Erick D. Rodriguez Flint W. Stites Concepts Unlimited Stable 7 fur. 1:24.40 $60,000 2007 Silmaril 6 Ryan Fogelsonger Christopher W. Grove Stephen E. Quick 7 fur. 1:25.00 $75,000 2006 Spirited Game 5 Jose Caraballo Dove Houghton Wirth Brothers 7 fur. 1:23.60 $75,000 2005 Chrusciki 5 Ryan Fogelsonger A. Ferris Allen, III Nancy Lee Farms 7 fur. 1:26.00 $60,000 2004 Bronze Abe 5 Erick D. Rodriguez Grover G. Delp Samuel Bayard 7 fur. 1:23.60 $75,000 2003 Gazillion 4 Ramon A. Dominguez Hamilton A. Smith Lucy C. Kessler 7 fur. 1:24.40 $60,000 2002 Winter Leaf 4 Larry Reynolds Ronald Cartwright 7 fur. 1:23.00 $60,000 2001 A Lot of Mary 6 Bruce Kravets Scott A. Lake WinStar Farm 7 fur. 1:24.40 $60,000 2000 Shashobegon 5 Jozbin Santana Richard W. Small 7 fur. 1:24.40 $60,000 1999 Halo's Security 5 Nick Goodwin Robert L. Beall Robert L. Beall 7 fur. 1:24.40 $60,000 1998 Brush Over 4 Edgar Prado Dale Capuano Donald H. Mensh 7 fur. 1:23.60 $60,000 1997 Secret Prospect 4 Carlos H. Marquez, Jr. John J. Tammaoro, III Alan S. Kline 7 fur. 1:23.80 $60,000 1996 Julie's Brilliance 4 Mark Johnston King T. Leatherbury 7 fur. 1:23.60 $60,000 1995 Queen Letizia 4 Nick Goodwin King T. Leatherbury 7 fur. 1:23.80 $60,000 1994 Fleet Broad 4 Steve Hamilton Richard W. Small 7 fur. 1:24.20 $60,000 1993 Silver Tango 5 Mike Luzzi Gary Capuano Jeanne F. Begg 7 fur. 1:24.40 $60,000 1992 Brilliant Brass 5 Edgar Prado Carlos A. Garcia 7 fur. 1:23.60 $60,000 1991 Run Spot 6 Edgar Prado Katherine M. Voss Mrs. John B. Merryman 7 fur. 1:25.00 $60,000 1990 Double Artemis 4 Mark Johnston 7 fur. 1:24.20 $60,000 1989 Eesee's Taw 4 Kent Desormeaux 6.5 fur. 1:16.60 $65,000 1988 Parade of Roses 5 Vincent Bracciale, Jr. 7 fur. 1:23.20 $60,000 1987 Tulindas 4 Mike Sellers 6.5 fur. 1:17.60 $48,500 1986 La Caleche 3 Allen Stacy 1 mile 1:39.40 $58,000 1985 La Reine Elaine 4 Greg Hutton 1 mile 1:35.40 $42,000 1984 Final Chapter 4 Vincent Bracciale, Jr. 1-1/16 1:47.40 $43,000 1983 Kattegat's Pride 4 Donnie A. Miller, Jr. Stephen E. Quick 1-1/16 1:47.10 $42,000 1982 Lady Dean 4 Donnie A. Miller, Jr. D. P. Reynolds 1-1/16 1:45.60 $40,000 1981 Contrary Rose 5 Vincent Bracciale, Jr. A. S. Kline 1-1/16 1:47.00 $40,000 1980 Sentencia 4 Arnold Iliescu Charles A. Cuprill 1-1/16 1:49.00 $30,000 1979 Silver Ice 4 Greg McCarron C. Oliver Goldsmith 1-1/16 1:46.80 $30,000 1978 Lucky Penny 5 Leroy Moyers 1-1/16 1:48.00 $30,000 1977 Shark's Jaw 4 Leroy Moyers 1-1/16 1:48.00 $30,000 1976 War Exchange 4 James Mosely Dr. A. E. Verdi 1-1/16 1:45.80 $30,000 1975 Sarah Percy 7 Chris McCarron Mrs. Richard Worthington 1-1/16 1:46.80 $35,000 1974 Euonymous 5 Herbert Hinojosa 1-1/16 1:47.00 $23,500 1973 Alma North 5 Ron Turcotte 1-1/16 1:46.40 $23,500 1972 Lead Me On 5 Eldon Nelson Mooring Stable 1-1/16 1:45.60 $23,500 1971 Daring Step 4 Anthony Agnello Eddie McMullen Greystone Manor Stable 1-1/16 1:46.60 $23,500 1970 Dear to All 4 John Baboolal 1-1/16 1:45.00 $23,500 1969 Miss Spin 6 Garth Patterson Flamingo Farm 1-1/16 1:47.00 $23,500 See also
References
- ^ 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 324 on March 3, 2007.
External links
Categories:- Horse races in the United States
- Recurring events established in 1969
- Laurel Park Racecourse
- Horse races in Maryland
- Recurring sporting events established in 1969
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