The Find Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Maryland's Laurel Park Racecourse. It is open to horses ages three and older and is contested on turf over a distance of one and one eighth miles.

Find Stakes
Ungraded Stakes race
LocationLaurel Park Racecourse,
Laurel, Maryland,
United States
Inaugurated1978
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.laurelpark.com
Race information
Distance1+18 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old & up
WeightAssigned
Purse$60,000

The race is named in honor of Find, who ranked as Maryland's all-time money winner from 1950 through 1982, when he was surpassed by Jameela. Find was a durable gelding owned by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt who earned $803,615 over eight years racing. He started in 110 races, winning 22 times with 27 seconds and 27 third-place finishes. He won or placed in 51 stakes races.[1]

Find was born and raised at venerable Sagamore Farm in Glyndon, Maryland. He was born in the same foal crop of 1950 at Sagamore that produced Vanderbilt-bred stakes winners Native Dancer and Social Outcast. Find was retired from racing and pensioned at Sagamore Farm, where he lived out his days as a companion for the farm's barren and maiden mares until his death in 1979 at the age of 29.

The race was inaugurated and run for the seven times at Maryland State Fair from 1978 through 1984 at only 6+12 furlongs on the main dirt track. The race was also taken off the turf in 1993, 1994, 2000 and 2004 due to the condition of the turf as a result of inclement weather.

Records

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Speed record:

  • 1+18 miles - 1:46.00 - Le Reine's Terms (2002)
  • 6+12 furlongs - 1:17.00 - Happy Chef (1984)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners of the Find Handicap since 1978

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Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist.
Time
Purse
Gr.
2015 Plash Phelps Victor Carrasco Rodney Jenkins Hillwood Stables 1-1/8 1:49.11 $60,000
2014 No Race No Race No Race No Race no race 0:00.00 no race
2013 No Race No Race No Race No Race no race 0:00.00 no race
2012 No Race No Race No Race No Race no race 0:00.00 no race
2011 Concealed Identity Sheldon Russell Edmond Gaudet Linda Gaudet/
Morris Bailey
1-1/8 1:53.51 $60,000
2010 Ben's Cat Julian Pimentel King T. Leatherbury The Jim Stable 1-1/8 1:52.20 $50,000
2009 Sarto Joe Rocco Jr. Edwin Merryman Mathew Moran 1-1/8 1:51.04 $50,000
2008 Headsandtales Erick Rodriguez Dale Capuano Skeedattle Associates 1-1/8 1:48.06 $50,000
2007 Headsandtales Jonathan Joyce Robin L. Graham Skeedattle Associates 1-1/8 1:49.80 $50,000
2006 Private Scandal Haratio A. Karamanos Peter Bazeos Ioannis Korologos 1-1/8 1:49.40 $75,000
2005 Private Scandal Mario Pino Gary Sciacca Ioannis Korologos 1-1/8 1:49.00 $75,000
2004 Foufa's Warrior Steve Hamilton Lawrence E. Murray Sondra & Howard Bender 1-1/8 1:50.00 $75,000
2003 Certantee Haratio A. Karamanos Lawrence E. Murray 1-1/8 1:52.00 $75,000
2002 La Reine's Terms Haratio A. Karamanos Lawrence E. Murray Sondra & Howard Bender 1-1/8 1:46.00 $75,000
2001 La Reine's Terms Larry Reynolds Lawrence E. Murray Sondra & Howard Bender 1-1/8 1:50.00 $75,000
2000 Crosspatch Nik Goodwin Berkley W. Kern, Jr. 1-1/8 1:50.20 $75,000
1999 Cynics Beware Mario Pino Mary Welby McGill 1-1/8 1:48.40 $75,000
1998 Winsox Robert Colton J. William Boniface 1-1/8 1:50.00 $75,000
1997 Warning Glance Mark Johnston Charles H. Hadry 1-1/8 1:48.80 $75,000
1996 Ops Smile Edgar Prado J. William Boniface Bonita Farm & Lynn Brown 1-1/8 1:49.20 $75,000
1995 Warning Glance Mark Johnston Charles H. Hadry 1-1/8 1:49.20 $75,000
1994 Jest Punching Omar Clinger Gary Capuano 1-1/8 1:51.20 $75,000
1993 Maryland Moon Larry Reynolds Lawrence E. Murray 1-1/8 1:49.80 $75,000
1992 Gala Spinaway Greg McCarron Bernard B. Bond 1-1/8 1:52.40 $75,000
1991 Rebuff C. Juarez Frances A. Merryman 1-1/8 1:47.20 $75,000
1990 Rum and Gold Alberto Delgado 1-1/8 1:54.80 $75,000
1989 Ten Keys Kent Desormeaux Charles Linhoss 1-1/8 1:51.00 $75,000
1988 Ten Keys Mario Pino Charles Linhoss 1-1/8 1:53.00 $75,000
1987 Kitchener's Reward Carlos Barrea 1-1/8 1:49.00 $60,000
1986 Due North Alberto Delgado 1-1/8 1:49.80 $60,000
1985 Rolling Road Donnie A. Miller Jr. 1-1/8 1:50.60 $60,000
1984 Happy Chef F. Manco 6.5 fur. 1:17.00 $25,000
1983 Me Darlin Anna B. William Passmore 6.5 fur. 1:17.20 $25,000
1982 Love to Laugh A. Agnello 6.5 fur. 1:18.40 $25,000
1981 Double Door Prize Herb Hinojosa 6.5 fur. 1:18.60 $30,000
1980 Janet's Liebe A. Berreira 6.5 fur. 1:18.60 $30,000
1979 Ashanti Gold G. Longa 1-1/8 1:19.40 $15,000
1978 Rock'n Rollick R. Fitzgerald 1-1/8 1:17.80 $15,000

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 166 on March 3, 2007.
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