De Francis Dash Day
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Join us at Laurel Park for De Francis Dash Day! Enjoy four exciting stakes races including the $175K Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash, the $125K Deputed Tastamony, the $125K Alma North Stakes and the $125K Prince George's County.
First race is 12:10pm.
History of the De Francis Dash:
The inaugural De Francis Dash attracted the nation’s finest sprinters to Pimlico Race Course in the summer of 1990. Included in the field were 1989 Sprint Champion Safely Kept, Glitterman, and Sewickley. But at the wire, it was the Maryland-bred, Maryland-based Northern Wolf in a track record-setting time of 1:09.
The Dash moved to Laurel for its second running. The distinguished field included two champions—Safely Kept and Housebuster—as well as leading sprinters Clever Trevor and Sunny Blossom. Housebuster captured the winner’s share of the purse with a five-length victory. He was named Eclipse Award Sprint Champion for the second year in a row.
The Dash reigned as Laurel Park’s signature summer event for the next nine years. During that span, it was won by two additional Sprint Champions: Cherokee Run (1994) and Smoke Glacken (1997).
First race is 12:10pm.
History of the De Francis Dash:
The inaugural De Francis Dash attracted the nation’s finest sprinters to Pimlico Race Course in the summer of 1990. Included in the field were 1989 Sprint Champion Safely Kept, Glitterman, and Sewickley. But at the wire, it was the Maryland-bred, Maryland-based Northern Wolf in a track record-setting time of 1:09.
The Dash moved to Laurel for its second running. The distinguished field included two champions—Safely Kept and Housebuster—as well as leading sprinters Clever Trevor and Sunny Blossom. Housebuster captured the winner’s share of the purse with a five-length victory. He was named Eclipse Award Sprint Champion for the second year in a row.
The Dash reigned as Laurel Park’s signature summer event for the next nine years. During that span, it was won by two additional Sprint Champions: Cherokee Run (1994) and Smoke Glacken (1997).
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