Eatontown Handicap
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The Eatontown Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race
held annually at Monmouth Park Racetrack
in Oceanport, New Jersey
. Raced in mid June, it is open to fillies
& mares
, three years of age and older. It is contested on turf
over a distance of 11/16 miles (8.5 furlong
s) and offers a purse of $150,000 plus a trophy.
First run in 1971, the Grade III
Eatontown is named for Eatontown, New Jersey
, a Borough
near the Monmouth Park track.
In 1972, 1973, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1986 and 1987, it was run in two divisions. In 2006, the race was run on dirt.
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...
held annually at Monmouth Park Racetrack
Monmouth Park Racetrack
Monmouth Park Racetrack is an American race track for thoroughbred horse racing in Oceanport, New Jersey. It is owned by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and is operated under a five-year lease as a partnership with Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City.Monmouth Park's marquee event...
in Oceanport, New Jersey
Oceanport, New Jersey
Oceanport is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,832.Oceanport was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 6, 1920, from portions of Eatontown Township , based on the results of a...
. Raced in mid June, it is open to fillies
Filly
A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
& mares
Mare (horse)
A mare is an adult female horse or other equine.In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse age three and younger. However, in Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four years old; in harness racing a mare is a...
, three years of age and older. It is contested on turf
Grass
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over a distance of 11/16 miles (8.5 furlong
Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....
s) and offers a purse of $150,000 plus a trophy.
First run in 1971, the Grade III
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
Eatontown is named for Eatontown, New Jersey
Eatontown, New Jersey
Eatontown is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 12,709.What is now Eatontown was originally incorporated as Eatontown Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 4, 1873, from portions of Ocean Township and...
, a Borough
Borough (New Jersey)
A borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....
near the Monmouth Park track.
In 1972, 1973, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1986 and 1987, it was run in two divisions. In 2006, the race was run on dirt.
Past winners
- 2010 - Gypsy's Warning (Jose Valdivia, Jr.Jose Valdivia, Jr.Jose Valdivia, Jr. is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The son of a top South American jockey, he is the nephew of retired jockey Fernando Toro and trainer, Juan Suarez. He and his family moved to the United States in 1989 and settled in the West Palm Beach, Florida area where his...
) - 2009 - All is Vanity (Joe BravoJoe BravoWilkyns Nuñez, better known by his ring name Joe Bravo, is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler best known for performing with the International Wrestling Association and World Wrestling Council.-International Wrestling Association :...
) - 2008 - Social Queen (Jose LezcanoJose LezcanoJose Lezcano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He rides in New York in the spring, summer and fall and spends the winter in Florida. His big break came in 2008 when he won a Breeders' Cup race....
) - 2007 - Karen's Caper (Brice BlancBrice BlancBrice Blanc is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Blanc attended a jockey's apprentice school in his native France then, encouraged by trainer Ben Cecil, in October 1993 emigrated to the United States where he settled in Southern California and began racing at area tracks...
) - 2006 - Brunilda (ARG) (Eddie CastroEddie CastroEddie Castro is a Panamanian-born jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He grew up on a produce farm in Panama where he learned to ride saddle horses. Influenced by the accomplishments of other local jockeys, Castro attended the Panamanian jockey school and began riding in races in...
) - 2005 - Smart N Classy (Jose Velez, Jr.)
- 2004 - Ocean Drive (Eibar CoaEibar CoaEibar Coa Monteverde is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. A five-time judo champion in his teens, he attended jockey school from 1989 to 1991 then began his professional riding career in 1992...
) - 2003 - Stylish (H. Castillo Jr.)
- 2002 - Clearly A Queen (Eibar CoaEibar CoaEibar Coa Monteverde is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. A five-time judo champion in his teens, he attended jockey school from 1989 to 1991 then began his professional riding career in 1992...
) - 2001 - Cousin Gigi (Rick Wilson)
- 2000 - Reciclada (CHI) (Alex SolisAlex SolisAlex O. Solis is a jockey based in the United States. He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California...
) - 1999 - Formal Tango (Jerry BaileyJerry BaileyJerry D. Bailey is a retired American Hall of Fame jockey. He began his racing career in November 1974. His first mount was on a horse named Pegged Rate, who ran off the board. He notched his first career win the next day on his second career mount, Fetch, at New Mexico's Sunland Park, and has...
) - 1998 - Gastronomical (Gary StevensGary Stevens (jockey)Gary Lynn Stevens is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey, television personality and sports anchor who works for both HRTV and NBC Sports as a horse racing analyst....
) - 1997 - B. A. Valentine (Chris McCarronChris McCarronChristopher John "Chris" McCarron is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He is currently working as a racing analyst for TVG Network....
) - 1996 - Gail’s Brush (Gary BoulangerGary BoulangerGary Dale Boulanger is a former jockey who competed in Canada and the United States and who is currently a trainer in Florida. He began his career in 1987 at Tampa Bay Downs then went to the Pacific Northwest where he was the leading jockey for three straight years from 1989 through 1991 at...
) - 1995 - Symphony Lady (Joe BravoJoe Bravo (jockey)Joe Bravo is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The son and grandson of jockeys, he began his professional career in Thoroughbred flat racing at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida during the latter end of 1988.According to his NTRA profile, Joe Bravo has dominated the New...
) - 1994 - Verbal Volley (R. Colton)
- 1993 - Topsa (L. Rivera)
- 1992 - Red Journey (N. Santagata)
- 1991 - Jacuzzi Boogie (N. Santagata)
- 1990 - Miss Unnameable (L. Samuell)
- 1989 - Highland Penny (D. Carr)
- 1988 - Hear Music (M. Castaneda)
- 1987 - Bailrullah (N. Santagata)
- 1987 - Cadabra Abra (Herb McCauleyHerb McCauleyW. Herbert McCauley is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who has been called "one of the most talented and aggressive riders of his generation" by John Piesen, an odds-maker for the New York Post and the Daily Racing Form. While still a small boy, Herb McCauley began riding horses on...
) - 1986 - Mazatleca (Craig PerretCraig PerretCraig Perret is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding horses at age five and by seven was riding quarter horses in match races...
) - 1986 - Bharal (John Velasquez)
- 1985 - Agacerie (Angel Cordero Jr.Angel Cordero Jr.Angel Tomas Cordero, Jr. , is one of the leading thoroughbred horse racing jockeys of all time and the only Puerto Rican to date to be inducted into the United States' Racing Hall of Fame.-Early years:...
) - 1984 - Jubilous (G. McCarron)
- 1983 - Doodle (J. Miranda)
- 1982 - Kuja Happa (D.R. Wright)
- 1981 - Wayward Lassie (D. Montoya)
- 1981 - Endicotts (Don BrumfieldDon BrumfieldDonald Alan Brumfield is a retired American jockey from Kentucky.During his thirty-five year career, Brumfield won 4,573 races in 33,222 rides. He retired from racing in 1989. Brumfield was the "track all-time leading rider in terms of races won " at Churchill Downs, where he won 16 riding titles...
) - 1980 - Riddle's Reply (E. Cardone)
- 1980 - Nasty Jay (R. E. McKnight)
- 1979 - The Very OneThe Very OneThe Very One is a millionaire American Thoroughbred racehorse. Owned by Helen Polinger and bred by Myrna Firestone and Peter Odell in Kentucky, he is a son of One For All who in turn was sired by Hall of Famer and prominent sire Northern Dancer. He was out of the mare Veruschka sired by...
(C. Cooke) - 1978 - Huggie Duggie (B. Gonzalez)
- 1977 - Jolly Song (J. Nied Jr.)
- 1976 - Collegiate (J. W. Edwards)
- 1976 - Stage Luck (J. W. Edwards)
- 1975 - Hinterland (C. Perret)
- 1974 - Bird Boots (B. Thornburg)
- 1973 - Telly (V. Bracciale Jr.)
- 1973 - Cathy Baby (M. A. Rivera)
- 1972 - Telly (V. Bracciale Jr.)
- 1972 - Best Go (V. Bracciale Jr.)
- 1971 - Flor De Sombra (H. Hinojosa)