Horse race
The Marguerite Stakes was a Thoroughbred horse race at Pimlico Race Course , in Baltimore, Maryland run between 1945 and 1965. A race on dirt for two-year-old fillies, it was created as a companion event to the Pimlico Futurity and declared at the time to be one of the richest of its kind in the United States.[ 1] Marguerite , one of the great broodmares in racing history. Marguerite was the dam of four significant runners including Triple Crown winner and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Gallant Fox .[ 2]
Historical notes
The inaugural Marguerite Stakes was won by William L. Brann's Challadette, a daughter of the outstanding sire Challenger II whose progeny includes U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees Challedon and Gallorette plus the National Champion fily Bridal Flower .[ 3] [ 4]
Bed O' Roses easily won the 1949 Marguerite Stakes by three and a half lengths after coming from near the back of the field. She would finish the year as American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly and in 1951 would earn another National title. Bed O' Roses career put her in elite company with induction in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame.[ 5]
Marshua dominated the penultimate edition of the Marguerite Stakes winning in a new race record time by six lengths under jockey Wayne Chambers .
[ 6]
The Marguerite Stakes final edition was run on November 27, 1965 and was won by Swift Lady.[ 7]
Records
Speed record:
Most wins by a jockey :
Most wins by a trainer :
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner won this race more than once.
Winners
Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist. (Miles )
Time
Win$
1965
Swift Lady
2
John L. Rotz
Ivan H. Parke
Harbor View Farm
11 ⁄16
1:45.80
$46,520
1964
Marshua
2
Wayne Chambers
Norman R. McLeod
Mrs. Wallace Gilroy
11 ⁄16
1:45.80
$42,516
1963
Is Ours
2
Joe Culmone
Edward I. Kelly Sr.
Brookfield Farm
11 ⁄16
1:46.60
$26,884
1962
Wise Nurse
2
Willie Harmatz
J. Elliott Burch
Brookmeade Stable (Peggy & George Cheston)
11 ⁄16
1:45.60
$
1961
Upswept
2
Braulio Baeza
Robert L. Dotter
James Cox Brady Jr.
11 ⁄16
1:46.80
$26,617
1960
Primonetta
2
Bill Hartack
James P. Conway
Darby Dan Farm
11 ⁄16
1:46.40
$22,719
1959
Airmans Guide
2
Bill Hartack
Burton B. Williams
Hugh A. Grant Sr.
11 ⁄16
1:46.60
$
1958
Toluene
2
Karl Korte
Edward J. Yowell
Harold H. Polk
11 ⁄16
1:47.40
$16,100
1957
Wendasy
2
Sidney Cole
James Radney
Keswick Stables
11 ⁄16
1:45.80
$14,200
1956
Romanita
2
John H. Skelly
Frank Sanders
Reverie Knoll Farm (Freeman Keyes)
11 ⁄16
1:45.00
$7,400
1955
Race not held
1954
Proud Pomp
2
Frank A. Smith
Thomas J. Kelly
Ada L. Rice
11 ⁄16
1:47.40
$34,025
1953
Make A Play
2
Bennie Green
Thomas A. Kelly
Pin Oak Farm
11 ⁄16
1:47.60
$8,575
1952-1
Grecian Queen
2
Eric Guerin
James P. Conway
Florence Whitaker
11 ⁄16
1:48.00
$17,000
1952-2
Mac Bea
2
Bill Boland
Max Hirsch
King Ranch
11 ⁄16
1:47.80
$17,100
1951
No Score
2
Ovie Scurlock
Bert Mulholland
George D. Widener Jr.
11 ⁄16
1:46.80
$29,640
1950
Carolina Queen
2
Frank Bone
E. H. "Ned" Gaines
Cary C. Boshamer
11 ⁄16
1:47.20
$28,794
1949
Bed O' Roses
2
Eric Guerin
William C. Winfrey
Alfred G. Vanderbilt Jr.
11 ⁄16
1:45.80
$
1948
Alsab's Day
2
Robert J. Martin
H. C. "Red" Dodson
Mrs. Albert Sabath
11 ⁄16
1:45.00
$27,640
1947
Whirl Some
2
Douglas Dodson
Ben A. Jones
Calumet Farm
11 ⁄16
1:46.80
$28,025
1946
Cosmic Missile
2
Eddie Arcaro
Burton B. Williams
Circle M Farm (Edward S. Moore)
11 ⁄16
1:45.20
$24,640
1945
Challadette
2
Arnold Kirkland
Edward A. Christmas
William L. Brann
11 ⁄16
1:48.20
$22,095
References
^ "The Marguerite, New Pimlico Stake" . The Maryland Horse, page 10. 1942-11-01. Retrieved 2019-01-01 .^ "Marguerite Leading Brood Mare, Says Woodward" . Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1939-07-12. Retrieved 2019-06-07 .^ "Triumphs and Troubles" . Maryland Horse, Vol. 10, No. 12, page 6. 1945-12-01. Retrieved 2020-06-11 .^ "Challadette Wins Feature at Laurel" . New York Times Section Sports, page 20. 1945-10-04. Retrieved 2020-06-11 .^ "Pimlico Results" . New York Times, Section Sports, page 9. 1949-10-30. Retrieved 2020-06-08 .^ "Marshua, 2 to 5, Takes $67,160 Marguerite Stakes at Pimlico by 6 Lengths" . New York Times . 1964-11-22. Retrieved 2020-06-08 .^ "Swift Lady, $12.20, Triumphs in $73,320 Marguerite Stakes at Pimlico" . New York Times, Section Sports, page 7. 1965-11-28. Retrieved 2020-06-07 .
