Horatius Stakes


The Horatius Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held in March at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. The Horatius, is open to horses three-year-olds that are willing to race six furlongs on the dirt. It was the 18th running of the stakes race in 2010.
An ungraded stakes, it offers a purse of $70,000. The race itself was named in honor of the horse that was given his name by his breeder after the legendary Roman hero Horatius. The colt was a huge son out of Proudest Roman and True Charm that proved to be worthy on his moniker. Horatius was a solid stakes winner but his true claim to fame came as one of Maryland's greatest sires of all time. Bred by Colonel W. Randolph Taylor, Horatius was born in Florida in 1975 and was sold for $20,000 as a two-year-old to Dr. Philip J. Torsey, who campaigned his stable's star for five years. During his racing career, Horatius made 54 starts winning 19 and placing second in 17 others. His six stakes wins were spread out among many conditions including; on the dirt, on the turf, sprinting and going long. His wins included the Grade 3 Riggs Handicap and a course setting performance in the Red Bank Handicap. He retired with career earnings of $403,899.
Horatius was retired to stud at Thornmar Farm in Chestertown, Maryland in 1980 as the property of a large syndicate. He achieved his greatest glory with his daughter, Eclipse award-winning sprinter Safely Kept, winner of the 1990 Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Sprint. One of his other graded stakes winners was Oliver's Twist, the runner-up in the 1995 Grade 1 Preakness Stakes. Horatius was retired from stud and pensioned in 2001; he died in his sleep five years later at age 31 in his paddock at Thornmar in February 2006.

Records

Speed record:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
DistanceTimePurse
2015No Race-No RaceNo RaceNo Race6 fur.0:00.00no race
2014No Race-No RaceNo RaceNo Race6 fur.0:00.00no race
2013No Race-No RaceNo RaceNo Race6 fur.0:00.00no race
2012No Race-No RaceNo RaceNo Race6 fur.0:00.00no race
2011No Race-No RaceNo RaceNo Race6 fur.0:00.00no race
2010No Race-No RaceNo RaceNo Race6 fur.0:00.00no race
2009No Race-No RaceNo RaceNo Race6 fur.0:00.00no race
2008Vanderkaay3Rosie NapravnikA. Ferris AllenBowman Thoroughbreds6 fur.1:10.60$60,000
2007Call Me Cash3Jeremy RoseScott A. LakeGerard Artz6 fur.1:10.40$70,000
2006Ah Day3Ryan FogelsongerKing T. LeatherburyJim Stable6 fur.1:11.20$50,000
2005Diamond Wildcat3Mario PinoBen W. Perkins, Jr.New Farm6 fur.1:11.80$50,000
2004Basketball Court3Ramon DominguezHenry WaltersGinny Stack6 fur.1:10.80$40,000
2003Deadline3Rick WilsonJohn SalzmanTimothy Whitehead6 fur.1:09.00$50,000
2002Outstander3Mark T. JohnstonRodney Jenkins7 fur.1:24.00$40,000
2001My Golden Son3Harry VegaMichael Wright, Jr.Shahina Ahmad6 fur.1:11.00$55,000
2000Chief J Strongbow3Mario VergeLynda Knee7 fur.1:24.40$55,000
1999Perfect Score3Mark T. JohnstonGrover G. DelpJason & Shannon Inkster7 fur.1:22.60$55,000
1998Running Copelan3Carlos CruzJohn ServisHarry T. Mangurian Jr.7 fur.1:24.60$55,000
1997Saintly3Carlos H. MarquezGrover G. DelpAllaire du Pont7 fur.1:24.00$25,000
1996Count On Numbers3C. Omar KlingerCarlos A. GarciaNot Found7.5 fur.1:30.60$50,000
1995Dakota's Trick3Rick WilsonEdward T. AllardNot Found7.5 fur.1:31.60$30,000
1994Run Alden3Allen StacyJohn J. RobbHal C. B. Clagett6 fur.1:10.60$35,000