A race on dirt for two-year-old fillies, it was created as a companion event to the Pimlico Futurity and declared at the time to be one of the richest of its kind in the United States.
[2] The inaugural Marguerite Stakes was won by William L. Brann's Challadette, a daughter of the outstanding sire Challenger II whose progeny includes U.S.
Racing Hall of Fame inductees Challedon and Gallorette plus the National Champion fily Bridal Flower.
[4] Bed O' Roses easily won the 1949 Marguerite Stakes by three and a half lengths after coming from near the back of the field.
[5] Marshua dominated the penultimate edition of the Marguerite Stakes winning in a new race record time by six lengths under jockey Wayne Chambers.