| Ungraded Stakes race | |
|---|---|
| Fire Plug Stakes | |
| Location | Laurel Park Racecourse, Laurel, Maryland, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1993 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.Laurelpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old & up, open |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $80,000 |
The Fire Plug Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held in January at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. The Fire Plug, is open to horses four-year-olds and up willing to race six furlongs on the dirt. It was the 18th running of the stakes race in 2010.
An ungraded stakes, it offers a purse of $80,000. The race itself was named in honor of Fire Plug, a quick and durable horse that ran throughout the east coast from age three to age seven. He was campaigned by his breeder and owner Arthur Appleton and trained by Bob Camac. The popular gelding won or placed in an incredible 50 of his 54 lifetime starts, most of those races were sprints. Half of his 29 victories came in graded stakes races, including the J. Edgar Hoover Stakes, the Maryland Breeders' Cup Handicap and the Roman Handicap. The son of King of the North, Fire Plug retired in 1991 at the age of 8 years old after placing in three stakes that season and winning the final start of his career.[1]
Contents |
Speed record:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance | Time | Purse |
| 2011 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race |
| 2010 | Digger | 6 | Mike Luzzi | Scott Lake | Repole Stable | 6 fur. | 1:09.13 | $75,000 |
| 2009 | Suave Jazz | 6 | Jeremy Rose | Anthony Dutrow | Michael Dubb | 6 fur. | 1:10.96 | $50,000 |
| 2008 | Ah Day | 5 | Jeremy Rose | King T. Leatherbury | Jim Stable | 6 fur. | 1:09.80 | $80,000 |
| 2007 | Ah Day | 4 | Mario Pino | King T. Leatherbury | Jim Stable | 6 fur. | 1:10.20 | $80,000 |
| 2006 | Abbondanza | 5 | Enrique Jurado | Timothy Tullock, Jr. | Germania Farms, Inc. | 6 fur. | 1:11.40 | $60,000 |
| 2005 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race |
| 2004 | Sassy Hound | 7 | Abe Castellano, Jr. | Ben Feliciano, Jr. | Toby Roth | 6 fur. | 1:10.00 | $50,000 |
| 2003 | Love Happy | 5 | Ramon Dominguez | Howard E. Wolfendale | Not Found | 6 fur. | 1:09.80 | $75,000 |
| 2002 | Deer Run | 5 | Alcibiades Cortez | Christopher W. Grove | William Harris | 6 fur. | 1:10.80 | $50,000 |
| 2001 | Disco Rico | 4 | Harry Vega | Valora A. Testerman | C. Oliver Goldsmith | 6 fur. | 1:09.60 | $75,000 |
| 2000 | Memory Tap | 4 | Mark Johnston | Hamilton A. Smith | Not Found | 6 fur. | 1:10.60 | $75,000 |
| 1999 | Wire Me Collect | 6 | Robby Alvarado, Jr. | Robert W. Camac | A Syndicate, Inc. | 6 fur. | 1:10.00 | $40,000 |
| 1998 | Jove Stone | 4 | Rick Wilson | Richard E. Dutrow | Rivard Stables | 6 fur. | 1:10.60 | $40,000 |
| 1997 | Mary's Buckaroo | 6 | Mario Verge | Mary Joanne Hughes | George Swope | 6 fur. | 1:09.80 | $32,000 |
| 1996 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race |
| 1995 | Tidal Surge | 5 | Rick Wilson | Tim F. Ritchey | Paul D. Wilson | 6 fur. | 1:10.80 | $32,000 |
| 1994 | Secret Odds | 4 | Edgar Prado | Lawrence E. Murray | Howard and Sondra Bender | 6 fur. | 1:09.80 | $35,000 |
| 1993 | Fighting Notion | 6 | Albert Delgado | Nancy B. Heil | Jeanne Beg | 6 fur. | 1:11.60 | $35,000 |