- Maryland Racing Media Stakes
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Listed Stakes race Maryland Racing Media Stakes Location Laurel Park Racecourse, 
Laurel, Maryland, United StatesInaugurated 1992 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website [1] Race information Distance 1-1/8 miles (9 furlongs) Track Dirt, left-handed Qualification Three-year-old and up; fillies and mares Weight Assigned Purse $70,000 The Maryland Racing Media Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run in February of each year at Laurel Park Racecourse in Baltimore, Maryland. It is set at a distance of one and one eighth miles (nine furlongs) on the dirt for fillies and mares and three years old and up.
The race was named in honor of the Maryland Racing Media Association which was organized under the name of the Maryland Racing Writers' Association in 1937. It held its first meeting at Havre de Grave race track in that year. Originally the association was restricted to members of the print media; the membership now includes members from television, radio, publicity and photojournalism as well. The stakes record is held by Irving's Baby who won the race at 1-1/8 miles in 2002 in 1:50.20.[1]
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Records
Most wins:
- 2 - Irving's Baby (2000 & 2002)
Speed record:
- 1-1/8 miles - 1:50.20 - Irving's Baby
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Mario Pino (1993, 1996 & 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Todd Pletcher (2001 & 2002)
- 2 - Richard W. Small (2000 & 2006)
- 2 - Donald H. Barr (1998 & 1999)
- 2 - Ronald Cartwright (1995 & 1997)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Anstu Stables, Inc. (2001 & 2002)
Winners of the Maryland Racing Media Stakes
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade 2011 Potosina 4 Sheldon Russell Mark Shuman Pozo de Luna, Inc. 1-1/8 1:53.85 $70,000 2010 Miss Singhsix 5 Luis Garcia Marty Wolfson Team Valor International 1-1/8 1:51.67 $70,000 2009 Hello Poochi Pooh 4 Erick Rodriguez John Alecci John Alecci 1-1/8 1:51.78 $60,000 2008 Cryptoquip * 5 Jeremy Rose H. Graham Motion Elisabeth H. Alexander 1-1/8 1:54.20 $60,000 2007 Lexi Star 5 Ryan Fogelsonger Christopher W. Grove Stephen E. Quick 1-1/8 1:51.10 $100,000 2006 Sticky 4 J. Z. Santana Richard W. Small Robert E. Meyerhoff 1-1/8 1:54.00 $80,000 2005 Friel's for Real 5 Abe Castellano, Jr. Edward T. Allard Gilbert G. Campbell 1-1/8 1:52.80 $50,000 2004 Undercover 5 Mario Pino Anthony W. Dutrow Gasparilla Stable 1-1/8 1:52.80 $75,000 2003 Pupil 4 Stewart Elliott John C. Servis Dr. William B. Wilmot 1-1/8 1:52.00 $75,000 2002 Irving's Baby 5 Ramon A. Dominguez Todd Pletcher Anstu Stables, Inc. 1-1/8 1:50.20 $50,000 2001 Irving's Baby 4 Ramon A. Dominguez Todd Pletcher Anstu Stables, Inc. 1-3/16 1:59.00 $75,000 2000 Tookin Down ** 5 Nick Goodwin Richard W. Small Richard W. Small 1-1/8 1:50.40 $75,000 1999 Merengue 4 Rick Wilson Donald H. Barr Gerald C. Dickens 1-1/8 1:50.40 $75,000 1998 G. O'Keefe 4 Mark Johnston Donald H. Barr Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Bowman 1-1/8 1:50.80 $50,000 1997 Miss Slewpy 6 Larry Reynolds Ronald Cartwright 1-1/8 1:50.60 $75,000 1996 Cormorant's Flight 6 Mario Pino David Holstein 1-1/8 1:51.60 $75,000 1995 Miss Slewpy 4 Larry Reynolds Ronald Cartwright 1-1/8 1:52.00 $75,000 1994 Buffels 5 Mark Johnston King T. Leatherbury Dr. V. Stevens 1-1/8 1:52.00 $50,000 1993 Ritchie Trail 5 Mario Pino Charles H. Hadry 1-1/16 1:43.20 $75,000 1992 Risen Colony 4 Mike Luzzi Ross R. Pearce 1-1/16 1:45.20 $50,000 A * indicates that All Smiles was disqualified from first and placed second in 2008. A ** indicates that Proud Owner was disqualified from first and placed fourth in 2000.
See also
- Maryland Racing Media Stakes top three finishers and starters
- Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- Laurel Park Racecourse
References
- ^ 2008 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 144
Categories:- Horse races in the United States
- Laurel Park Racecourse
- Horse races in Maryland
- Recurring sporting events established in 1992
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