The Laurel Dash Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Laurel Park Racecourse at Laurel, Maryland. An ungraded stakes open to horses age three and older, it is raced on turf over a distance of five and one-half furlongs.
Historical notes The inaugural running took place on October 23, 1988 and was won by Daniel Wildenstein's outstanding runner, Steinlen. Once described as "probably the richest and most powerful art dealer on earth",Andrews, Suzanna. "Bitter Spoils" , Vanity Fair, March 1998. Retrieved 8 October 2012. Wildenstein named the horse for the French Art Nouveau painter Théophile Steinlen.
Inclement weather caused track officials to be concerned about the safety of the turf course in 1997 and 2011 resulting in those races being switched to the dirt track. Ben's Cat won that 2011 event and did it again in 2013. He is the only horse to have won the Laurel Dash twice and it is a noteworthy success in that one was on dirt and the other on grass.
Records Speed record: 1:01.71 @ current distance of 5 1/2 furlongs: Dubini (2019) 1:07.29 @ 6 furlongs: Jazzy Idea (2012)
Most wins: 2 - Ben's Cat (2011, 2013)
Most wins by a jockey: 2 - Laffit Pincay Jr. (1988, 1992) 2 - Edgar Prado (1996, 2016) 2 - Daniel Centeno (2017, 2019)
Most wins by a trainer: 2 - King T. Leatherbury (2011, 2013)
Most wins by an owner: 2 - The Jim Stable (2011, 2013)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner (Furlongs) Time Win $ Gr.2020Completed Pass6Angel CruzClaudio A. GonzalezRobert D. Bone5.5 f1:04.41$60,0002019Dubini6Daniel CentenoKathleen A. DemasiPewter Stable (Greg Demasi, partnership manager)5.5 f1:01.71$60,0002018Class and Cash6Feargal LynchJane CibelliEdward J. Short6 f1:14.04$60,0002017Snowday7Daniel CentenoJ. Willard ThompsonQuiet Winter Farm6 f1:09.02$60,0002016Mosler5Edgar PradoWilliam I. MottAdele Dilschneider6 f1:08.26$60,0002015Spring to the Sky6Mike LuzziBruce R. BrownAnthony P. McCarthy6 f1:13.57$60,0002014Dreamsgonewild5Trevor McCarthyBruce F. AlexanderPaul M. Steckel6 f1:07.99$60,0002013Ben's Cat7Julian PimentelKing T. LeatherburyThe Jim Stable6 f1:07.40$60,0002012Jazzy Idea3Elvis TrujilloEdwin W. MerrymanEdwin W. Merryman6 f1:07.29$90,0002011Ben's Cat5Jeremy RoseKing T. LeatherburyThe Jim Stable6 f (d)1:11.11$45,0002001 - 2010 Race not held2000Texas Glitter4Aaron GryderTodd PletcherDennis B. Swartz & Michael J. Ryan6 f1:08.00$60,000G31999Grapeshot5Mark T. JohnstonAnn W. MerrymanSilhoutte Stable6 f1:12.80$60,000G31998Howbaddouwantit3Dale BecknerBenjamin W. Perkins Jr.Larry F. Hall6 f1:08.63$60,000G31997Wise Dusty6Oscar G. MancillaWayne M. BaileyAdrian L. "Les" Merton6 f (d)1:11.40$60,000G31996Mayoumbe3Edgar PradoJohn R. S. FisherErdenheim Farm6 f1:16.00$60,000G31995 Race not held1994Soviet Problem4Chris McCarronGregory G. Gilchrist John Harris & Don Valpredo6 f1:09.00$120,000G31993Home of the Free5Jean CruguetMacKenzie MillerRokeby Stables6 f1:11.20$120,000G31992Glen Kate4Laffit Pincay Jr.Bill ShoemakerBruce McNall & Wayne Gretsky6 f1:10.40$150,000G31991Forest Glow4Angel Cordero Jr.Brad MacDonaldJohn A. Bell III6 f1:11.40$150,000G31990Roman Prose5Lanfranco DettoriJonathan PeaseHenry C. Seymour6 f1:09.80$150,000G31989Cricket Ball6Gérald MosséJohn Fellows Robin Scully6 f1:14.00$150,0001988Steinlen5Laffit Pincay Jr.D. Wayne LukasWildenstein Stable6 f1:10.40$120,000
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