Monmouth Cup Stakes
Grade III stakes race for thoroughbred horses / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).
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.
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Grade III race | |
Location | Monmouth Park Racetrack Oceanport, New Jersey, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1977 (47 years ago) (1977) at Meadowlands Racetrack (as the Meadowlands Cup) |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9.0 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | 3-year-olds |
Weight | 124 pounds (56 kg), with allowances |
Purse | $400,000 (2022) |
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