Payoffs
| 8 Ben's Cat | |||
| 1 Great Attack | $3.00 | $2.20 | |
| 2 Smash and Grab |
| $2 Exacta (8-1) | $7.60 |
| $2 Trifecta (8-1-2) | $12.60 |
| $2 Superfecta (8-1-2-4) | $21.40 |
Order of Finish
| 1 |
Ben's CatParker's Storm Cat – Twofox 8YO Gelding |
$60,200 |
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| 2 |
Great AttackGreatness – Cat Attack 7YO Horse |
$20,200 |
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Smash and GrabSharp Humor – Laplumas 4YO Gelding |
$10,200 |
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A P ElvisDance With Ravens – Jamestown Romance 7YO Gelding |
$6,200 |
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| 5 |
AgonisticStormin Fever – Christmas Strike 6YO Gelding |
$3,200 |
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Ben's Cat Named Vox Populi Winner
The late Ben’s Cat, four-time Maryland Horse of the Year, has been awarded the 2017 Secretariat Vox Populi Award, or “Voice of the People,” with record-breaking voter participation.
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Six on the Vox Populi Ballot
Created by the late Penny Chenery, the Vox Populi Award recognizes the racehorse whose popularity and racing excellence best resounded with the public.
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Ben's Cat Laid to Rest at Laurel Park
Under a brilliant sky of blue on a Saturday morning that brought freezing temperatures to the Mid-Atlantic, they laid the remains of Ben's Cat in the frozen ground at Laurel Park.
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Ben's Cat to be Buried at Laurel Park
Ashes will be buried Nov. 11 during a celebration of the champion's life.
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Leatherbury, Maryland Racing Mourn Ben's Cat
Connections and Maryland horsemen salute four-time Maryland Horse of the Year Ben's Cat following his July 18 death at age 11.
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Remembering Ben's Cat
Remembering the career and life of the one and only Ben's Cat.
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Maryland Horse of the Year Ben's Cat Dies
Four-time Maryland Horse of the Year and multi-million dollar-earner Ben’s Cat, who underwent colic surgery July 6 to repair an epiploic foramen entrapment, was euthanized July 18 due to complications that arose during his recovery.
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Ben's Cat Continues to Improve After Colic Surgery
Four-time Maryland Horse of the Year Ben's Cat remains in critical condition but is said to be improving since undergoing surgery at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute to repair an epiploic foramen entrapment July 6.
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Ben's Cat Recovering from Colic Surgery
Ben's Cat is currently recovering in the McGee Medicine Center under the care of Dr. Rana Bozorgmanesh.
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Laurel Park Fall Meet Features 44 Stakes Races
Highlighted by the Maryland Million program, four graded events, and a tribute to recently retired Mid-Atlantic legend Ben's Cat, the Maryland Jockey Club will offer 44 stakes worth $4.42 million in purses during its fall meet at Laurel Park.
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Ben's Cat Settles Into New Kentucky Home
Chris Welker spent the morning sitting under a tree in a paddock watching Ben's Cat settle into his new home on a breezy June 29 at Spring Ridge Farm near Versailles, Ky. She considered pinching herself, but didn't want to spoil the tranquility.
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After 26 Stakes Wins, Fan Favorite Ben's Cat Retired
For King Leatherbury, the final stakes win of Ben's Cat will always be the memory that's front and center; the day Ben's Cat seemingly did the impossible.
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Richard's Boy Scores in Jim McKay, Ben's Cat Eighth
The horse who ended the dominance of Ben's Cat in the $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint at Pimlico Race Course May 19 was taking a pretty significant step down in class.
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Ben's Cat Goes for Sixth Jim McKay Turf Sprint
Popular Maryland-bred multi-millionaire Ben's Cat will have to end one streak to continue another as the 11-year-old gelding seeks his fifth straight victory in the $100,000 Maker's Mark Jim McKay Turf Sprint May 19 at Pimlico Race Course.
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Made Bail Spoils Return of Ben's Cat
Made Bail held off late bids from four horses in the stretch, including 26-time stakes winner Ben's Cat in his 11-year-old debut, to capture the featured seventh race allowance April 16 at Laurel Park.
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Ben’s Cat to Open 11-Year-Old Season at Laurel
Looking to end the longest losing streak of a storied career, multiple grade 3-winning Maryland-bred gelding Ben's Cat will kick off his 11-year-old season in an open $50,000 allowance April 16 at Laurel Park.
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El Areeb Works at Laurel Toward Wood Memorial
With an eye on returning to New York for the Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) April 8 at Aqueduct Racetrack, M M G Stables' dual grade 3 winner El Areeb breezed March 23 at his Laurel Park base for trainer Cal Lynch.
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Ben's Cat Begins Training for 11-Year-Old Season
Multi-millionaire gelding Ben's Cat began working toward his 11-year-old debut with a three-furlong breeze March 11 at Laurel Park.
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Admirals War Chest Targets Maryland Riches
Last fall, Admirals War Chest had lost five consecutive races before turning an out-of-town Maryland Million prep victory into his front-running score in the day’s richest race.
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Ben's Cat Tunes Up for Maryland Million
Ben's Cat, whose 26 stakes victories include three in the Maryland Million, had his final work Oct. 15 for "Maryland's Day at the Races," set for Oct. 22 at Laurel Park.
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Maryland Million Day Reports 185 Entries
Four defending champions and six other past winners are among the 185 nominees to nine stakes on the 31st annual Jim McKay Maryland Million Day program Oct. 22 at Laurel Park.
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Mosler Wins Laurel Dash, to Stand in Maryland
Will retire to Country Life Farm Nov. 30.
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Ben's Cat Seeks Third Laurel Dash Victory
During a distinguished 58-race career that began in 2010, Ben's Cat has 32 victories—26 of them in stakes—and has earned more than $2.6 million.
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Ben's Cat Back Again for Mister Diz Stakes
The Jim Stable's Ben's Cat, as part of "Maryland Pride" day at Laurel Park Aug. 20, will attempt to win the $75,000 Mister Diz Stakes at six furlongs on the grass for the seventh consecutive year.
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Ben's Cat Gears Up for 7th Mister Diz
Maryland star Ben's Cat breezed a half-mile Aug. 12 at Laurel Park in his final timed work before seeking to win the $75,000 Mister Diz Stakes for the seventh successive year Aug. 20.
