Laurel Turf Cup Stakes
| Ungraded Stakes race | |
| Location |
Laurel Park Racecourse, Laurel, Maryland,  United States  |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1952 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.laurelpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $150,000 |
The Laurel Turf Cup was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Maryland's Laurel Park Racecourse. Open to horses age three and older and run at 6 furlongs. The race was formerly called the Laurel Turf Cup and it was contested on turf over a distance of one and one eighth miles to a mile and a half.
From 1952 through 1955 the race was also known as the Turf Cup Handicap and then from 1955 to 1960 the race was called the Turf Cup Stakes. The race has been run at four different distances; from 1952 through 1965 the race was run at one mile and one eighth. In 1966 the race was contested at 1-3/8 miles. From 1967 through the year 2000 the race was run either at 1-1/2 miles or 1-1/4 miles.
The race was a grade three race from 1985 through 2000. The Turf Cup was taken off the grass and run on the dirt of the main track on the following years; 1971, 72, 75, 76, 85, 86, 90, 96 and 1997. The race was not run between 2007-2010. It was announced by Laurel Park that the famed race would be restored in 2012 and run on October 27 at 12 furlongs and named the Laurel Turf Cup Stakes.
Records
Speed record:
- 1 1⁄8 miles - 1:40.40 - Dreadnaught (2005)
- 1 1⁄2 miles - 2:25.00 - Native Courier (1978)
- 1 1⁄4 miles - 1:59.20 - Storm on the Loose (1986)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - King T. Leatherbury (1991, 2011 & 2011)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Edgar Prado (1993, 1997 & 1998)
Winners of the Laurel Turf Cup since 1952
| Yr |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. |
Time |
Purse |
Gr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1-1/2 | 0:00.00 | $100,000 | |||||
| 2013 | Tricky Hat | Rosie Napravnik | Shug McGaughey | Gainesway Stable | 1-1/2 | 2:27.40 | $100,000 | |
| 2012 | Dannhauser | Sheldon Russell | Kathleen O'Connell | Prince Farm LLC | 1-1/2 | 2:27.17 | $103,000 | |
| 2011 | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | |
| 2010 | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | |
| 2009 | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | |
| 2008 | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | |
| 2007 | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | |
| 2006 | Fishy Advice | Mario Pino | David Donk | Charles Marquis | 1-1/8 | 1:51.60 | $75,000 | |
| 2005 | Dreadnaught | Jerry D. Bailey | Thomas H. Voss | Trillium Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:47.40 | $75,000 | |
| 2004 | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | |
| 2003 | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | |
| 2002 | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | |
| 2001 | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | III |
| 2000 | Dynamic Trick | Mark Johnston | King T. Leatherbury | Charles N. Bassford | 1-1/2 | 2:29.00 | $100,000 | III |
| 1999 | John's Call | Steve Hamilton | Thomas H. Voss | Trillium Stable | 1-1/2 | 2:33.40 | $100,000 | III |
| 1998 | A Little Luck | Edgar Prado | Barclay Tagg | Kathleen Crompton | 1-1/2 | 2:30.20 | $100,000 | III |
| 1997 | Algar | Edgar Prado | Barbara C. Graham | Barbara C. Graham | 1-1/4 | 2:05.00 | $100,000 | III |
| 1996 | Rugged Bugger | Mario Pino | Katherine M. Voss | 1-1/4 | 2:01.80 | $100,000 | III | |
| 1995 | Hasten to Add | Eddie Martin, Jr. | James E. Day | Gary Norris | 1-1/2 | 2:40.80 | $100,000 | III |
| 1994 | Asserche | Mark Johnston | John V. Alecci | 1-1/2 | 2:29.60 | $100,000 | III | |
| 1993 | Square Cut | Edgar Prado | Joseph A. Devereux | Arthur Benjamin Racing | 1-1/2 | 2:32.40 | $200,000 | III |
| 1992 | Master Dreamer | Mike Luzzi | Annie Weeden-Smart | Due Process Stable | 1-1/2 | 2:43.80 | $200,000 | III |
| 1991 | Learned Jake | Mike Luzzi | King T. Leatherbury | Silver Hawk Stable | 1-1/2 | 2:30.00 | $100,000 | III |
| 1990 | Chas' Whim | Anthony Stacy | 1-1/4 | 2:03.00 | $100,000 | III | ||
| 1989 | Ten Keys | Kent Desormeaux | 1-1/2 | 2:34.80 | $100,000 | III | ||
| 1988 | Grey Classic | Robin Platts | 1-1/2 | 2:37.20 | $100,000 | III | ||
| 1987 | Yankee Affair | Matthew Vigliotti | Henry L. Carroll | Ju Ju Gen Stable | 1-1/4 | 2:00.40 | $125,000 | III |
| 1986 | Storm on the Loose | Gary Stahlbaum | 1-1/4 | 1:59.20 | $125,000 | III | ||
| 1985 | Crazy Moon | K. Castaneda | 1-1/4 | 2:04.00 | $215,000 | III | ||
| 1984 | Domynski | Vincent Bracciale, Jr. | 1-1/2 | 2:30.00 | $120,000 | III | ||
| 1983 | Chem | Donnie A. Miller, Jr. | 1-1/2 | 2:31.40 | $70,000 | |||
| 1982 | Royal Roberto | Jeffrey Fell | 1-1/2 | 2:27.80 | $70,000 | |||
| 1981 | Change the Patch | Don MacBeth | 1-1/2 | 2:29.20 | $70,000 | |||
| 1980 | Yvonand | Vincent Bracciale, Jr. | 1-1/2 | 2:28.80 | $70,000 | |||
| 1979 | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | |
| 1978 | Native Courier | Eddie Maple | 1-1/2 | 2:25.00 | $70,000 | |||
| 1977 | Grey Beret | L. Moyers | 1-1/2 | 2:32.00 | $45,000 | |||
| 1976 | Take the Pledge | Greg McCarron | 1-1/4 | 2:04.00 | $35,000 | |||
| 1975 | Continuous Count | J. Kurtz | 1-1/4 | 2:03.60 | $35,000 | |||
| 1974 | Clyde William | H. Hinojosa | 1-1/2 | 2:29.40 | $30,000 | |||
| 1973 | Anono | M. Venezia | 1-1/2 | 2:27.00 | $30,000 | |||
| 1972 | Amber Hawk | B. Alberts | 1-1/2 | 2:29.40 | $32,500 | |||
| 1971 | Crack Ruler | C. Jimenez | 1-1/4 | 2:04.80 | $31,500 | |||
| 1970 | Barking Steeple | C. Barrera | 1-1/2 | 2:38.40 | $32,500 | |||
| 1969 | One for All | C. Baltazar | 1-1/2 | 2:28.60 | $25,000 | |||
| 1968 | Sea Castle | B. Pilar | 1-1/2 | 2:34.40 | $26,750 | |||
| 1967 | Jean-Pierre | Braulio Baeza | 1-1/2 | 2:35.00 | $36,000 | |||
| 1966 | Knightly Manner | T. Lee | 1-3/8 | 2:20.40 | $35,000 | |||
| 1965 | Chieftan | I. Valenzuela | 1-1/8 | 1:47.80 | $25,000 | |||
| 1964 | Turbo Jet II | H. Grant | 1-1/8 | 1:50.60 | $30,750 | |||
| 1963 | Parka | W. Blum | 1-1/8 | 1:51.00 | $25,000 | |||
| 1962 | Bronze Babu | H. Hinojosa | 1-1/8 | 1:55.40 | $25,000 | |||
| 1961 | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | |
| 1960 | Quiz Star | H. Grant | 1-1/8 | 1:51.60 | $25,000 | |||
| 1959 | Li'l Fella | W. Camer | 1-1/8 | 1:52.60 | $25,000 | |||
| 1958 | Tudor Era | W. Harmatz | 1-1/8 | 1:47.80 | $25,000 | |||
| 1957 | Mahan | Sam Boulmetis, Sr. | 1-1/8 | 1:53.40 | $27,500 | |||
| 1956 | Traffic Judge | J. Westrope | 1-1/8 | 1:54.20 | $26,500 | |||
| 1955 | Aeschylus | F. A. Smith | Douglas R. Small | 1-1/8 | 1:47.20 | $30,000 | ||
| 1954 | Stan | E. Nelson | 1-1/8 | 1:51.00 | $30,000 | |||
| 1953 | Sunglow | D. Gorman | 1-1/8 | 1:51.20 | $25,000 | |||
| 1952 | Brush Burn | R. Sisto | 1-1/8 | 1:48.40 | $20,000 |
See also
- Laurel Turf Cup Stakes top three finishers
- Laurel Park Racecourse
References
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