- Marshua Stakes
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Ungraded Stakes race Marshua Stakes Location Laurel Park Racecourse, 
Laurel, Maryland, United StatesInaugurated 1987 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website www.Laurelpark.com Race information Distance 6 furlongs Track Dirt, left-handed Qualification Fillies; Three-years-old Weight Assigned Purse $75,000 The Marshua Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in February at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. The Marshua Stakes, is open to fillies that are three-years-old in age and up willing to race six furlongs on the dirt. It was the 24th running of the stakes race in 2010.
An ungraded stakes race, it offers a purse of $75,000. The race was named in honor of the great race mare Marshua in 1987. Marshua was foaled in 1962 and was an American Thoroughbred racehorse sired by her famous father Nashua out of Emardee, by Heliopolis. Marshua was ranked second in her class of two year-olds. She made 16 starts in 1964 and was in the money 15 times an incredible 94% of the time. The highlight of that season was her victory in the prestigious Selima Stakes at Laurel Park Racecorse in Maryland. Having led all the way around the 1-1/16 mile event, she battled Queen Empress through the stretch to win by a fading neck. Queen Empress was later named champion two year-old filly. In addition to the Selima, Marshua won the Schuylerville Stakes, the Gardenia Stakes and the Marguerite Stakes in her freshman year.
Marshua was bred and owned by Mrs. W. Gilroy. At age three she placed second in the Acorn Stakes and won the filly classic Coaching Club American Oaks. She retired with a record of nine wins, six seconds and four thirds in 21 starts with career earnings of $317,599.[1]
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Records
Speed record:
- 6 furlongs - 1:09.36 - Gator Prowl (2010)
- 7 furlongs - 1:24.60 - Mary's Silver Pen (2000)
Most wins by an horse:
- No horse has ever won the Marshua Stakes more than once.
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner has ever won the Marshua Stakes more than once.
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Jeremy Rose (2007, 2008 & 2009)
- 3 - Mario Pino (1994, 2000 & 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Dale Capuano (2005 & 2006)
- 2 - Edmund D. Gaudet (1990 & 2007)
Winners of the Marshua Stakes since 1987
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade 2011 Red's Round Table 3 Sheldon Russell Timothy L. Keefe Arnold A. Heft 6 fur. 1:13.40 $75,000 2010 Gator Prowl 3 Harry Vega John E. Salzman, Jr. Danny Divver 6 fur. 1:09.36 $60,000 2009 Strut the Canary 3 Jeremy Rose Timothy Tullock, Jr. Everest Stables, Inc. 6 fur. 1:10.72 $70,000 2008 Throbbin' Heart 3 Jeremy Rose Steven M. Asmussen Zayat Stables, LLC 6 fur. 1:11.00 $50,000 2007 Laila's Punch 3 Jeremy Rose Edmund D. Gaudet Morris Bailey 5.5 fur. 1:06.00 $90,000 2006 Celestial Legend 3 Erick Rodriguez Dale Capuano Richard Shultz & David Menard 5.5 fur. 1:04.00 $75,000 2005 Rush to Glory 3 Mike Hole Dale Capuano L. T. Smith Enterprises 6 fur. 1:12.40 $50,000 2004 Among My Souvenirs 3 Mario Pino Anthony W. Dutrow Peter G. Angelos 6 fur. 1:11.20 $40,000 2003 Ladyecho 3 Oscar Castillo John C. Servis Charlotte C. Polin 6 fur. 1:10.20 $50,000 2002 Two Times a Lady 3 Omar Klinger Francis P. Campitelli James McCaul 6 fur. 1:11.60 $40,000 2001 No Race - No Race No Race No Race no race 0:00.00 no race 2000 Mary's Silver Pen 3 Mario Pino Guadalupe Preciado 7 fur. 1:24.60 $55,000 1999 Potomac Bend 3 Mark T. Johnston Vincent L. Blengs Wayne Harrison 6 fur. 1:11.40 $55,000 1998 Chasseresse 3 Edgar Prado Glenda J. Gilday Leverett S. Miller 6 fur. 1:11.60 $55,000 1997 Meteor Cap 3 Victor H. Molina Eugene E. Weymouth 6 fur. 1:12.00 $55,000 1996 Secret Prospect 3 Carlos Marquez, Jr. John J. Tammaro III Alan Kline Revoc.Trust 7 fur. 1:25.20 $55,000 1995 White Cliffs 3 Rick Wilson Carlos A. Garcia Carol Ann Kaye 6 fur. 1:11.60 $55,000 1994 Pleasant Dilema 3 Mario Pino Edward T. Allard 6 fur. 1:11.40 $55,000 1993 Carnirainbow 3 Greg Hutton John J. Robb Hal C. B. Clagett 6 fur. 1:13.60 $45,000 1992 Luramore 3 Rick Wilson Ben W. Perkins, Jr. Wright/Legum/Keelty 6 fur. 1:12.80 $45,000 1991 Picnic Island 3 Joe Rocco Charles Peoples Bayard Sharp 6 fur. 1:13.40 $45,000 1990 Leery Baba 3 Mike Luzzi Edmund D. Gaudet Brian Hurst 6 fur. 1:12.00 $45,000 1989 All About Style 3 Kent Desormeaux Bernie Bond Arnold Heft 7 fur. 1:24.80 $55,000 1988 Willa On the Move 3 James Edwards Leon Blusiewicz Lorraine Quinichett 6.5 fur. 1:18.40 $50,000 1987 Cagey Exuberance 3 Jake Nied H. Graham Motion Lindsey Burbank 6 fur. 1:14.60 $50,000 See also
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External links
Categories:- Horse races in the United States
- Recurring events established in 1987
- Laurel Park Racecourse
- Horse races in Maryland
- Recurring sporting events established in 1987
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