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]

Twixt Stakes
Ungraded Stakes race
LocationLaurel Park Racecourse,
Laurel, Maryland,
United States
Inaugurated1978
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.laurelpark.com
Race information
Distance7 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFillies; Three-years-old
WeightAssigned
Purse$75,000

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.[2]

Records

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Speed record:

  • 1 mile - 1:37.00 - Les Ry Leigh (2006)
  • 1+116 miles - 1:43.40 - Blue Sky Princess (1995)
  • 1+18 miles - 1:48.40 - Valay Maid (1990), River Cruise (2003)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

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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+116 m 1:49.39 $75,000
2013 no race
2012 no race
2011 Access to Charlie 3 Jeremy Rose Lawrence E. Murray Sondra D. Bender 1 m 1:39.44 $60,000
2010 Catch a Thief 3 Harry Vega Tim Hills Charles Dimino’s 1 m 1:38.35 $50,000
2009 Five Diamonds 3 Harry Vega John Salzman Jr. William Inman &
Ralph Patten
1 m 1:37.89 $50,000
2008 Hartigan 3 Jozbin Santana Richard W. Small Rob Meyerhoff & Fitzhugh 1 m 1:38.09 $70,000
2007 Paying Off 3 Oliver Castillo John J. Robb 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 Lawrence E. Murray Sondra & Howard Bender 1 m 1:38.40 $70,000
2004 He Loves Me 3 Jozbin Santana Richard W. Small Buckingham Farm 1+18 m 1:51.00 $75,000
2003 River Cruise 3 Jeremy Rose Lawrence E. Murray Sondra & Howard Bender 1+18 m 1:48.40 $75,000
2002 True Sensation 3 Jeremy Rose Hamilton A. Smith Hickory Plains Farm 1+18 m 1:54.00 $75,000
2001 Your Out 3 Ramon Dominguez H. Graham Motion Eugene F. Ford 1+18 m 1:52.40 $75,000
2000 Steppedoutofadream 3 Rick Wilson Edward T. Allard Dr. Philip J. Torsney Jr 1+18 m 1:53.40 $100,000 III
1999 Carnival Court 3 Mario Pino Katherine M. Voss not yet found 1+18 m 1:51.20 $100,000 III
1998 Merengue 3 Mark T. Johnston Donald H. Barr Gerald C. Dickens 1+116 m 1:45.00 $100,000 III
1997 Snit 3 Edgar Prado Barclay Tagg William M. Backer 1+116 m 1:44.60 $100,000 III
1996 Proper Angel 3 Mario Pino John W. Hicks III not yet found 1+116 m 1:44.20 $100,000 III
1995 Blue Sky Princess 3 Mario Pino Robin L. Graham Frank P. Wright 1+116 m 1:43.40 $100,000 III
1994 Churchbell Chimes 3 Alberto Delgado J. William Boniface Susan Y. Granville 1+116 m 1:43.60 $100,000 III
1993 Broad Gains 3 Edgar Prado Richard W. Small Robert E. Meyerhoff 1+18 m 1:49.80 $100,000 III
1992 Star Minister 3 Andrea Seefeldt Richard W. Small Robert E. Meyerhoff 1+18 m 1:51.20 $100,000 III
1991 Wide Country 3 Santos Chavez Robert W. Camac Thomas Tanner 1+18 m 1:50.20 $100,000 III
1990 Valay Maid 3 Edgar Prado Carlos A Garcia Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Hamilton 1+18 m 1:48.40 $100,000 III
1989 Under Oath 3 Joe Rocco Y. J. Stoner 1+18 m 1:49.80 $75,000
1988 Ice Tech 3 Kent Desormeaux 1+18 m 1:50.60 $80,000
1987 Angelina County 3 Mario Pino 1+18 m 1:49.80 $90,000
1986 Smart n' Quick 3 Alberto Delgado 1+18 m 1:52.00 $90,000
1985 no race
1984 Slip of the Tongue 3 Jack Kaenel Mrs. Geri Forrester 1+116 m 1:45.40 $25,000
1983 First Quad 3 William Passmore 1+116 m 1:46.00 $25,000
1982 Gallant Risk 3 Jack Kaenel 1+116 m 1:47.20 $25,000
1981 Dance Forth 3 Phil Grove Dr. Thomas Bowman 1+116 m 1:46.40 $30,000
1980 Caught in Amber 3 Danny Ray Wright O'Brien Brothers 1+116 m 1:46.60 $35,000
1979 Lady Lyndy 3 Vincent Bracciale Jr. John B. Merryman 1+116 m 1:47.80 $20,000
1978 Red Lamp 3 Phil Grove Mr. & Mrs. C. Oliver Goldsmith 1+116 m 1:45.80 $20,000

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2017 Twixt Stakes chart" (PDF). Equibase. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  2. ^ 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 324 on March 3, 2007.
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