Twixt Stakes
| Ungraded Stakes race | |
| Location | Laurel Park Racecourse, Laurel, Maryland, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1978 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies; Three-years-old |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $75,000 |
The Twixt Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in November at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. It is a restricted stakes race open to Maryland-bred fillies three years old and up and is run at seven furlongs on the dirt.[1]
An ungraded stakes race, it offers a purse of $75,000 as of 2017. The race was named in honor of the filly Twixt, a Maryland-bred Champion each year that she raced, from 1972 through 1975. She was owned by Mr. and Mrs. John Merryman and Mrs. John M. Franklin. When she retired, she had recorded the largest career earnings level of any Maryland-bred mare at $699,143. She was Maryland-bred "Horse-of-the-Year" in 1973 and 1974. Twixt started in 71 races, and her 18 stakes wins (including the Barbara Fritchie Handicap twice) were also a Maryland-bred record when she retired. Twixt was born in 1969 out of the Restless Native mare Quarter Deck, who was bred by the Merrymans. She was trained by the Merrymans' daughter, Katherine (Katy) Merryman Voss.[2]
Records[]
Speed record:
- 1 mile - 1:37.00 - Les Ry Leigh (2006)
- 1+1⁄16 miles - 1:43.40 - Blue Sky Princess (1995)
- 1+1⁄8 miles - 1:48.40 - Valay Maid (1990), River Cruise (2003)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Mario Pino (1987, 1995, 1996, 1999)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Richard W. Small (1992, 1993, 2004, 2008)
Winners[]
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (miles) (furlongs) |
Time |
Purse | Gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Shimmering Aspen | 3 | Steve Hamilton | Rodney Jenkins | Hillwood Stable LLC | 7 f | 1:22.72 | $75,000 | |
| 2016 | no race | ||||||||
| 2015 | no race | ||||||||
| 2014 | Aunt Ellen | 3 | Horacio Kanamanos | A. Ferris Allen III | Hickory Ridge Farm LLC | 1+1⁄16 m | 1:49.39 | $75,000 | |
| 2013 | no race | ||||||||
| 2012 | no race | ||||||||
| 2011 | Access to Charlie | 3 | Jeremy Rose | Sondra D. Bender | 1 m | 1:39.44 | $60,000 | ||
| 2010 | Catch a Thief | 3 | Harry Vega | Charles Dimino’s | 1 m | 1:38.35 | $50,000 | ||
| 2009 | Five Diamonds | 3 | Harry Vega | William Inman & Ralph Patten |
1 m | 1:37.89 | $50,000 | ||
| 2008 | Hartigan | 3 | Richard W. Small | Rob Meyerhoff & Fitzhugh | 1 m | 1:38.09 | $70,000 | ||
| 2007 | Paying Off | 3 | Morgan W. Wayson Jr. | 1 m | 1:41.00 | $50,000 | |||
| 2006 | Les Ry Leigh | 3 | Anna R. Napravnik | J. Larry Jones | Michael Pressley | 1 m | 1:37.00 | $75,000 | |
| 2005 | Promenade Girl | 3 | Jeremy Rose | Sondra & Howard Bender | 1 m | 1:38.40 | $70,000 | ||
| 2004 | He Loves Me | 3 | Richard W. Small | Buckingham Farm | 1+1⁄8 m | 1:51.00 | $75,000 | ||
| 2003 | River Cruise | 3 | Jeremy Rose | Sondra & Howard Bender | 1+1⁄8 m | 1:48.40 | $75,000 | ||
| 2002 | True Sensation | 3 | Jeremy Rose | Hickory Plains Farm | 1+1⁄8 m | 1:54.00 | $75,000 | ||
| 2001 | Your Out | 3 | Ramon Dominguez | H. Graham Motion | Eugene F. Ford | 1+1⁄8 m | 1:52.40 | $75,000 | |
| 2000 | Steppedoutofadream | 3 | Rick Wilson | Dr. Philip J. Torsney Jr | 1+1⁄8 m | 1:53.40 | $100,000 | III | |
| 1999 | Carnival Court | 3 | Mario Pino | not yet found | 1+1⁄8 m | 1:51.20 | $100,000 | III | |
| 1998 | Merengue | 3 | Mark T. Johnston | Gerald C. Dickens | 1+1⁄16 m | 1:45.00 | $100,000 | III | |
| 1997 | Snit | 3 | Edgar Prado | Barclay Tagg | William M. Backer | 1+1⁄16 m | 1:44.60 | $100,000 | III |
| 1996 | Proper Angel | 3 | Mario Pino | not yet found | 1+1⁄16 m | 1:44.20 | $100,000 | III | |
| 1995 | Blue Sky Princess | 3 | Mario Pino | Frank P. Wright | 1+1⁄16 m | 1:43.40 | $100,000 | III | |
| 1994 | Churchbell Chimes | 3 | Alberto Delgado | Susan Y. Granville | 1+1⁄16 m | 1:43.60 | $100,000 | III | |
| 1993 | Broad Gains | 3 | Edgar Prado | Richard W. Small | Robert E. Meyerhoff | 1+1⁄8 m | 1:49.80 | $100,000 | III |
| 1992 | Star Minister | 3 | Richard W. Small | Robert E. Meyerhoff | 1+1⁄8 m | 1:51.20 | $100,000 | III | |
| 1991 | Wide Country | 3 | Santos Chavez | Robert W. Camac | Thomas Tanner | 1+1⁄8 m | 1:50.20 | $100,000 | III |
| 1990 | Valay Maid | 3 | Edgar Prado | Carlos A Garcia | Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Hamilton | 1+1⁄8 m | 1:48.40 | $100,000 | III |
| 1989 | Under Oath | 3 | Y. J. Stoner | 1+1⁄8 m | 1:49.80 | $75,000 | |||
| 1988 | Ice Tech | 3 | Kent Desormeaux | 1+1⁄8 m | 1:50.60 | $80,000 | |||
| 1987 | Angelina County | 3 | Mario Pino | 1+1⁄8 m | 1:49.80 | $90,000 | |||
| 1986 | Smart n' Quick | 3 | Alberto Delgado | 1+1⁄8 m | 1:52.00 | $90,000 | |||
| 1985 | no race | ||||||||
| 1984 | Slip of the Tongue | 3 | Jack Kaenel | Mrs. Geri Forrester | 1+1⁄16 m | 1:45.40 | $25,000 | ||
| 1983 | First Quad | 3 | William Passmore | 1+1⁄16 m | 1:46.00 | $25,000 | |||
| 1982 | Gallant Risk | 3 | Jack Kaenel | 1+1⁄16 m | 1:47.20 | $25,000 | |||
| 1981 | Dance Forth | 3 | Dr. Thomas Bowman | 1+1⁄16 m | 1:46.40 | $30,000 | |||
| 1980 | Caught in Amber | 3 | O'Brien Brothers | 1+1⁄16 m | 1:46.60 | $35,000 | |||
| 1979 | Lady Lyndy | 3 | John B. Merryman | 1+1⁄16 m | 1:47.80 | $20,000 | |||
| 1978 | Red Lamp | 3 | Phil Grove | Mr. & Mrs. C. Oliver Goldsmith | 1+1⁄16 m | 1:45.80 | $20,000 | ||
See also[]
- Twixt Stakes top three finishers and starters
- Laurel Park Racecourse
References[]
- ^ "2017 Twixt Stakes chart" (PDF). Equibase. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 324 on March 3, 2007.
External links[]
- 1978 establishments in Maryland
- Laurel Park Racecourse
- Horse races in Maryland
- Recurring sporting events established in 1978