Marshua Stakes


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 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.

Records

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Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
DistanceTimePurseGrade
2018Limited View3Edgar PradoJohn Salzman, Jr.John Salzman, Jr.6 fur.1:10.99$100,000
2017Star Super3Trevor McCarthyCathal A. LynchEquine Prep6 fur.1:11.30$100,000
2016Karen's Silk3Jevian ToledoMichael N. DilgerGRD Two Racing6 fur.1:12.53$75,000
2015Lindisfarne3Victor CarrascoRudy RodriguezKMN Racing6 fur.1:11.40$100,000
2014Gracer3Alex CintronAnthony DutrowThree Chimneys Racing6 fur.1:12.18$100,000-
2013No Race-No RaceNo RaceNo Raceno race0:00.00no race
2012Dance to Bristol3Elias PeltroucheOllie Figgins, IIICooperville Farm6 fur.1:13.40$75,000
2011Red's Round Table3Sheldon RussellTimothy L. KeefeArnold A. Heft6 fur.1:13.40$75,000
2010Gator Prowl3Harry VegaJohn E. SalzmanDanny Divver6 fur.1:09.36$60,000
2009Strut the Canary3Jeremy RoseTimothy Tullock, Jr.Everest Stables, Inc.6 fur.1:10.72$70,000
2008Throbbin' Heart3Jeremy RoseSteve AsmussenZayat Stables, LLC6 fur.1:11.00$50,000
2007Laila's Punch3Jeremy RoseEdmund D. GaudetMorris Bailey5.5 fur.1:06.00$90,000
2006Celestial Legend3Erick RodriguezDale CapuanoR. Shultz/D. Menard5.5 fur.1:04.00$75,000
2005Rush to Glory3Mike HoleDale CapuanoL. T. Smith Enterprises6 fur.1:12.40$50,000
2004Among My Souvenirs3Mario PinoAnthony W. DutrowPeter G. Angelos6 fur.1:11.20$40,000
2003Ladyecho3Oscar CastilloJohn C. ServisCharlotte C. Polin6 fur.1:10.20$50,000
2002Two Times a Lady3Omar KlingerFrancis CampitelliJames McCaul6 fur.1:11.60$40,000
2001No Race-No RaceNo RaceNo Raceno race0:00.00no race
2000Mary's Silver Pen3Mario PinoGuadalupe PreciadoRancho Grande Farms7 fur.1:24.60$55,000
1999Potomac Bend3Mark T. JohnstonVincent L. BlengsWayne Harrison6 fur.1:11.40$55,000
1998Chasseresse3Edgar PradoGlenda J. GildayLeverett S. Miller6 fur.1:11.60$55,000
1997Meteor Cap3Victor H. MolinaEugene WeymouthBuckland Farm6 fur.1:12.00$55,000
1996Secret Prospect3Carlos MarquezJohn J. Tammaro IIIAlan Kline Revoc.Trust7 fur.1:25.20$55,000
1995White Cliffs3Rick WilsonCarlos A. GarciaCarol Ann Kaye6 fur.1:11.60$55,000
1994Pleasant Dilema3Mario PinoEdward T. AllardGilbert G. Campbell6 fur.1:11.40$55,000
1993Carnirainbow3Greg HuttonJohn J. RobbHal C. B. Clagett6 fur.1:13.60$45,000
1992Luramore3Rick WilsonBen W. Perkins, Jr.Wright/Legum/Keelty6 fur.1:12.80$45,000
1991Picnic Island3Joe RoccoCharles PeoplesBayard Sharp6 fur.1:13.40$45,000
1990Leery Baba3Mike LuzziEdmund D. GaudetBrian Hurst6 fur.1:12.00$45,000
1989All About Style3Kent DesormeauxBernard P. BondArnold A. Heft7 fur.1:24.80$55,000
1988Willa On the Move3James EdwardsLeon BlusiewiczLorraine Quinichett6.5 fur.1:18.40$50,000
1987Cagey Exuberance3Jake NiedH. Graham MotionLindsey Burbank6 fur.1:14.60$50,000