Thoroughbred horse race
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Laurel Park Racecourse
Laurel Park, formerly Laurel Race Course, is an American thoroughbred racetrack located just outside Laurel, Maryland which opened in 1911. The track is miles in circumference. Its name was changed to "Laurel Race Course" for several decades unt ...
. Open to horses age three and older, it is currently run on grass at a distance of one and one-half miles.
Previously run as the Laurel Turf Cup Stakes, it was renamed the Japan Turf Cup Stakes in 2019.
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. In 2014 the race was cut back to 6 furlongs and renamed the Laurel Dash Stakes.
Records
Speed record:
* miles - 1:40.40 - Dreadnaught (2005)
* miles - 2:25.00 - Native Courier (1978)
* miles - 1:59.20 - Storm on the Loose (1986)
Most wins by a trainer:
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King T. Leatherbury
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Called a Maryland racing legend by Churchi ...
(1991, 2011 & 2011)
Most wins by a
jockey
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Edgar Prado
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His big break came in 1997 when he won 536 races, making him the fourth rider in history to win 500 races in ...
J. Willard Thompson
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Edgar S. Prado
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William I. Mott
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, Adele B. Dilschneider
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, Spring to the Sky
, Michael Luzzi
, Bruce R. Brown
, Anthony P. McCarthy
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Trevor McCarthy
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, Bruce F. Alexander
, Paul M. Steckel
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Ben's Cat
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Julian Pimentel
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King T. Leatherbury
King T. Leatherbury (born March 26, 1933 in Shady Side, Maryland, Shady Side, Maryland) is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer, racehorse trainer who ranks fifth all-time in wins among U.S. trainers.
Called a Maryland racing legend by Churchi ...
Elvis Trujillo
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Jerry D. Bailey
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Early years
Bailey was born in Dallas but raised in El Paso. He had a pony as a child and became ...
King T. Leatherbury
King T. Leatherbury (born March 26, 1933 in Shady Side, Maryland, Shady Side, Maryland) is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer, racehorse trainer who ranks fifth all-time in wins among U.S. trainers.
Called a Maryland racing legend by Churchi ...
, Charles N. Bassford
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, -
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, John's Call
, Steve Hamilton
, Thomas H. Voss
, Trillium Stable
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, align=center, 2:33.40
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, align=center, III
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, A Little Luck
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Edgar Prado
Edgar S. Prado (Lima, June 12, 1967) is a Peruvian-born American jockey, a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey in thoroughbred horse racing.
His big break came in 1997 when he won 536 races, making him the fourth rider in history to win 500 races in ...
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Barclay Tagg
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Edgar Prado
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His big break came in 1997 when he won 536 races, making him the fourth rider in history to win 500 races in ...
, Barbara C. Graham
, Barbara C. Graham
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, align=center, 2:05.00
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, -
, align=center, 1996
, Rugged Bugger
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Mario Pino
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, Katherine M. Voss
, Sture G. Olsson
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, align=center, 2:01.80
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, align=center, III
, -
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, Hasten to Add
, Eddie Martin Jr.
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Jim Day
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, John V. Alecci
, John V. Alecci
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, align=center, 2:29.60
, align=center, $100,000
, align=center, III
, -
, align=center, 1993
, Square Cut
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Edgar Prado
Edgar S. Prado (Lima, June 12, 1967) is a Peruvian-born American jockey, a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey in thoroughbred horse racing.
His big break came in 1997 when he won 536 races, making him the fourth rider in history to win 500 races in ...
, Joseph A. Devereux
, Arthur Benjamin Racing
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, align=center, 2:32.40
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, align=center, III
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, align=center, 1992
, Master Dreamer
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Mike Luzzi
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, Annie Weeden-Smart
, Due Process Stable
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, align=center, III
, -
, align=center, 1991
, Learned Jake
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Mike Luzzi
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* Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum
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King T. Leatherbury
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Called a Maryland racing legend by Churchi ...
Kent Desormeaux
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, Michael V. Pino
, Charles Linhoss
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, align=center, 2:34.80
, align=center, $100,000
, align=center, III
, -
, align=center, 1988
, Grey Classic
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Robin Platts
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Jim Day
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, align=center, 2:37.20
, align=center, $100,000
, align=center, III
, -
, align=center, 1987
, Yankee Affair
, Matthew Vigliotti
, Henry L. Carroll
, Ju Ju Gen Stable
, align=center, 1-1/4
, align=center, 2:00.40
, align=center, $125,000
, align=center, III
, -
, align=center, 1986
, Storm on the Loose
, Gary Stahlbaum
,
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, align=center, 1:59.20
, align=center, $125,000
, align=center, III
, -
, align=center, 1985
, Crazy Moon
, Kelly Castaneda
, William D. Curtis, Jr.
,
Dogwood Stable
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, align=center, 2:04.00
, align=center, $215,000
, align=center, III
, -
, align=center, 1984
, Domynski
, Vincent Bracciale Jr.
,
,
, align=center, 1-1/2
, align=center, 2:30.00
, align=center, $120,000
, align=center, III
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, align=center, 1983
, Chem
, Donnie A. Miller Jr.
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John Gosden
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Jeffrey Fell
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Don MacBeth
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Born in Red Deer, Alberta, Macbeth rode horses at Alberta racetracks before going to race in the United States. Among hor ...
Eddie Maple
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Maple began riding ...
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Sidney Watters Jr.
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Mike Venezia
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Early life
Venezia was born on May 5, 1945, in Brooklyn, New York City.
Career
Venezia h ...
Braulio Baeza
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Ismael Valenzuela
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, Frank Whiteley Jr.
, Powhatan Stable
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, align=center, 1:47.80
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, Turbo Jet II
, Howard Grant
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, align=center, 1:50.60
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, Parka
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Walter Blum
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A horse racing fan from boyhood, in his teens Blum began working as a racetrack hotwalker. Despite being blind in his right eye from th ...
Harbor View Farm
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, Jaclyn Stable
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, align=center, 1:52.60
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, align=center, 1958
, Tudor Era
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Willie Harmatz
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, Arnold N. Winick
, Mrs. Herbert Herff
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, align=center, 1:47.80
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, align=center, 1957
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Harry Trotsek
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Hasty House Farm
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Jack Westrope
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Born in Baker, Montana, Westrope was the son of racehorse owner/trainer W. T. Westrope. Jack was only 12 years old when he ...
Aeschylus
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, Fred A. Smith
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, Douglas R. Small
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, Stan
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Eldon Nelson
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Dave Gorman
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Laurel Park Racecourse
Laurel Park, formerly Laurel Race Course, is an American thoroughbred racetrack located just outside Laurel, Maryland which opened in 1911. The track is miles in circumference. Its name was changed to "Laurel Race Course" for several decades unt ...