What A Summer Stakes

What A Summer Stakes
Ungraded Stakes race
Location Laurel Park Racecourse,
Laurel, Maryland, Maryland
United StatesUnited States
Inaugurated 1978
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.Laurelpark.com
Race information
Distance 6 furlongs
Surface Dirt
Track Left-handed
Qualification Fillies & Mares; Four-year-olds & up
Weight Assigned
Purse $100,000

The What A Summer Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in January at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. The race is open to fillies and mares four years old and up and is run at six furlongs on the dirt.

An ungraded stakes race, it offers a purse of $100,000. The race was restricted to Maryland-breds between 1978 and 1992. It was run for fillies and mares from age three and up from 1978 through 1985 and was run under handicap conditions during that same time. The race was restricted to two-year-olds from 1985 to 1992.

The race was named in honor of What A Summer, a gray mare by What Luck. She was an Eclipse Award winner and was named American Champion Sprint Horse in 1977. She was bred in Maryland by Milton Polinger. What A Summer was a foal in 1973 and won 18 of 31 starts in her career. She won the de facto second leg of the filly Triple Crown, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, won the Fall Highweight Handicap twice (carrying 134 pounds each time), the Silver Spoon Handicap twice, the Maskette Handicap and four other stakes. In addition to her 18 wins, she placed nine times with earnings of $479,161. That record of 27 first or second finishes in 31 starts at 87% is among the best in history.[1]

What A Summer was trained by Bud Delp while racing for Polinger. She was bought by Diana Firestone following Polinger's death in 1976. Mrs. Firestone turned the mare over to trainer Leroy Jolley. She was named Maryland-bred horse of the year in 1977 and twice was named champion older mare. What A Summer was retired in 1878 and as a broodmare produced several graded stakes winners.

Records

Speed record:

Most wins by an horse:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners of the What A Summer Stakes since 1978

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Distance Time Purse
2016 Sweet on Smokey 4 V. R. Carrasco Claudio Gonzalez Bruno La Banca 6 fur. 1:11.00 $75,000
2015 Lady Sabelia 5 Horacio Karamanos Robin Graham Mrs. Frank Wright 6 fur. 1:12.01 $100,000
2014 Winning Image 7 Anthony Black Micahel C Aro Martin Scafidi 6 fur. 1:10.37 $100,000
2013 Bold Affair 5 Abel Castellano Howard Wolfendale Cha.Reed & Mike Zanella 6 fur. 1:10.61 $125,000
2012 No race No race No race No race No race No race No race
2011 Aspenglow 5 Travis Dunkelberger Gary Capuano Nancy L. Terhune 6 fur. 1:10.21 $75,000
2010 Sweet Goodbye 5 J. D. Acosta Christopher W. Grove William R. Harris 6 fur. 1:11.02 $70,000
2009 Access Fee 5 Jose Caraballo Larry Murray Sondra Bender 6 fur. 1:10.31 $60,000
2008 Silmaril 7 Jeremy Rose Christopher W. Grove Stephen E. Quick 6 fur. 1:10.20 $90,000
2007 Silmaril 6 Ryan Fogelsonger Christopher W. Grove Stephen E. Quick 6 fur. 1:11.00 $100,000
2006 Flame of Love 6 Jozbin Santana Scott A. Lake McCarty Racing 6 fur. 1:10.36 $60,000
2005 Sensibly Chic 5 Steve Hamilton Timothy Tullock, Jr. Lois S. Nervitt 6 fur. 1:09.80 $50,000
2004 Bronze Abe 5 Erick Rodriguez Grover G. Delp Samuel Bayard 6 fur. 1:10.40 $75,000
2003 Xtra Heat 5 Rick Wilson John Salzman Kenneth Taylor 6 fur. 1:09.20 $60,000
2002 Outstanding Info 4 Jose Caraballo Frank Generazio, Jr. Patricia Generazio 6 fur. 1:10.20 $50,000
2001 Doc Calls Her Kate 4 Roberto Alvarado, Jr. Anthony Correnti Rhodyo Stable, Inc. 6 fur. 1:11.40 $60,000
1993–2000 No races No races No races No races No races No races No races
1992 Carnirainbow 2 Greg Hutton John J. Robb Hal C. B. Clagett 7 fur. 1:26.80 $60,000
1991 Set to Fly 2 Rick Wilson Ben W. Perkins, Jr. Richard L. Golden 7 fur. 1:25.40 $75,000
1990 Gala Goldilocks 2 Greg McCarron Bernard P. Bond Skip Leviton 7 fur. 1:23.80 $75,000
1989 Valay Maid 2 Jorge Duarte Carlos A. Garcia Ginny Wright 7 fur. 1:25.80 $75,000
1988 Hard Headed Woman 2 Mario Pino Robert Summers 7 fur. 1:25.00 $75,000
1987 Sham Say 2 Ben Feliciano Eugene Ford Sr. 7 fur. 1:24.60 $65,000
1986 Wainee Church 2 Donnie A. Miller, Jr. 7 fur. 1:26.20 $36,500
1985 Gala de Oro 2 Ben Feliciano 7 fur. 1:24.40 $40,500
1984 Artful Girl 5 Paul Nicol, Jr. 6 fur. 1:11.80 $16,500
1983 Sea Siren 5 Vincent Bracciale, Jr. 7 fur. 1:23.60 $30,000
1982 Kattegat's Pride 3 Donnie A. Miller, Jr. Stephen E. Quick 7 fur. 1:24.20 $30,000
1981 Privacy 3 Carlos Barrera C. Oliver Goldsmith 6 fur. 1:12.00 $30,000
1980 Denim Gal 3 Joe Imparato Chiquita Farm 6 fur. 1:12.00 $30,000
1979 Silver Ice 3 Vincent Bracciale, Jr. 6 fur. 1:11.00 $30,000
1978 Debby's Turn 4 Greg McCarron 6 fur. 1:10.80 $28,100

See also

References

  1. 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 466 on March 3, 2007.
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