Skipat Stakes
| Ungraded Stakes race | |
| Location | Pimlico Race Course,  Baltimore, Maryland  |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1993 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.pimlico.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up; fillies & mares |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $75,000 |
The Skipat Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Contested over a distance of six furlongs on the dirt, it is open to fillies and mares three-years-old and up.
Run during the latter part of April/early May. The race was named in honor of Skipat, a rangy, 17.1-hand chestnut daughter of Jungle Cove. She won 27 races from 45 starts over six years earning $614,215 in her career. Her two most memorable victories came in the grade two Barbara Fritchie Handicap in 1979 and 1981. Her second victory in the Fritchie came after she had been retired, bred and foaled. She was born of very modest means from a $1,000 mare and a $1,500 stallion. Tragically in August of 1989 she was struck by lightning and killed in her stall. Ironically her foal (Skilaunch) was standing right next to her and survived and went on to produce five stakes winners from only five foals.[1]
Records
Speed record:
- 6 furlongs - 1:09.80 - Weather Vane (1998) & Big Bambu (2001)
- 6.5 furlongs - 1:16.40 - Cherokee Wonder (1996) & Smart 'n Noble (1995)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Mario Pino (1995, 1998 & 2001)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Richard W. Delp (1995 & 1998)
- 2 - Michael E. Gorham (2000 & 2006)
Winners of the Skipat Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance |
Time | Purse |
Grade |
| 2010 | Lights Off Annie | 5 | Rajiv Maragh | Michael E. Hushion | Repole Stable | 6 fur. | 1:10.33 | $70,000 | |
| 2009 | All Giving | 5 | Jonathan Joyce | Flint Stites | Concepts Unlimited Stables | 6 fur. | 1:10.70 | $56,560 | |
| 2008 | Akronism | 4 | Pablo Morales | Timothy F. Ritchey | Robert S. Evans | 6 fur. | 1:09.76 | $75,000 | |
| 2007 | Silmaril | 6 | Ryan Fogelsonger | Christopher W. Grove | Stephen E. Quick | 6 fur. | 1:10.80 | $100,000 | |
| 2006 | Trickle of Gold | 4 | A. Beitia | Michael E. Gorham | John D. Murphy | 6 fur. | 1:11.20 | $75,000 | |
| 2005 | Spring Rush | 5 | Steve Hamilton | Mark Shuman | Michael J. Gill | 6 fur. | 1:10.20 | $75,000 | |
| 2004 | Love You Madly | 4 | Jozbin Santana | Michael J. Trombetta | Dixiana Farms | 6 fur. | 1:11.40 | $50,000 | |
| 2003 | Bronze Abe | 4 | Erick Rodriguez | Grover G. Delp | Samuel Bayard | 6 fur. | 1:10.80 | $75,000 | |
| 2002 | Madame Roar | 4 | Jeremy Rose | Timothy F. Ritchey | Hidden Point Farm, Inc. | 6 fur. | 1:11.20 | $50,000 | |
| 2001 | Big Bambu | 4 | Mario Pino | Alan Sobol | E. Marshal and J. Schoonover | 6 fur. | 1:09.80 | $75,000 | |
| 2000 | Lily's Affair | 4 | Harry Vega | Michael E. Gorham | Stronach Stable | 6 fur. | 1:11.00 | $75,000 | |
| 1999 | Crab Grass | 5 | Rick Wilson | Barclay Tagg | William M. Backer | 6 fur. | 1:12.20 | $75,000 | |
| 1998 | Weather Vane | 4 | Mario Pino | Richard W. Delp | Par Four Racing Stable | 6 fur. | 1:09.80 | $80,000 | |
| 1997 | Conradley | 5 | Edgar Prado | Ronald Cartwright | Mea Culpa Stables | 6 fur. | 1:10.20 | $80,000 | |
| 1996 | Cherokee Wonder | 5 | Mark T. Johnston | Gary Capuano | ZWP Stables | 6.5 fur. | 1:16.40 | $55,000 | |
| 1995 | Smart 'n Noble | 4 | Mario Pino | Richard W. Delp | Robert L. Scruggs Jr. | 6.5 fur. | 1:16.40 | $200,000 | |
| 1994 | Wild Lady A. | 4 | Jeff Lloyd | Floyd W. Snyder | Katherine Koontz | 6.5 fur. | 1:18.60 | $35,000 | |
| 1993 | Tripp Trial | 4 | William Moorefield | Francis P. Campitelli | Chris Huber & Ron Slyder | 7 fur. | 1:26.00 | $35,000 |
See also
- Skipat Stakes top three finishers and starters
- Pimlico Race Course
- List of graded stakes at Pimlico Race Course
References
- ^ 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 270 on March 3, 2007.