. . . . . "The Horatius Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held in March at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. The Horatius, is open to horses three-year-olds that are willing to race six furlongs on the dirt. It was the 18th running of the stakes race in 2010.An ungraded stakes, it offers a purse of $70,000. The race itself was named in honor of the horse that was given his name by his breeder after the legendary Roman hero Horatius."@en .