The Dancing Count Stakes is an American

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held in January at

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. It is open to three-year-olds and is run at six furlongs on dirt. An ungraded stakes, it offers a purse of $100,000. The Dancing Count is also one of Maryland's Triple Crown prep races. The winner of this race typically moves on to compete in the

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held in March at Laurel Park Racecourse as well, but winners have also ventured off to New York and Kentucky for their next races.2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 88 on March 3, 2007. The race was named in honor of one of Maryland's top stallions, Northern Dancer's son Dancing Count, who sired more than 20 graded stakes winners. His progeny include three-time

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winner Countus In. Another daughter Count On Bonnie, was the dam of Wclipse champion

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, who won the 1991

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and Belmont Stakes. Dancing Count stood his final years at Shamrock Farm and died in April 1994 at age 26.

Records

Speed record: * 6 furlongs - 1:09.79 - Russell Road (2009) * 7 furlongs - 1:23.20 - Can't Be Denied (1994) Most wins by an owner: * no owner has the Dancing Count Stakes more than once Most wins by a

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: * 4 -

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(1991, 1993, 1998 & 1999) Most wins by a trainer: * 2 -

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Winners of the Dancing Count Stakes since 1985

* On January 30, 2010 Racing Secretary Georganne Hale reported that the entire Saturday card at Laurel Park would be canceled due to 6.5" of snow and ice. Later that afternoon she reported that the running of the Dancing Count Stakes had been cancelled for this year and would not be carded anytime in 2010.

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External links

Laurel Park website
1985 establishments in Maryland Triple Crown Prep Races Laurel Park Racecourse Horse races in Maryland Recurring sporting events established in 1985

Records

Winners of the Dancing Count Stakes since 1985

See also

References

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