# Anne Arundel Stakes

The Anne Arundel County Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race that was revived in 2019 and is held annually in September at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. It is open to fillies age two years old and is run at five and one half furlongs on the turf.
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 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. The race was formerly run at one mile (eight furlongs) on the dirt and was open to fillies ages three and up. The race was not run and was on hiatus from 2009 to 2018.

## Records

Speed record:
* 1 mile – 1:35.60 – Caught in Amber (1980)
* 1+1⁄8 miles – 1:49.20 – Essence (2004)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 – Mario Pino (1981, 1983, 1995, 2003)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 2 – Donald H. Barr (1997, 1998)
* 2 – Robin L. Graham (1995, 2000)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Dist. (Miles) | Time | Purse $ | Gr. |
| 2019 | Miss J McKay | 2 | Trevor McCarthy | Cal Lynch | Maxis Stable, Madaket Stables and Wonder Stables | | | | |
| 2007 | - 2019 | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held |
| 2006 | Leah's Secret | 3 | Mark Guidry | Helen Pitts | First Klass Stables | 1 mile | 1:36.60 | $125,000 | |
| 2005 | Trickle of Gold | 3 | Jeremy Rose | Michael Gorham | John Murphy | 1 mile | 1:37.00 | $100,000 | III |
| 2004 | Essence | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Padua Stables | 1-1/8 | 1:49.20 | $100,000 | III |
| 2003 | Smooth Maneuvers | 3 | Mario Pino | Michael Pino | Nick Sanna Stables | 1-1/8 | 1:51.40 | $100,000 | III |
| 2002 | Martha's Music | 3 | Stewart Elliott | John Servis | D.J.'s Stables | 1-1/8 | 1:50.80 | $100,000 | III |
| 2001 | no race | – | no race | no race | no race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | III |
| 2000 | Gin Talking | 3 | Ramon A. Dominguez | Robin L. Graham | | 1-1/8 | 1:50.20 | $100,000 | III |
| 1999 | Undermine | 3 | Larry Melancon | William G. Huffman | | 1-1/8 | 1:49.20 | $100,000 | III |
| 1998 | Merengue | 3 | Mark Johnston | Donald H. Barr | Gerald C. Dickens | 1-1/8 | 1:51.80 | $100,000 | III |
| 1997 | G. O'Keefe | 3 | Mark Johnston | Donald H. Barr | | 1-1/8 | 1:51.20 | $100,000 | III |
| 1996 | Hey Let's Dance | 3 | Seth Martinez | Jessica Campitelli | | 1-1/8 | 1:50.80 | $75,000 | III |
| 1995 | Blue Sky Princess | 3 | Mario Pino | Robin L. Graham | | 1-1/8 | 1:51.40 | $75,000 | III |
| 1994 | Miss Slewpy | 3 | Larry Reynolds | Ronald Cartwright | | 1-1/8 | 1:51.00 | $75,000 | |
| 1993 | By Your Leave | 3 | Mario Pino | Henrietta Alexander | | 1-1/8 | 1:52.40 | $55,000 | |
| 1992 | Avian Assembly | 3 | Larry Reynolds | James W. Murphy | | 1-1/8 | 1:50.60 | $50,000 | |
| 1991 | Devilish Touch | 3 | Marco Castaneda | Carlos Garcia | | 7 fur. | 1:24.20 | $50,000 | |
| 1990 | McKilts | 3 | Joe Rocco | | | 1-1/8 | 1:50.40 | $55,000 | |
| 1989 | Misty Ivor | 3 | Michael Hunter | W. Meredith Bailes | William Harris | 1-1/8 | 1:49.60 | $75,000 | III |
| 1988 | Empress Tigere | 3 | Gregg McCarron | | | 1-1/8 | 1:49.80 | $95,000 | III |
| 1987 | Doubles Partner | 3 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | | | 1 mile | 1:37.20 | $80,000 | III |
| 1986-1 | Burt's Dream | 3 | Rick Watson | | | 1 mile | 1:36.00 | $12,000 | III |
| 1986-2 | Toes Knows | 3 | Danny Ray Wright | | | 1 mile | 1:36.40 | $80,000 | III |
| 1985 | Classy Cut | 3 | Donnie A. Miller Jr. | | | 1 mile | 1:36.80 | $62,000 | III |
| 1984 | Dowery | 3 | Anthony Black | | | 1 mile | 1:37.00 | $60,000 | III |
| 1983 | Quixotic Lady | 3 | Gregg McCarron | Woody Stephens | Eleanor K. Ryan | 1 mile | 1:36.80 | $60,000 | |
| 1982 | Kattegat's Pride | 3 | Donnie A. Miller Jr. | | | 1 mile | 1:37.40 | $60,000 | |
| 1981 | Up the Flagpole | 3 | Mario Pino | | | 1 mile | 1:36.20 | $60,000 | |
| 1980 | Caught in Amber | 3 | Danny Ray Wright | | O'Brien Brothers | 1 mile | 1:35.60 | $55,000 | |
| 1979 | Jameela | 3 | William J. Passmore | | | 1 mile | 1:38.00 | $55,000 | |
| 1978 | The Very One | 3 | Charley Cooke | Stephen A. DiMauro | Helen Polinger | 1 mile | 1:40.00 | $45,000 | |
| 1977 | Worrisome Thing | 3 | Heriberto Hinojosa | | | 1 mile | 1:37.40 | 45,000 | |
| 1976 | What A Summer | 3 | Chris McCarron | LeRoy Jolley | Diana M. Firestone | 1 mile | 1:38.20 | $27,500 | |
| 1975 | My Juliet | 3 | Darrel McHargue | Eugene Euster | George Weasel Jr. | 1 mile | 1:36.80 | $30,000 | |
| 1974 | Pinch Pie | 3 | Chuck Baltazar | | Christiana Stable | 1 mile | 1:37.40 | $27,000 | |