Monmouth Beach Stakes
| Class | Ungraded |
|---|---|
| Location | Monmouth Park Oceanport, New Jersey |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | http://www.monmouthpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,830 yd (1,670 m) |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old & up Fillies and Mares |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $75,000 |
The Monmouth Beach Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey.
Raced near the end of May, it is open to fillies and mares, age three and older. It is contested on dirt at a distance of one mile and seventy yards. Weights are assigned at 117 lb (53 kg). for three-year-olds and at 124 lb (56 kg) for older horses, plus specific allowances. It currently offers a purse of $70,000.
The Monmouth Beach Stakes has been raced at various distances, recently at 1 mile (1.6 km) in 2002 and 2007, 1+1⁄16 mi (1.7 km) in 2003, 2004 and 1+1⁄8 miles (1.8 km) in 2005.
Past winners include the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee Wilderness Song who won in 1993.
Winners of the Monmouth Beach Stakes since 2000
[edit]| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2015 | Stiffed | 4 | Gabriel Saez | John F. Mazza | Holly Crest Farm | 1:41.25 |
| 2014 | Natalie Victoria | 6 | José Ortiz | Michelle Nevin | James A. Riccio | 1:41.41 |
| 2013 | Zucchini Flower | 4 | Jeremy Rose | H. Graham Motion | Albert Frassetto | 1:39.83 |
| 2012 | Nefertini | 4 | Carlos Marquez Jr. | Alan Goldberg | Robert E. Masterson | 1:43.06 |
| 2011 | C C's Pal | 4 | Kendrick Carmouche | Derek S. Ryan | Eric Fein | 1:42.77 |
| 2010 | Just Jenda | 4 | Terry J. Thompson | Cindy Jones | J. Larry & Cindy Jones | 1:42.07 |
| 2009 | Maren's Meadow | 3 | Justin Shepherd | Larry Jones | River Ridge Ranch | 1:40.53 |
| 2008 | For Kisses | 5 | Carlos Marquez Jr. | Richard W. Small | Buckingham Farm | 1:41.71 |
| 2007 | Maizelle | 4 | Chris DeCarlo | Todd Pletcher | Aaron & Marie Jones | 1:36.31 |
| 2006 | Emerald Earrings | 5 | Eddie Castro | Bruce Alexander | Daniel A. Herrmann | 1:43.18 |
| 2005 | Capeside Lady | 4 | Chris DeCarlo | Todd Pletcher | So Madcapt Stable | 1:45.08 |
| 2004 | Pocus Hocus | 6 | Eibar Coa | James A. Jerkens | Susan & John Moore | 1:44.32 |
| 2003 | Tonight's Wager | 5 | Dale Beckner | William I. Mott | Ervin Rodriquez | 1:43.54 |
| 2002 | Southern Fiction | 4 | José Vélez Jr. | Victoria Oliver | G. Watts Humphrey Jr. | 1:39.27 |
| 2001 | Wittenberg | 4 | Dale Beckner | Victoria Oliver | G. Watts Humphrey Jr. | 1:41.85 |
| 2000 | Too Too Divine | 5 | Marland Suckie | John J. Fee | Charles C. Lenz Jr. | 1:40.99 |