. . . . . "The Wide Country Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in March at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. The race is open to fillies age three and up over seven furlongs on the dirt. It was run for the 23rd time in 2015.An ungraded stakes race, it currently offers a purse of $100,000. The race was named in honor of the 1991 Maryland-bred \"Horse of the Year, Wide Country."@en .