Marshua Stakes
| Ungraded Stakes race | |
| Location |
Laurel Park Racecourse, Laurel, Maryland,  United States  |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1987 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
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| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies; Three-years-old |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Marshua Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in February at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. The race is open to three-year-old fillies and is run at six furlongs on the dirt.
An ungraded stakes race, it offers a purse of $100,000. The race was named in honor of the great race mare Marshua in 1987. Marshua was foaled in 1962 and was an American Thoroughbred racehorse sired by Nashua out of Emardee, by Heliopolis. Marshua was ranked second in her class of two-year-olds. She made 16 starts in 1964 and was in the money 15 times, or 94% of the time. The highlight of that season was her victory in the prestigious Selima Stakes at Laurel Park Racecorse in Maryland. Having led all the way around the 1 1⁄16 mile event, she battled Queen Empress through the stretch to win by a fading neck. Queen Empress was later named champion two-year-old filly. In addition to the Selima, Marshua won the Schuylerville Stakes, the Gardenia Stakes and the Marguerite Stakes in her freshman year.
Marshua was bred and owned by Mrs. W. Gilroy. At age three, she placed second in the Acorn Stakes and won the filly classic Coaching Club American Oaks. She retired with a record of nine wins, six seconds and four thirds in 21 starts with career earnings of $317,599.[1]
Records
Speed record:
- 6 furlongs - 1:09.36 - Gator Prowl (2010)
- 7 furlongs - 1:24.60 - Mary's Silver Pen (2000)
Most wins by an horse:
- No horse has ever won the Marshua Stakes more than once.
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner has ever won the Marshua Stakes more than once.
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Jeremy Rose (2007, 2008 & 2009)
- 3 - Mario Pino (1994, 2000 & 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Dale Capuano (2005 & 2006)
- 2 - Edmund D. Gaudet (1990 & 2007)
Winners of the Marshua Stakes since 1987
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance | Time | Purse | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 6 fur. | 0:00.00 | $100,000 | |||||
| 2014 | Gracer | 3 | Alex Cintron | Anthony Dutrow | Three Chimney Racing Part. | 6 fur. | 1:12.18 | $100,000 | |
| 2013 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | |
| 2012 | Dance to Bristol | 3 | Elias Peltrouche | Ollie Figgins, III | Cooperville Farm | 6 fur. | 1:13.40 | $75,000 | |
| 2011 | Red's Round Table | 3 | Sheldon Russell | Timothy L. Keefe | Arnold A. Heft | 6 fur. | 1:13.40 | $75,000 | |
| 2010 | Gator Prowl | 3 | Harry Vega | John E. Salzman | Danny Divver | 6 fur. | 1:09.36 | $60,000 | |
| 2009 | Strut the Canary | 3 | Jeremy Rose | Timothy Tullock, Jr. | Everest Stables, Inc. | 6 fur. | 1:10.72 | $70,000 | |
| 2008 | Throbbin' Heart | 3 | Jeremy Rose | Steve Asmussen | Zayat Stables, LLC | 6 fur. | 1:11.00 | $50,000 | |
| 2007 | Laila's Punch | 3 | Jeremy Rose | Edmund D. Gaudet | Morris Bailey | 5.5 fur. | 1:06.00 | $90,000 | |
| 2006 | Celestial Legend | 3 | Erick Rodriguez | Dale Capuano | R. Shultz/D. Menard | 5.5 fur. | 1:04.00 | $75,000 | |
| 2005 | Rush to Glory | 3 | Mike Hole | Dale Capuano | L. T. Smith Enterprises | 6 fur. | 1:12.40 | $50,000 | |
| 2004 | Among My Souvenirs | 3 | Mario Pino | Anthony W. Dutrow | Peter G. Angelos | 6 fur. | 1:11.20 | $40,000 | |
| 2003 | Ladyecho | 3 | Oscar Castillo | John C. Servis | Charlotte C. Polin | 6 fur. | 1:10.20 | $50,000 | |
| 2002 | Two Times a Lady | 3 | Omar Klinger | Francis Campitelli | James McCaul | 6 fur. | 1:11.60 | $40,000 | |
| 2001 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | |
| 2000 | Mary's Silver Pen | 3 | Mario Pino | Guadalupe Preciado | Rancho Grande Farms | 7 fur. | 1:24.60 | $55,000 | |
| 1999 | Potomac Bend | 3 | Mark T. Johnston | Vincent L. Blengs | Wayne Harrison | 6 fur. | 1:11.40 | $55,000 | |
| 1998 | Chasseresse | 3 | Edgar Prado | Glenda J. Gilday | Leverett S. Miller | 6 fur. | 1:11.60 | $55,000 | |
| 1997 | Meteor Cap | 3 | Victor H. Molina | Eugene Weymouth | Buckland Farm | 6 fur. | 1:12.00 | $55,000 | |
| 1996 | Secret Prospect | 3 | Carlos Marquez | John J. Tammaro III | Alan Kline Revoc.Trust | 7 fur. | 1:25.20 | $55,000 | |
| 1995 | White Cliffs | 3 | Rick Wilson | Carlos A. Garcia | Carol Ann Kaye | 6 fur. | 1:11.60 | $55,000 | |
| 1994 | Pleasant Dilema | 3 | Mario Pino | Edward T. Allard | Gilbert G. Campbell | 6 fur. | 1:11.40 | $55,000 | |
| 1993 | Carnirainbow | 3 | Greg Hutton | John J. Robb | Hal C. B. Clagett | 6 fur. | 1:13.60 | $45,000 | |
| 1992 | Luramore | 3 | Rick Wilson | Ben W. Perkins, Jr. | Wright/Legum/Keelty | 6 fur. | 1:12.80 | $45,000 | |
| 1991 | Picnic Island | 3 | Joe Rocco | Charles Peoples | Bayard Sharp | 6 fur. | 1:13.40 | $45,000 | |
| 1990 | Leery Baba | 3 | Mike Luzzi | Edmund D. Gaudet | Brian Hurst | 6 fur. | 1:12.00 | $45,000 | |
| 1989 | All About Style | 3 | Kent Desormeaux | Bernard P. Bond | Arnold A. Heft | 7 fur. | 1:24.80 | $55,000 | |
| 1988 | Willa On the Move | 3 | James Edwards | Leon Blusiewicz | Lorraine Quinichett | 6.5 fur. | 1:18.40 | $50,000 | |
| 1987 | Cagey Exuberance | 3 | Jake Nied | H. Graham Motion | Lindsey Burbank | 6 fur. | 1:14.60 | $50,000 | |