- Maryland Sprint Handicap
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Grade III race Maryland Sprint Handicap Location Pimlico Race Course, 
Baltimore, Maryland, United StatesInaugurated 1987 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website www.pimlico.com Race information Distance 6 furlong sprint Track Dirt, left-handed Qualification Three-years-old & up Weight Assigned Purse $150,000 The Maryland Breeders' Cup Sprint Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the third week of May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. A Grade III event open to horses three-years-old and up, it is contested on dirt over a distance of six furlongs.
The Maryland Breeders' Cup Sprint Handicap was born in 1987 and its inaugural run was held at Laurel Park Racecourse at seven furlongs. Since its second running, the race has been run on the Preakness Stakes undercard at six furlongs. The race has been run with several variations of name changes beginning as the Maryland Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap from 1987-1995. From 1996-2005 the race was called the Maryland Breeders' Cup Handicap and in 2005 and 2006 it was called the Emeriates Airline Maryland Breeders' Cup Sprint.[1]
The Maryland Breeders' Cup Sprint Handicap was made American graded stakes race, earning grade 3 status beginning in 1994.[2]
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Records
Speed record: (at current distance of six furlongs)
- 1:09.07 - Forest Wildcat (1996)
Most wins:
- No horse has won this race more than once.
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Jerry Bailey (1993, 1998, 1999)
- 3 - Edgar Prado (1994, 2005, 2008)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - D. Wayne Lukas (1995, 1999, 2002)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Overbrook Farm (1995, 2002)
Winners of the Maryland Sprint Handicap since 1987
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade 2011 Ventana 5 Martin Garcia Bob Baffert Michael E. Pegram 6 fur. 1:09.88 $100,000 III 2010 Taqarub 4 Eibar Coa Kiaran McLaughlin Shadwell Stable 6 fur. 1:10.02 $100,000 III 2009 Ravalo 5 John Velazquez Donald H. Barr Lindy M. Redding 6 fur. 1:09.95 $200,000 III 2008 Starforaday 5 Edgar Prado Gary C. Contessa Winning Move Stable 6 fur. 1:09.80 $200,000 III 2007 Diabolical 4 Mario Pino Steve Klesaris Jeff Puglisi 6 fur. 1:09.16 $200,000 III 2006 Friendly Island 5 Garrett Gomez Todd A. Pletcher Anstu Stables 6 fur. 1:09.94 $200,000 III 2005 Willy o'the Valley 4 Edgar Prado Richard Dutrow IEAH Stables et al. 6 fur. 1:09.95 $200,000 III 2004 Gators N Bears 4 Chuck C. Lopez Leo S. Nechamkin II Leo S. Nechamkin II 6 fur. 1:10.84 $200,000 III 2003 Pioneer Boy 5 Jeremy Rose John J. Robb Mike Gill 6 fur. 1:10.35 $100,000 III 2002 Snow Ridge 4 Mike E. Smith D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm 6 fur. 1:10.06 $200,000 III 2001 Disco Rico 4 Harry Vega Valora Testerman Alfred DiRico 6 fur. 1:10.40 $200,000 III 2000 Dr. Max 4 Shane Sellers Gloria Wenderoth M. Bernstein & R. Freeman 6 fur. 1:10.91 $100,000 III 1999 Yes It's True 3 Jerry Bailey D. Wayne Lukas Padua Stable 6 fur. 1:09.20 $200,000 III 1998 Richter Scale 4 Jerry Bailey Mary Jo Lohmeier Nancy & Richard Kaster 6 fur. 1:09.45 $200,000 III 1997 Cat Be Nimble 5 Joe Rocco Timothy F. Ritchey Candy Stable 6 fur. 1:10.12 $212,600 III 1996 Forest Wildcat 5 Joe Bravo Ben Perkins, Sr. Fred Seitz & Everett Novak 6 fur. 1:09.07 $216,200 III 1995 Commanche Trail 4 Mike E. Smith D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm 6 fur. 1:09.35 $154,750 III 1994 Secret Odds 4 Edgar Prado Lawrence E. Murray Sondra D. Bender 6 fur. 1:10.38 $154,750 III 1993 Senor Speedy 6 Jerry Bailey Alfredo Callejas Robert Perez 6 fur. 1:09.69 $155,650 III 1992 Potentiality 6 Pat Day Robert E. Holthus Dan Jones & H. E. Sutton 6 fur. 1:10.25 $155,500 III 1991 Jeweler's Choice 6 Chris McCarron John P. Hicks Fourbros Stable 6 fur. 1:10.38 $154,350 III 1990 Norquestor 4 Craig Perret Sonny Hine Scott C. Savin 6 fur. 1:09.40 $155,900 III 1989 King's Nest 4 Joe Rocco Richard Dutrow, Sr. Sondra D. Bender 6 fur. 1:09.60 $154,600 III 1988 Fire Plug 5 Josiah Hampshire, Jr. Eddie Gaudet Arthur I. Appleton 6 fur. 1:10.60 $60,000 1987 Purple Mountain 5 Eliezer Ortiz, Jr. Woody Sedlacek Jacques Wimpfheimer 6 fur. 1:24.40 $166,800 See also
References
Categories:- Graded stakes races in the United States
- Horse races in the United States
- Pimlico Race Course
- Horse races in Maryland
- Recurring sporting events established in 1987
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