Conniver Stakes

Conniver Stakes
Ungraded Stakes race
LocationLaurel Park Racecourse,
Laurel, Maryland,
United States
Inaugurated1969
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.laurelpark.com
Race information
Distance7 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFillies & Mares; Three-year-olds & up
WeightAssigned
Purse$100,000

The Conniver Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in March at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. It is open to fillies and mares three years old and up and is run at seven furlongs on the dirt. An ungraded stakes race, it offers a purse of $100,000.

The race was named in honor of Conniver, the Maryland-bred that was named the nation's top handicap mare in 1948 during a season that included wins in the Brooklyn Handicap and Vagrancy Handicap (defeating Gallorette as well as Stymie). She also won the Beldame Stakes, the Comely Stakes and the Vagrancy Handicap. She was the brown daughter of Discovery out of The Schemer out of Challenger II and was bred by Alfred G. Vanderbilt II. She was owned by Harry LaMontagne, who purchased Conniver as a yearling for $1,500. The gawky, 17-hand mare was undistinguished at ages 2 and 3 and was nearly sold as a polo pony prior to the 1948 season. When Conniver retired at age 5, she had earned $227,825 from 56 starts with 15 wins, 6 seconds and 6 thirds.[1]

Records

Speed record:

  • 7 furlongs - 1:23.00 - Winter Leaf (2002)
  • 1+1⁄16 miles - 1:45.00 - Dear to All (1970)
  • 1+1⁄8 miles - 1:49.00 - Stem the Tide (1992)

Most wins by an horse:

  • 2 - Bold Affair (2012, 2013)

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 - Stephen E. Quick (2007, 2010)
  • 2 - Mike Zanella/Charles Reed (2012, 2013)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners of the Conniver Stakes since 1969

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Distance Time Purse
2022 - 7 fur. 1:23.21 $100,000
2021 Kiss the Girl - V. R. Carrasco Michael J. Trombetta Three Diamonds Farm 7 fur. 1:23.21 $100,000
2020 No Race - No Race No Race No Race 7 fur. 0.00.00 $100,000
2019 Anna's Bandit 5 Xavier Perez Jerry Robb No Guts No Glory Farm 7 fur. 1:23.50 $100,000
2018 Anna's Bandit 4 Xavier Perez Jerry Robb No Guts No Glory Farm 7 fur. 1:24.77 $100,000
2017 Next Best Thing 7 Julian Pimentel Claudio Gonzalez MCA Racing Stable 7 fur. 0:00.00 $100,000
2016 Candida H. 5 Julian Pimentel Michael J. Trombetta Fitzhugh LLC 7 fur. 1:24.05 $75,000
2015 Eddy Gourmet 5 Sheldon Russell Hugh I. McMahon Toby Roth 7 fur. 1:23.50 $100,000
2014 More Than a Cruise 5 Julian Pimentel Lawrence E. Murray Howard M. Bender 7 fur. 1:25.55 $100,000
2013 Bold Affair 5 Abel Castellano Howard Wolfendale Mike Zanella & Ch. Reed 7 fur. 1:25.14 $125,000
2012 Bold Affair 4 Abel Castellano Howard Wolfendale Mike Zanella & Ch. Reed 7 fur. 1:23.74 $100,000
2011 Fascinatin' Rhythm 6 Forest Boyce Richard W. Small Buckingham Farm 7 fur. 1:24.90 $75,000
2010 Sweet Goodbye 5 J. D. Acosta Christopher Grove William Harris 7 fur. 1:23.85 $70,000
2009 Fancy Diamond 5 Harry Vega Cathal Lynch Kildare Stable 7 fur. 1:23.72 $60,000
2008 All Giving 4 Erick D. Rodriguez Flint W. Stites Concepts Unlim.Stable 7 fur. 1:24.40 $60,000
2007 Silmaril 6 Ryan Fogelsonger Christopher Grove Stephen E. Quick 7 fur. 1:25.00 $75,000
2006 Spirited Game 5 Jose Caraballo Dove Houghton Wirth Brothers 7 fur. 1:23.60 $75,000
2005 Chrusciki 5 Ryan Fogelsonger A. Ferris Allen, III Nancy Lee Farms 7 fur. 1:26.00 $60,000
2004 Bronze Abe 5 Erick D. Rodriguez Grover G. Delp Samuel Bayard 7 fur. 1:23.60 $75,000
2003 Gazillion 4 Ramon Dominguez Hamilton A. Smith Lucy C. Kessler 7 fur. 1:24.40 $60,000
2002 Winter Leaf 4 Larry Reynolds Ronald Cartwright 7 fur. 1:23.00 $60,000
2001 A Lot of Mary 6 Bruce Kravets Scott A. Lake WinStar Farm 7 fur. 1:24.40 $60,000
2000 Shashobegon 5 Jozbin Santana Richard W. Small 7 fur. 1:24.40 $60,000
1999 Halo's Security 5 Nick Goodwin Robert L. Beall Robert L. Beall 7 fur. 1:24.40 $60,000
1998 Brush Over 4 Edgar Prado Dale Capuano Donald H. Mensh 7 fur. 1:23.60 $60,000
1997 Secret Prospect 4 Carlos H. Marquez John J. Tammaoro Alan S. Kline 7 fur. 1:23.80 $60,000
1996 Julie's Brilliance 4 Mark T. Johnston King T. Leatherbury 7 fur. 1:23.60 $60,000
1995 Queen Letizia 4 Nick Goodwin King T. Leatherbury 7 fur. 1:23.80 $60,000
1994 Fleet Broad 4 Steve Hamilton Richard W. Small 7 fur. 1:24.20 $60,000
1993 Silver Tango 5 Mike Luzzi Gary Capuano Jeanne F. Begg 7 fur. 1:24.40 $60,000
1992 Brilliant Brass 5 Edgar Prado Carlos A. Garcia 7 fur. 1:23.60 $60,000
1991 Run Spot 6 Edgar Prado Katherine M. Voss Mrs. John B. Merryman 7 fur. 1:25.00 $60,000
1990 Double Artemis 4 Mark T. Johnston 7 fur. 1:24.20 $60,000
1989 Eesee's Taw 4 Kent Desormeaux 6.5 fur. 1:16.60 $65,000
1988 Parade of Roses 5 Vincent Bracciale Jr. 7 fur. 1:23.20 $60,000
1987 Tulindas 4 Mike Sellers 6.5 fur. 1:17.60 $48,500
1986 La Caleche 3 Allen Stacy 1 mile 1:39.40 $58,000
1985 La Reine Elaine 4 Greg Hutton 1 mile 1:35.40 $42,000
1984 Final Chapter 4 Vincent Bracciale Jr. 1+1⁄16 mi 1:47.40 $43,000
1983 Kattegat's Pride 4 Donnie Miller Jr. Stephen E. Quick 1+1⁄16 mi 1:47.10 $42,000
1982 Lady Dean 4 Donnie Miller Jr. David P. Reynolds 1+1⁄16 mi 1:45.60 $40,000
1981 Contrary Rose 5 Vincent Bracciale Jr. A. S. Kline 1+1⁄16 mi 1:47.00 $40,000
1980 Sentencia 4 Arnold Iliescu Charles A. Cuprill 1+1⁄16 mi 1:49.00 $30,000
1979 Silver Ice 4 Greg McCarron C. Oliver Goldsmith 1+1⁄16 mi 1:46.80 $30,000
1978 Lucky Penny 5 Leroy Moyers 1+1⁄16 mi 1:48.00 $30,000
1977 Shark's Jaw 4 Leroy Moyers 1+1⁄16 mi 1:48.00 $30,000
1976 War Exchange 4 James Mosely Dr. A. E. Verdi 1+1⁄16 mi 1:45.80 $30,000
1975 Sarah Percy 7 Chris McCarron Mrs. Richard Worthington 1+1⁄16 mi 1:46.80 $35,000
1974 Euonymous 5 Herbert Hinojosa 1+1⁄16 mi 1:47.00 $23,500
1973 Alma North 5 Ron Turcotte 1+1⁄16 mi 1:46.40 $23,500
1972 Lead Me On 5 Eldon Nelson Mooring Stable 1+1⁄16 mi 1:45.60 $23,500
1971 Daring Step 4 Anthony Agnello Eddie McMullen Greystone Manor Stable 1+1⁄16 mi 1:46.60 $23,500
1970 Dear to All 4 John Baboolal 1+1⁄16 mi 1:45.00 $23,500
1969 Miss Spin 6 Garth Patterson Flamingo Farm 1+1⁄16 mi 1:47.00 $23,500

See also

References

  1. ^ 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 324 on March 3, 2007.