Monmouth Cup Stakes

For the horse race that first ran in 1870 at the Monmouth Park Association's racetrack in Long Branch, New Jersey but was discontinued in 1892, see Monmouth Cup (1870).
Monmouth Cup Stakes
Grade III race
LocationMonmouth Park Racetrack
Oceanport, New Jersey, United States
Inaugurated1977 (47 years ago) (1977) at Meadowlands Racetrack (as the Meadowlands Cup)
Race typeThoroughbred
Websitewww.monmouthpark.com/stakes-schedule/
Race information
Distance1+1⁄8 miles (9.0 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification3-year-olds
Weight124 pounds (56 kg), with allowances
Purse$400,000 (2022)

The Monmouth Cup Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-years-old and older run over a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles annually in early July at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey. The event currently offers a purse of $400,000 added.

History

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The event was inaugurated as the Meadowlands Cup and held at the Meadowlands Racetrack on 29 October 1977 and was won by Pay Tribute who was trained by the Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally and ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. by 3⁄4 lengths in a time of 2:02+3⁄5 over the 1+1⁄4 miles distance.[1]

The event was the signature event at the Meadowlands track with its high stakes attracting class horses. Within two years when champion three-year-old Spectacular Bid won the event in stakes record time it was classed as Grade II.[2] The event was upgraded to Grade I in 1983.[2]

The event was decreased to its present 1+1⁄8 miles distance in 1990.[3] That year's running posed one of the largest upsets in North American racing history when Great Normand won at 181-1 odds.[4]

There was no race held in 1997 or 2011.[3] The race was downgraded from a Grade II to a Grade III in 2017, and the purse was reduced to $100,000 from the previous $200,000.[2]

The event was moved to Monmouth Park in 2010 and was renamed to the Monmouth Cup Stakes.[5]

Sharp Azteca's win in 2017 set a track record at Monmouth for the distance of 1+1⁄16 miles, beating Formal Gold's 1:40.20 that was set in August 1997.[6]

Records

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Speed record:

  • 1+1⁄8 miles: 1:45.93 – Etched (2009)
  • 1+1⁄16 miles: 1:40.19 – Sharp Azteca (2017)
  • 1+1⁄4 miles: 1:58.80 – Alysheba (1988)
Margins
  • 8 lengths – Marquetry (1993)
  • 7+1⁄2 lengths – Sharp Azteca (2017)

Most wins:

  • 2 – Etched (2009, 2010)
  • 2 – Bradester (2015, 2016)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 – Darley Stable (2009, 2010)
  • 2 – Joseph W. Sutton (2015, 2016)

Winners

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Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
At Monmouth Park – Monmouth Cup Stakes
2023 Proxy 5 Joel Rosario Michael Stidham Godolphin Racing 1+1⁄8 miles 1:49.99 $400,000 III [7]
2022 Highly Motivated 4 Flavien Prat Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables 1+1⁄8 miles 1:46.53 $400,000 III [8]
2021 Dr Post 4 Joel Rosario Todd A. Pletcher St. Elias Stable 1+1⁄8 miles 1:47.53 $300,000 III [9]
2020 Global Campaign 4 Jorge Vargas Jr. Stanley M. Hough Winstar Farm & Sagamore Farm 1+1⁄8 miles 1:50.47 $315,000 III [10]
2019 War Story 4 Luis Saez Jorge Navarro Imaginary Stables & Glenn Ellis 1+1⁄8 miles 1:47.65 $199,000 III [11]
2018 Name Changer 4 José L. Ortiz Alan E. Goldberg Colts Neck Stables 1+1⁄8 miles 1:49.56 $150,000 III [12]
2017 Sharp Azteca 4 Paco Lopez Jorge Navarro Gelfenstein Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:40.19 $95,000 III [13]
2016 Bradester 6 Joe Bravo Eddie Kenneally Joseph W. Sutton 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.21 $199,000 II [14]
2015 Bradester 5 Corey J. Lanerie Eddie Kenneally Joseph W. Sutton 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.43 $199,000 II [15]
2014 Valid 4 Orlando Bocachica Marcus J. Vitali Crossed Sabres Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.43 $211,000 II [16]
2013 Pants on Fire 5 Paco Lopez Kelly J. Breen Lori & George Hall 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.86 $195,000 II [17]
2012 Rule 5 Joe Bravo Todd A. Pletcher WinStar Farm 1 mile 1:37.71 $200,000 II [18]
2011 Race not held
2010 Etched 5 Eddie Castro Kiaran P. McLaughlin Darley Stable 1+1⁄8 miles 1:50.31 $297,500 II [19]
At The Meadowlands – Meadowlands Cup
2009 Etched 4 Alan Garcia Kiaran P. McLaughlin Darley Stable 1+1⁄8 miles 1:45.93 $300,000 II [20]
2008 Arson Squad 5 Edgar S. Prado Richard E. Dutrow Jr. Jay Em Ess Stable 1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.81 $350,000 II [21]
2007 Diamond Stripes 4 Cornelio Velásquez Richard E. Dutrow Jr. Four Roses Thoroughbreds 1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.36 $499,000 II [22]
2006 Master Command 4 John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Aaron & Marie Jones 1+1⁄8 miles 1:46.21 $499,000 II [23]
2005 Tap Day 4 Eibar Coa Mark A. Hennig Edward P. Evans 1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.80 $500,000 II [24]
2004 Balto Star 6 John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Anstu Stables, Inc. 1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.60 $500,000 II [25]
2003 Bowman's Band 5 Ramon A. Dominguez H. Allen Jerkens Martin S. Schwartz 1+1⁄8 miles 1:46.80 $400,000 II [26]
2002 Burning Roma 4 Eibar Coa Heather A. Giglio Harold Queen 1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.80 $400,000 II [27]
2001 Gander 5 John R. Velazquez John P. Terranova II Gatsas Thoroughbreds 1+1⁄8 miles 1:47.00 $500,000 II [28]
2000 North East Bound 4 José A. Vélez Jr. William W. Perry Julian Demarco & Richard J. Disano 1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.80 $400,000 II [29]
1999 Pleasant Breeze 4 Jorge F. Chavez H. James Bond William L. Clifton Jr. 1+1⁄8 miles 1:47.00 $500,000 II [30]
1998 K. J.'s Appeal 4 John R. Velazquez Frank A. Alexander Releib Stable 1+1⁄8 miles 1:46.00 $500,000 I [31]
1997 Race not held
1996 Dramatic Gold 5 Kent J. Desormeaux David E. Hofmans Golden Eagle Farm 1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.00 $750,000 I [32]
1995 Peaks and Valleys 3 Julie Krone James E. Day Pin Oak Stable 1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.00 $500,000 I [33]
1994 Conveyor 6 Mike E. Smith Ben W. Perkins Sr. New Farm 1+1⁄8 miles 1:47.80 $500,000 I [34]
1993 Marquetry 6 Kent J. Desormeaux Robert J. Frankel Morley Engelson & Robert J. Frankel 1+1⁄8 miles 1:47.20 $500,000 I [35]
1992 § Sea Cadet 4 Alex O. Solis Ron McAnally VHW Farms 1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.00 $500,000 I [36]
1991 Twilight Agenda 5 Chris McCarron D. Wayne Lukas Moyglare Stud 1+1⁄8 miles 1:46.60 $500,000 I [37]
1990 Great Normand 5 Carlos E. Lopez Sr. Jorge E. Romero Victor Resk 1+1⁄8 miles 1:47.20 $500,000 I [38]
1989 Mi Selecto 4 José A. Santos Gil H. Rowntree Frank Stronach 1+1⁄4 miles 2:00.20 $500,000 I [39]
1988 Alysheba 4 Chris McCarron Jack Van Berg Dorothy & Pamela Scharbauer 1+1⁄4 miles 1:58.80 $600,000 I [40]
1987 Creme Fraiche 5 Laffit Pincay Jr. Woodford C. Stephens Brushwood Stable 1+1⁄4 miles 2:01.80 $500,000 I [41]
1986 Broad Brush 3 Ángel Cordero Jr. Richard W. Small Robert E. Meyerhoff 1+1⁄4 miles 2:01.60 $500,000 I [42]
1985 Bounding Basque 5 Robbie Davis Woodrow M. Sedlacek Jacques D. Wimpfheimer 1+1⁄4 miles 2:00.40 $500,000 I [43]
1984 Wild Again 4 Richard Migliore Vincent Timphony Black Chip Stables 1+1⁄4 miles 2:00.60 $500,000 I [44]
1983 Slewpy 3 Ángel Cordero Jr. Sidney J. Watters Jr. Equusequity Stable 1+1⁄4 miles 2:02.40 $400,000 I [45]
1982 Mehmet 4 Eddie Delahoussaye Robert J. Frankel Dr. & Mrs. A. J. Chlad, Sam Mevorach & Elizabeth Vallone 1+1⁄4 miles 2:01.40 $400,000 II [46]
1981 Princelet 3 William Nemeti John P. Campo John P. Campo 1+1⁄4 miles 2:02.80 $336,600 II [47]
1980 Tunerup 4 Jacinto Vásquez Floreano Fernandez Daybreak Farm 1+1⁄4 miles 2:00.40 $327,500 II [48]
1979 Spectacular Bid 3 Bill Shoemaker Bud Delp Hawksworth Farm 1+1⁄4 miles 2:01.20 $361,000 II [49]
1978 Dr. Patches 4 Ángel Cordero Jr. John A. Nerud Tartan Stable 1+1⁄4 miles 2:01.60 $161,350 Listed [50]
1977 Pay Tribute 5 Ángel Cordero Jr. Ron McAnally Elmendorf Farm 1+1⁄4 miles 2:02.60 $176,800 [1]

Notes:
§ Ran as an entry

See also

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References

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