250:
The race itself has had many titles since 1986 due in large part to the aggressive marketing efforts of
Maryland Million Limited, the series corporate founder. In its first seven years, from 1986 through 1992, the race was called the "Budweiser Maryland Million Classic." From 1993 through 1996 the
182:. To be eligible for the Maryland Million Classic, a horse must be sired by a stallion who stands in Maryland. Due to that restriction the race is classified as a non-graded or "listed" stakes race and is not eligible for grading by the American Graded Stakes Committee.
193:. The "Maryland Million" is the first State-Bred showcase event ever created. Since 1986, 27 other events in 20 states have imitated the showcase and its structure.
1576:
1641:
1636:
251:
race was known as the "First
National Bank of Maryland Classic." From 1997 through 2004 the race was known as the "Cosamin DS Maryland Classic."
196:
From its inception in 1986 through 1992, the race was run on dirt at a distance of one mile. From 1993 though 2008, it has been a
1626:
1631:
247:
in the state of
Maryland. Both the entrant horse and their stallion had to be nominated to the Maryland Million program.
159:
1586:
163:
33:
189:, an 11-race program held in mid October that was the creation of renowned television sports journalist
1605:
Maryland
Million 2008, October 4, Laurel Park, Official Souvenir Guide for 23rd Running, page 4 and 5.
1581:
186:
1290:
524:
179:
175:
76:
1482:
1103:
1075:
1042:
1009:
393:
225:
299:
1512:
1477:
229:
1504:
1449:
1416:
1383:
1285:
942:
399:
240:
228:
of $ 150,000. In addition to the prize money, the winning owner receives a
Maryland Million
167:
38:
1543:
1347:
975:
911:
1553:
1194:
1163:
950:
529:
244:
1620:
1548:
1254:
591:
384:
43:
1411:
61:
1444:
1070:
1037:
880:
557:
376:
370:
65:
1378:
235:
In its 30th running in 2015, the race was restricted to those horses who were
190:
171:
114:
361:
441:
236:
1612:
325:- Five horses have won the Maryland Million Classic twice:
145:
137:
129:
121:
96:
91:
71:
57:
49:
29:
406:Winners of the Maryland Million Classic since 1986
162:held annually in October since 1986 primarily at
210:mile competition. Since 2009, it has been a
8:
1577:Maryland Million Classic top three finishers
298:miles - 1:54.00 - Taking Risks (1994) &
19:
409:
342:2 - Algar (horse)|Algar (1997 & 1998)
1598:
770:Dark Hollow Farm/ Herringswell Stable
18:
7:
565:Robert Manfuso & Katharine Voss
345:2 - Timely Warning (1990 & 1991)
318:mile - 2:01.00 - Mister S. M. (1988)
336:2 - Admirals War Chest (2015, 2016)
224:mile event and currently offers a
14:
25:Restricted State-bred Stakes race
1642:1986 establishments in Maryland
1637:Horse races established in 1986
1613:Maryland Million Official Site
1:
654:Sinatra Thoroughbreds Racing
625:Sinatra Thoroughbreds Racing
1563:
1560:
1557:
1539:
1533:
1528:
1525:
1522:
1508:
1500:
1495:
1492:
1489:
1473:
1467:
1462:
1459:
1456:
1440:
1434:
1429:
1426:
1423:
1407:
1401:
1396:
1393:
1390:
1374:
1368:
1363:
1360:
1357:
1343:
1337:
1332:
1329:
1326:
1314:
1308:
1303:
1300:
1297:
1281:
1275:
1270:
1267:
1264:
1250:
1244:
1239:
1236:
1233:
1221:
1215:
1210:
1207:
1204:
1190:
1184:
1179:
1176:
1173:
1159:
1153:
1148:
1145:
1142:
1130:
1124:
1119:
1116:
1113:
1099:
1093:
1088:
1085:
1082:
1066:
1060:
1055:
1052:
1049:
1033:
1027:
1022:
1019:
1016:
1002:
996:
991:
988:
985:
971:
965:
960:
957:
954:
938:
932:
927:
924:
921:
907:
901:
896:
893:
890:
876:
870:
865:
862:
859:
847:
841:
836:
833:
830:
818:
812:
807:
804:
801:
789:
783:
778:
775:
772:
760:
754:
749:
746:
743:
731:
725:
720:
717:
714:
702:
696:
691:
688:
685:
673:
667:
662:
659:
656:
644:
638:
633:
630:
627:
615:
609:
604:
601:
598:
584:
578:
573:
570:
567:
553:
547:
542:
539:
536:
520:
514:
509:
506:
503:
491:
485:
480:
477:
474:
462:
456:
339:2 - Docent (2002 & 2003)
1658:
1520:John E. "Jack" Owens III
1262:W. Harrison/L. Pomerantz
24:
156:Maryland Million Classic
20:Maryland Million Classic
1627:Horse races in Maryland
1140:The Nonsequitur Stable
160:Thoroughbred horse race
1632:Laurel Park Racecourse
1587:Laurel Park Racecourse
1047:Mrs. Bernard J. Daney
1014:Mrs. Bernard J. Daney
350:Most wins by an owner:
164:Laurel Park Racecourse
141:Three-year-olds and up
34:Laurel Park Racecourse
1134:Alcibiades C. Cortez
323:Most wins by a horse:
79:.marylandthoroughbred
1582:Maryland Million Day
1355:Matt P. Kane et al.
919:RobRy Farm/J. Slysz
596:Three Diamonds Farm
187:Maryland Million Day
185:The race is part of
1291:King T. Leatherbury
983:Cirsea/Papapandrea
969:Presidentialaffair
758:Eighttofasttocatch
700:Eighttofasttocatch
671:Eighttofasttocatch
642:Admirals War Chest
613:Admirals War Chest
534:Shirley A. Lojeski
498:Robert E. Reid Jr.
469:Luis Carvajal, Jr.
355:3 - Anderson Fowler
176:Pimlico Race Course
21:
1483:Stephen L. DiMauro
1341:Reputed Testamony
1321:Ronald Cartwright
1318:Larry C. Reynolds
1295:Lakeville Stables
1259:Vincent L. Blengs
1248:Brilliant Patriot
1202:Barbara C. Graham
1199:Barbara C. Graham
1171:Barbara C. Graham
1168:Barbara C. Graham
1104:Jose A. Velez, Jr.
1080:E & G Stables
1076:Timothy F. Ritchey
1043:Timothy F. Ritchey
1010:Timothy F. Ritchey
947:John R. S. Fisher
489:Monday Morning Qb
394:Timothy F. Ritchey
333:(2011, 2013, 2014)
331:Eighttofasttocatch
85:.php?articleid=953
1568:
1567:
1513:Donnie Miller Jr.
1352:Richard Hemmings
1128:Perfect to a Tee
1111:Dennis A. Drazin
980:Martin E. Ciresa
851:Pedro Cotto, Jr.
799:Alvin M. Lapidus
796:Damon Dilodovico
501:Cash is King LLC
278:mile - 1:50.26 -
230:Waterford Crystal
153:
152:
1649:
1606:
1603:
1505:Little Bold John
1454:Anderson Fowler
1450:Virgil W. Raines
1421:Anderson Fowler
1417:Virgil W. Raines
1388:Anderson Fowler
1384:Virgil W. Raines
1324:Buckingham Farm
1286:Mark T. Johnston
1231:L.W.B.R. Stable
1225:C. Omar Klinger
1137:Linda L. Albert
943:Ryan Fogelsonger
793:Sheldon Russell
764:Sheldon Russell
495:Sheldon Russell
445:
410:
400:Virgil W. Raines
317:
316:
312:
309:
297:
296:
292:
289:
277:
276:
272:
269:
223:
222:
218:
215:
209:
208:
204:
201:
112:
111:
107:
104:
92:Race information
87:
84:
82:
80:
78:
39:Laurel, Maryland
22:
1657:
1656:
1652:
1651:
1650:
1648:
1647:
1646:
1617:
1616:
1610:
1609:
1604:
1600:
1595:
1573:
1544:Jerry D. Bailey
1438:Master Speaker
1405:Timely Warning
1372:Timely Warning
1348:Kent Desormeaux
1228:D. Scott Posey
976:Stewart Elliott
912:Rosie Napravnik
888:Old Coach Farm
885:Michael Gorham
857:Leo-Sag Stable
822:Grant Whitacre
741:Tim Cunningham
712:Sylvia E. Heft
683:Sylvia E. Heft
648:Taylor M. Hole
619:Taylor M. Hole
562:Katharine Voss
466:Mychel Sanchez
449:
439:
438:
434:
430:
426:
422:
418:
414:
408:
383:Most wins by a
360:Most wins by a
314:
310:
307:
305:
294:
290:
287:
285:
274:
270:
267:
265:
257:
220:
216:
213:
211:
206:
202:
199:
197:
158:is an American
109:
105:
102:
100:
75:
42:
37:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1655:
1653:
1645:
1644:
1639:
1634:
1629:
1619:
1618:
1608:
1607:
1597:
1596:
1594:
1591:
1590:
1589:
1584:
1579:
1572:
1569:
1566:
1565:
1562:
1559:
1556:
1554:John A. Franks
1551:
1546:
1541:
1538:
1535:
1531:
1530:
1527:
1524:
1521:
1518:
1515:
1510:
1507:
1502:
1498:
1497:
1494:
1491:
1488:
1487:S. F. Morrell
1485:
1480:
1478:José A. Santos
1475:
1472:
1469:
1465:
1464:
1461:
1458:
1455:
1452:
1447:
1442:
1439:
1436:
1432:
1431:
1428:
1425:
1422:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1406:
1403:
1399:
1398:
1395:
1392:
1389:
1386:
1381:
1376:
1373:
1370:
1366:
1365:
1362:
1359:
1356:
1353:
1350:
1345:
1342:
1339:
1335:
1334:
1331:
1328:
1325:
1322:
1319:
1316:
1313:
1312:Forry Cow How
1310:
1306:
1305:
1302:
1299:
1296:
1293:
1288:
1283:
1280:
1277:
1273:
1272:
1269:
1266:
1263:
1260:
1257:
1252:
1249:
1246:
1242:
1241:
1238:
1235:
1232:
1229:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1217:
1213:
1212:
1209:
1206:
1203:
1200:
1197:
1195:Edgar S. Prado
1192:
1189:
1186:
1182:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1166:
1164:Edgar S. Prado
1161:
1158:
1155:
1151:
1150:
1147:
1144:
1141:
1138:
1135:
1132:
1129:
1126:
1122:
1121:
1118:
1115:
1112:
1109:
1106:
1101:
1098:
1095:
1091:
1090:
1087:
1084:
1081:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1065:
1062:
1058:
1057:
1054:
1051:
1048:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1025:
1024:
1021:
1018:
1015:
1012:
1007:
1006:Clinton Potts
1004:
1001:
998:
994:
993:
990:
987:
984:
981:
978:
973:
970:
967:
963:
962:
959:
956:
953:
951:Erdenheim Farm
948:
945:
940:
937:
934:
930:
929:
926:
923:
920:
917:
914:
909:
906:
903:
899:
898:
895:
892:
889:
886:
883:
878:
875:
872:
868:
867:
864:
861:
858:
855:
852:
849:
846:
843:
839:
838:
835:
832:
829:
826:
823:
820:
817:
814:
810:
809:
806:
803:
800:
797:
794:
791:
788:
785:
781:
780:
777:
774:
771:
768:
765:
762:
759:
756:
752:
751:
748:
745:
742:
739:
738:Michael Petro
736:
733:
730:
727:
723:
722:
719:
716:
713:
710:
707:
704:
701:
698:
694:
693:
690:
687:
684:
681:
678:
675:
672:
669:
665:
664:
661:
658:
655:
652:
651:Corby Caiazzo
649:
646:
643:
640:
636:
635:
632:
629:
626:
623:
622:Corby Caiazzo
620:
617:
614:
611:
607:
606:
603:
600:
597:
594:
589:
586:
583:
580:
576:
575:
572:
569:
566:
563:
560:
555:
552:
549:
545:
544:
541:
538:
535:
532:
530:John C. Servis
527:
522:
519:
516:
512:
511:
508:
505:
502:
499:
496:
493:
490:
487:
483:
482:
479:
476:
473:
470:
467:
464:
461:
458:
454:
453:
450:
446:
435:
431:
427:
423:
419:
415:
407:
404:
403:
402:
396:
380:
379:
373:
357:
356:
347:
346:
343:
340:
337:
334:
320:
319:
303:
283:
260:Speed record:
256:
253:
151:
150:
147:
143:
142:
139:
135:
134:
131:
127:
126:
123:
119:
118:
98:
94:
93:
89:
88:
73:
69:
68:
59:
55:
54:
51:
47:
46:
31:
27:
26:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1654:
1643:
1640:
1638:
1635:
1633:
1630:
1628:
1625:
1624:
1622:
1615:
1614:
1602:
1599:
1592:
1588:
1585:
1583:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1574:
1570:
1555:
1552:
1550:
1549:Jack Van Berg
1547:
1545:
1542:
1536:
1532:
1519:
1516:
1514:
1511:
1506:
1503:
1499:
1486:
1484:
1481:
1479:
1476:
1471:Mister S. M.
1470:
1466:
1453:
1451:
1448:
1446:
1443:
1437:
1433:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1404:
1400:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1371:
1367:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1340:
1336:
1323:
1320:
1317:
1311:
1307:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1279:Taking Risks
1278:
1274:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1255:Mario G. Pino
1253:
1247:
1243:
1230:
1227:
1224:
1218:
1214:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1187:
1183:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1156:
1152:
1139:
1136:
1133:
1127:
1123:
1110:
1108:Peter Fortay
1107:
1105:
1102:
1096:
1092:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1063:
1059:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1030:
1026:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1005:
999:
995:
982:
979:
977:
974:
968:
964:
952:
949:
946:
944:
941:
935:
931:
918:
916:Dale Capuano
915:
913:
910:
904:
900:
887:
884:
882:
879:
873:
869:
856:
854:Bobby Dibona
853:
850:
844:
840:
827:
824:
821:
815:
811:
798:
795:
792:
786:
782:
769:
766:
763:
757:
753:
740:
737:
734:
728:
724:
711:
708:
706:Forest Boyce
705:
699:
695:
682:
679:
677:Forest Boyce
676:
670:
666:
653:
650:
647:
641:
637:
624:
621:
618:
612:
608:
595:
593:
592:Todd Pletcher
590:
587:
582:Bonus Points
581:
577:
564:
561:
559:
556:
551:Saratoga Bob
550:
546:
533:
531:
528:
526:
523:
517:
513:
500:
497:
494:
488:
484:
472:G. J. Stable
471:
468:
465:
459:
455:
451:
447:
443:
436:
432:
428:
424:
420:
416:
412:
411:
405:
401:
397:
395:
391:
390:
389:
388:
386:
378:
374:
372:
368:
367:
366:
365:
363:
354:
353:
352:
351:
344:
341:
338:
335:
332:
328:
327:
326:
324:
304:
301:
284:
281:
264:
263:
262:
261:
254:
252:
248:
246:
242:
238:
233:
231:
227:
194:
192:
188:
183:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
148:
144:
140:
138:Qualification
136:
132:
128:
124:
120:
116:
99:
95:
90:
86:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60:
56:
52:
48:
45:
44:United States
40:
35:
32:
28:
23:
1611:
1601:
1412:Craig Perret
816:Sumacha’hot
518:Forest Fire
382:
381:
359:
358:
349:
348:
330:
322:
321:
279:
259:
258:
249:
234:
195:
184:
155:
154:
62:Thoroughbred
1517:Jerry Robb
1445:Julie Krone
1219:Frugal Doc
1071:Jeremy Rose
1038:Jeremy Rose
936:Play Bingo
881:Jeremy Rose
874:Evil Storm
828:Butch Cave
825:Butch Cave
787:Regal Solo
735:Nick Petro
729:Not Abroad
588:Nik Juarez
558:Edgar Prado
377:Jeremy Rose
371:Edgar Prado
280:Sumacha’hot
133:left-handed
66:Flat racing
50:Inaugurated
1621:Categories
1593:References
1564:$ 200,000
1529:$ 200,000
1496:$ 200,000
1463:$ 200,000
1430:$ 200,000
1397:$ 200,000
1379:Mike Luzzi
1364:$ 150,000
1333:$ 150,000
1304:$ 200,000
1271:$ 200,000
1240:$ 200,000
1211:$ 200,000
1180:$ 200,000
1149:$ 200,000
1120:$ 200,000
1089:$ 200,000
1056:$ 200,000
1023:$ 200,000
992:$ 200,000
961:$ 250,000
928:$ 250,000
897:$ 300,000
866:$ 300,000
837:$ 250,000
808:$ 150,000
779:$ 150,000
767:Tim Keefe
750:$ 150,000
721:$ 150,000
709:Tim Keefe
692:$ 150,000
680:Tim Keefe
663:$ 150,000
634:$ 150,000
605:$ 150,000
574:$ 150,000
543:$ 150,000
525:Paco Lopez
510:$ 150,000
481:$ 150,000
300:Frugal Doc
115:9 furlongs
83:/newsindex
16:Horse race
1064:Sumerset
460:Prendemi
191:Jim McKay
180:Baltimore
149:$ 150,000
58:Race type
1571:See also
1561:2:03.00
1526:2:03.00
1493:2:01.00
1460:2:02.00
1427:2:02.00
1394:2:02.00
1361:2:03.00
1330:1:55.00
1301:1:54.00
1268:1:58.00
1237:1:54.00
1208:1:58.00
1177:1:56.00
1146:1:56.00
1117:1:54.51
1097:Testing
1086:1:57.20
1053:1:56.85
1020:1:54.94
989:1:55.58
958:1:59.08
925:1:58.38
894:1:58.19
863:1:57.78
834:1:50.26
805:1:51.43
776:1:50.65
747:1:51.06
718:1:50.42
689:1:50.54
660:1:51.49
631:1:51.28
602:1:50.50
571:1:51.28
540:1:50.42
507:1:48.13
478:1:50.46
241:stallion
172:Maryland
97:Distance
30:Location
1327:1-3/16
1298:1-3/16
1265:1-3/16
1234:1-3/16
1205:1-3/16
1174:1-3/16
1143:1-3/16
1114:1-3/16
1083:1-3/16
1050:1-3/16
1031:Docent
1017:1-3/16
1000:Docent
986:1-3/16
955:1-3/16
922:1-3/16
891:1-3/16
860:1-3/16
429:Trainer
385:trainer
313:⁄
293:⁄
273:⁄
255:Records
219:⁄
205:⁄
122:Surface
113:miles (
108:⁄
72:Website
1558:1-1/4
1537:Herat
1523:1-1/4
1490:1-1/4
1457:1-1/4
1424:1-1/4
1391:1-1/4
1358:1-1/4
1188:Algar
1157:Algar
831:1-1/8
802:1-1/8
773:1-1/8
744:1-1/8
715:1-1/8
686:1-1/8
657:1-1/8
628:1-1/8
599:1-1/8
568:1-1/8
537:1-1/8
504:1-1/8
475:1-1/8
452:Purse
425:Jockey
417:Winner
362:jockey
302:(1996)
282:(2009)
245:stands
232:bowl.
174:or at
168:Laurel
1534:1986
1501:1987
1468:1988
1435:1989
1402:1990
1369:1991
1338:1992
1309:1993
1276:1994
1245:1995
1216:1996
1185:1997
1154:1998
1125:1999
1094:2000
1061:2001
1028:2002
997:2003
966:2004
933:2005
902:2006
871:2007
845:Cuba
842:2008
813:2009
784:2010
755:2011
726:2012
697:2013
668:2014
639:2015
610:2016
579:2017
548:2018
515:2019
486:2020
457:2021
442:Miles
437:Dist.
433:Owner
239:by a
237:sired
226:purse
146:Purse
130:Track
905:Due
448:Time
413:Year
398:3 -
392:3 -
375:3 -
369:3 -
329:3 -
243:who
125:Dirt
81:.com
53:1986
421:Age
178:in
166:in
77:www
1623::
1540:4
1509:5
1474:4
1441:4
1408:5
1375:6
1344:5
1315:5
1282:4
1251:4
1222:9
1191:5
1160:6
1131:7
1100:7
1067:4
1034:4
1003:5
972:5
939:4
908:5
877:6
848:7
819:4
790:5
761:5
732:5
703:7
674:8
645:4
616:5
585:5
554:4
521:4
492:3
463:6
295:16
207:16
170:,
64:-
36:,
444:)
440:(
387::
364::
315:4
311:1
308:+
306:1
291:3
288:+
286:1
275:8
271:1
268:+
266:1
221:8
217:1
214:+
212:1
203:3
200:+
198:1
117:)
110:8
106:1
103:+
101:1
41:,
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.