Skipat Stakes
Introduction 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.The race is during the latter part of April/early May and 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. In 1979 and 1981, she won the grade two Barbara Fritchie Handicap. Her second victory in the Fritchie came after she had been retired, bred and foaled. In August 1989, she was struck by lightning and killed in her stall. Her foal (Skilaunch) was standing next to her, survived, and went on to produce five stakes winners from five foals.The Skipat Stakes is the lead off leg of the '''Mid Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships''' Fillies and Mare Sprint Dirt Division or '''MATCh Races.''' MATCh is a series of five races in five separate thoroughbred divisions run throughout four Mid-Atlantic States including; Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park Racecourse in Maryland; Delaware Park Racetrack in Delaware; Parx, Philadelphia Park and Presque Isle Downs in Pennsylvania and Monmouth Park in New Jersey.
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)* 2 - Timothy F. Ritchey (2002 & 2008)
Winners of the Skipat Stakes  Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. (furlongs) Time Purse2022Joy's Rocket4Joel RosarioSteve AsmussenTeam Hanley & Parkland Thoroughbreds6 fur.1:09.76$100,0002021 Chub Wagon4 Irad Ortiz, Jr. Guadalupe Preciado Daniel J. Lopez6 fur.1:09.71$100,0002020 Never Enough Time4 Julian Pimentel Michael J. Trombetta Larry Johnson6 fur.1:10.42$100,0002019 Chalon5 Javier Castellano Arnaud Delacour Lael Stables6 fur.1:09.46$100,0002018 Vertical Oak5 Ricardo Santana Jr. Steve Asmussen J. Kirk Robison6 fur.1:10.35$100,0002017 Clipthecouponannie4 John R. Velazquez Todd Pletcher Repole Stable 6 fur.1:10.93$100,0002016 Disco Chick5 Trevor McCarthy Mario Serey Freedom Acres6 fur.1:10.33$100,0002015 Galiana5 Abel Lezcano Rodolfo Romero Triple R Stable6 fur.0:00.00$100,0002014 Lion D N A5 Joel Rosario Rudy Rodriguez Bethlehem Stables6 fur.1:11.09$100,0002013 Dance to Bristol4 Ollie Figgins, III Xavier Perez Copperville Farm6 fur.1:11.86$100,0002012 Bold Affair4 Abel Castellano Howard Wolfendale Mike Zanella & Charles Reed6 fur.1:11.71 $100,0002011 ''Race not held''2010Lights Off Annie5Rajiv MaraghMichael E. HushionRepole Stable6 fur.1:10.33 $70,0002009All Giving5Jonathan JoyceFlint StitesConcepts Unlimited Stables6 fur.1:10.70 $56,5602008Akronism4Pablo MoralesTimothy F. RitcheyRobert S. Evans6 fur.1:09.76 $75,0002007Silmaril6Ryan FogelsongerChristopher W. GroveStephen E. Quick 6 fur.1:10.80$100,0002006Trickle of Gold4Alex O. BeitiaMichael E. GorhamJohn D. Murphy6 fur.1:11.20$75,0002005Spring Rush5Steve HamiltonMark ShumanMichael J. Gill6 fur.1:10.20$75,0002004Love You Madly4Jozbin SantanaMichael J. TrombettaDixiana Farms6 fur.1:11.40$50,0002003Bronze Abe4Erick RodriguezGrover G. DelpSamuel Bayard6 fur.1:10.80$75,0002002Madame Roar4Jeremy Rose   Timothy F. RitcheyHidden Point Farm, Inc.6 fur.1:11.20$50,0002001Big Bambu4Mario PinoAlan SobolEdward E. Marshal & John Schoonover6 fur.1:09.80$75,0002000Lily's Affair4Harry VegaMichael E. GorhamStronach Stable6 fur.1:11.00$75,0001999Crab Grass5Rick WilsonBarclay TaggWilliam M. Backer6 fur.1:12.20$75,0001998Weather Vane4Mario PinoRichard W. DelpPar Four Racing Stable6 fur.1:09.80$80,0001997Conradley5Edgar PradoRonald CartwrightMea Culpa Stables 6 fur.1:10.20$80,0001996Cherokee Wonder5Mark T. JohnstonGary CapuanoZWP Stables6.5 fur.1:16.40$55,0001995Smart 'n Noble4Mario PinoRichard W. DelpRobert L. Scruggs Jr.6.5 fur.1:16.40$200,0001994Wild Lady A.4Jeff LloydFloyd W. SnyderKatherine Koontz6.5 fur.1:18.60$35,0001993 Tripp Trial4William MoorefieldFrancis P. CampitelliChris Huber & Ron Slyder7 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
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