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Twixt Stakes


FieldValue
classUngraded Stakes
horse raceTwixt Stakes
locationLaurel Park Racecourse,
Laurel, Maryland,
United States
inaugurated1978
race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
website
distance7 furlongs
surfaceDirt
trackleft-handed
qualificationFillies; Three-years-old
weightAssigned
purse$75,000

Laurel, Maryland, United States 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.

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. Mrs. John M. Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. John Merryman, and themselves owned her. She had the highest career earnings of any mare bred in Maryland when she retired, totaling $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.

Records

**Speed record: **

  • 1 mile - 1:37.00 - Les Ry Leigh (2006)
  • miles - 1:43.40 - Blue Sky Princess (1995)
  • 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
PurseGr.
2017Shimmering Aspen3Steve HamiltonRodney JenkinsHillwood Stable LLC7 f1:22.72$75,000
2016no race
2015no race
2014Aunt Ellen3Horacio KanamanosA. Ferris Allen IIIHickory Ridge Farm LLCm1:49.39$75,000
2013no race
2012no race
2011Access to Charlie3Jeremy RoseLawrence E. MurraySondra D. Bender1 m1:39.44$60,000
2010Catch a Thief3Harry VegaTim HillsCharles Dimino’s1 m1:38.35$50,000
2009Five Diamonds3Harry VegaJohn Salzman Jr.William Inman &
Ralph Patten1 m1:37.89$50,000
2008Hartigan3Jozbin SantanaRichard W. SmallRob Meyerhoff & Fitzhugh1 m1:38.09$70,000
2007Paying Off3Oliver CastilloJohn J. RobbMorgan W. Wayson Jr.1 m1:41.00$50,000
2006Les Ry Leigh3Anna R. NapravnikJ. Larry JonesMichael Pressley1 m1:37.00$75,000
2005Promenade Girl3Jeremy RoseLawrence E. MurraySondra & Howard Bender1 m1:38.40$70,000
2004He Loves Me3Jozbin SantanaRichard W. SmallBuckingham Farmm1:51.00$75,000
2003River Cruise3Jeremy RoseLawrence E. MurraySondra & Howard Benderm1:48.40$75,000
2002True Sensation3Jeremy RoseHamilton A. SmithHickory Plains Farmm1:54.00$75,000
2001Your Out3Ramon DominguezH. Graham MotionEugene F. Fordm1:52.40$75,000
2000Steppedoutofadream3Rick WilsonEdward T. AllardDr. Philip J. Torsney Jrm1:53.40$100,000III
1999Carnival Court3Mario PinoKatherine M. Vossnot yet foundm1:51.20$100,000III
1998Merengue3Mark T. JohnstonDonald H. BarrGerald C. Dickensm1:45.00$100,000III
1997Snit3Edgar PradoBarclay TaggWilliam M. Backerm1:44.60$100,000III
1996Proper Angel3Mario PinoJohn W. Hicks IIInot yet foundm1:44.20$100,000III
1995Blue Sky Princess3Mario PinoRobin L. GrahamFrank P. Wrightm1:43.40$100,000III
1994Churchbell Chimes3Alberto DelgadoJ. William BonifaceSusan Y. Granvillem1:43.60$100,000III
1993Broad Gains3Edgar PradoRichard W. SmallRobert E. Meyerhoffm1:49.80$100,000III
1992Star Minister3Andrea SeefeldtRichard W. SmallRobert E. Meyerhoffm1:51.20$100,000III
1991Wide Country3Santos ChavezRobert W. CamacThomas Tannerm1:50.20$100,000III
1990Valay Maid3Edgar PradoCarlos A GarciaMr. & Mrs. A. J. Hamiltonm1:48.40$100,000III
1989Under Oath3Joe RoccoY. J. Stonerm1:49.80$75,000
1988Ice Tech3Kent Desormeauxm1:50.60$80,000
1987Angelina County3Mario Pinom1:49.80$90,000
1986Smart n' Quick3Alberto Delgadom1:52.00$90,000
1985no race
1984Slip of the Tongue3Jack KaenelMrs. Geri Forresterm1:45.40$25,000
1983First Quad3William Passmorem1:46.00$25,000
1982Gallant Risk3Jack Kaenelm1:47.20$25,000
1981Dance Forth3Phil GroveDr. Thomas Bowmanm1:46.40$30,000
1980Caught in Amber3Danny Ray WrightO'Brien Brothersm1:46.60$35,000
1979Lady Lyndy3Vincent Bracciale Jr.John B. Merrymanm1:47.80$20,000
1978Red Lamp3Phil GroveMr. & Mrs. C. Oliver Goldsmithm1:45.80$20,000

References

References

  1. "2017 Twixt Stakes chart".
  2. 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 324 on March 3, 2007.
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