Inaugurated 1974 Distance 1 mile (8 furlongs) | Website www.laurelpark.com Surface Dirt | |
Location Laurel Park Racecourse,
Laurel, Maryland,
United States Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing | ||
The Anne Arundel Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in November at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. It is open to fillies ages three and up and is run at one mile (eight furlongs) on the dirt.
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An ungraded stakes race, it offers a purse of $100,000. The race was named in honor of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, the county in which Laurel is located. The county itself was named in for Lady Anne Arundel, wife of Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore and founder of the colony of Maryland. The state capital of Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County. The race was run as the Anne Arundel Handicap from 1975–1993 and was a grade III stakes race from 1984 through 1989.
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Most wins by a jockey:
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Winners of the Anne Arundel Stakes since 1974
A # signifies that the race was run in two divisions in 1986.