- Nellie Morse Stakes
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Ungraded Stakes race Nellie Morse Stakes Location Laurel Park Racecourse, 
Laurel, Maryland, United StatesInaugurated 1941 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website www.Laurelpark.com Race information Distance 1 mile (8 furlongs) Track Dirt, left-handed Qualification Fillies & Mares; Four-year-olds & up Weight Assigned Purse $75,000 The Nellie Morse Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in January at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. The Nellie Morse Stakes, is open to fillies and mares age four-years-old and up willing to race one mile (eight furlongs) on the dirt. It was the 29th running of the stakes race in 2010.
An ungraded stakes race, it offers a purse of $70,000. The race was previously called the Queen Isabella Stakes from 1941 through 1993.
The race was named in honor of Nellie Morse, she was the last filly to win the Preakness Stakes (prior to Rachel Alexandra in 2009) way back in 1924. Nellie was the daughter of Luke McLuke and to date is the only horse ever to win both the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and the Preakness Stakes. To make that feat even more impressive she won those races only three days apart and ended the year with $60,250 which was the most earned by any thoroughbred that year.[1]
As a broodmare, Nellie Morse left a legacy. Her daughter Nellie Flag was named two year-old champion in 1934 and was the morning line and post time favorite in the 1935 Kentucky Derby (she finished fourth). Nellie Flag also raced in the Preakness Stakes but finished a disappointing seventh. Nellie Morse's descendants, through Nellie Flag include the time horse of the year Forego, Kentucky Derby winner and champion three year-old Bold Forbes and champion handicap mare Mar-Kell.
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Records
Speed record:
- 1 mile - 1:36.20 - Northern Station (2010)
- 1-1/8 miles - 1:49.00 - Stem the Tide (1992)
Most wins by an horse:
- No horse has ever won more than one Nellie Morse Stakes
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Stephen E. Quick (2005 & 2007)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Mario Pino (1997, 1999, 2002 & 2008)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Christopher W. Grove (2005 & 2007)
- 2 - James W. Murphy (1992 & 1994)
Winners of the Nellie Morse Stakes
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse 2011 Potosina 3 Sheldon Russell Mark Shuman Jose Cerrillo 1 mile 1:40.86 $75,000 2010 Northern Station 5 Clinton Potts Todd Beattie Tommy Town Thoroughbreds 1 mile 1:36.20 $70,000 2009 All Smiles 6 Dale Beckner Fran Campitelli Cynthia McGinnes 1 mile 1:37.83 $60,000 2008 Wild Hoots 4 Mario Pino Kiaran McLaughlin Dell Ridge Farm 1 mile 1:38.40 $60,000 2007 Lexi Star 5 Ryan Fogelsonger Christopher W. Grove Stephen E. Quick 1 mile 1:38.30 $100,000 2006 Promenade Girl 4 E. Rodriguez Lawrence E. Murray Sondra D. Bender 1 mile 1:38.40 $70,000 2005 Silmaril 4 Ryan Fogelsonger Christopher W. Grove Stephen E. Quick 1 mile 1:39.20 $85,000 2004 City Fire 4 Abe Castellano, Jr. Mark Shuman 1-1/16 1:43.60 $75,000 2003 Martha's Music 4 Stuart Elliot John C. Servis John C. Mabee 1-1/16 1:45.40 $50,000 2002 Case of the Blues 5 Mario Pino Anthony W. Dutrow Acorn Hill Farm, Inc 1-1/16 1:43.80 $75,000 2001 Too too Divine 6 Harry Vega John Fee Not Found 1-1/16 1:46.60 $58,000 2000 No Race - No Race No Race No Race no race 0:00.00 no race 1999 Pocho's Dream Girl 5 Mario Pino Alan E. Goldberg Farnsworth Farms 1-1/8 1:51.00 $55,000 1998 Merengue 3 Rick Wilson Donald H. Barr Gerald C. Dickens 1-1/8 1:50.80 $55,000 1997 See Your Point 5 Mario Pino William M. Sire William M. Sire 1-1/8 1:49.20 $55,000 1996 Churchbell Chimes 5 Edgar Prado J. William Boniface Susan Y. Granville 1-1/8 1:50.00 $55,000 1995 Valiant Jewel 5 Albert Delgado Roger Attfield 1-1/8 1:51.20 $55,000 1994 Open Toe 4 Larry Reynolds James W. Murphy John Pomier/Pomerosa Farms 1-1/8 1:50.40 $50,000 1993 Starlight Surprise 5 Albert Delgado Roberta N. Riffle 1-1/8 1:51.80 $55,000 1992 Stem the Tide 4 C. Fenwick, III James W. Murphy 1-1/8 1:49.00 $50,000 1991 Dixie Accent 4 S. Chavez Charles Peoples Bayard Sharp 1-1/8 1:50.60 $50,000 1950 - 1990 No Races - No Races No Races No Races no races 0:00.00 no races 1949 Mother 5 Clarence Picou 1-1/8 1:51.80 $9,000 1948 Honeymoon 5 Porter Roberts Graceton Philpot Louis B. Mayer 1-1/8 1:52.00 $12,000 1947 Earshot 5 Ovie Scurlock Willie Booth William G. Helis, Sr. 1-1/8 1:52.80 $13,000 1946 Monsoon 4 R. Watson Lydell T. Ruff C. V. Whitney 1-1/8 1:53.80 $12,500 1945 Good Blood 3 Douglas Dodson Ben A. Jones Calumet Farm 1-1/8 1:53.80 $40,500 1944 Twilight Tear 3 Douglas Dodson Ben A. Jones Calumet Farm 1-1/8 1:53.20 $12,000 1943 Silvestra 5 Nick Jemas Ross Higdon Woolford Farm 1-1/8 1:55.80 $10,000 1942 Vagrancy 3 James Stout "Sunny" Jim Fitzsimmons Belair Stud Farm 1-1/8 1:51.00 $7,500 1941 Shine o' Night 4 Sterling Young 1-1/8 1:52.40 $7,500 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 1941
- Laurel Park Racecourse
- Horse races in Maryland
- Recurring sporting events established in 1941
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