Jim McKay Turf Sprint


The Jim McKay Turf Sprint is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and up over a distance of five furlongs on the turf held as part of the undercard for the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes annually during the third week of May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The race offers a purse of $100,000.
The Jim McKay Turf Sprint is the lead off leg of the Mid Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships Sprint Turf Division or MATCh Races. MATCh is a series of five races in five separate thoroughbred divisions run throughout four Mid-Atlantic States including; Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park Racecourse in Maryland; Delaware Park Racetrack in Delaware; Parx, Philadelphia Park and Presque Isle Downs in Pennsylvania and Monmouth Park in New Jersey.

Race name

The race was named in honor of James Kenneth McManus, better known by his professional name of Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist. McKay is best known for hosting ABC's Wide World of Sports. McKay covered a wide variety of special events, including horse races such as the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, golf events such as the British Open, and the Indianapolis 500.

History

The Jim McKay Turf Sprint was first run in 2006 as the Baltimore Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. In 2007, it ran as the Baltimore City Turf Sprint and in 2008 the race was known as the Old Mutual Turf Sprint. The stakes record is held by Heros Reward, who won the race in 2007 in a time of :55.90 over five furlongs.

Records

Speed record:
Most wins by a horse:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Distance
Time
Purse
Grade
2019Completed Pass5Victor CarrascoClaudio GonzalezRobert D. Bone5 fur.57.35$100,000
2018Imprimis4Irad OrtizJoseph OrsenoBreeze Easy, LLC5 fur.1:03.81$100,000
2017Richard's Boy5Paco LopezPeter MillerRockingham Ranch5 fur.56.20$100,000
2016Ben's Cat10Trevor McCarthyKing T. LeatherburyThe Jim Stable5 fur.56.10$100,000
2015Ben's Cat9Julian PimentelKing T. LeatherburyThe Jim Stable5 fur.56.04$100,000
2014Ben's Cat8Julian PimentelKing T. LeatherburyThe Jim Stable5 fur.57.75$100,000
2013Ben's Cat7Julian PimentelKing T. LeatherburyThe Jim Stable5 fur.56.18$100,000
2012Fidlers Patriot6John VelazquezGeorge WeaverJ. Olson & Hill Stable5 fur.56.12$100,000
2011Ben's Cat5Jeremy RoseKing T. LeatherburyThe Jim Stable5 fur.59.71$75,000
2010Central City4Julien LeparouxRonnie W. WernerPreston Stable LLC5 fur.56.18$70,000
2009Mr. Nightlinger5Jamie TheriotWilliam B. CalhounMartin Racing Stable5 fur.56.29$100,000
2008Heros Reward6Javier CastellanoDale CapuanoRob Ry Farm5 fur.59.19$100,000
2007Heros Reward5Edgar PradoDale CapuanoRob Ry Farm5 fur.55.90$100,000
2006My Lord7Rosie NapravnikAnn W. MerrymanDavid A. Ross5 fur.57.40$100,000