[1] The Miracle Wood is also one of Maryland's triple crown prep races.
The winner of the race typically moves on to compete in the Private Terms Stakes held in March at Laurel Park Racecourse as well, but winners have also ventured to New York and Kentucky for their next races.
During the first eleven years of the race (1993–2003), it was run at a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs).
In 2006, Sweetnorthernsaint set a record winning margin of ten lengths.
A local horse based at Laurel Park Racecourse, Sweetnorthernsaint became a millionaire and placed second in the state's biggest race, the Preakness Stakes.