Long Branch Stakes
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The Long Branch Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race
held annually at Monmouth Park Racetrack
in Oceanport, New Jersey
. Open to three-year-olds, it is contested on dirt over a distance of 11/16 miles (8.5 furlong
s). Raced in mid July, the Long Branch Stakes is a prep race for the $1 million Haskell Invitational Handicap
in early August.
First run in 1878, it was raced annually through 1893 after which the race track closed its gates. The race was revived in 1947 as the Long Branch Handicap following the 1946 reopening of the new Monmouth Park. There was no race from 1959 to 1962. In 1963 it was restarted as the Long Branch Stakes. In 2010 the race will be in its 76th running.
Fort Marcy
won this race in 1967, the filly
De La Rose
in 1981.
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...
. Open to three-year-olds, it is contested on dirt 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). Raced in mid July, the Long Branch Stakes is a prep race for the $1 million Haskell Invitational Handicap
Haskell Invitational Handicap
The Resorts Casino & Hotel Haskell Invitational is an American Grade I race for thoroughbred horses. In 1968, the Board of Directors of Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey honored its former President and Chairman Amory L. Haskell with the Amory L. Haskell Handicap, a race for older...
in early August.
First run in 1878, it was raced annually through 1893 after which the race track closed its gates. The race was revived in 1947 as the Long Branch Handicap following the 1946 reopening of the new Monmouth Park. There was no race from 1959 to 1962. In 1963 it was restarted as the Long Branch Stakes. In 2010 the race will be in its 76th running.
Fort Marcy
Fort Marcy (horse)
Fort Marcy was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. His grandsire was the important Italian horse, Nearco. In 1970 he earned three Champion titles including Co-Horse of the Year honors. He competed for six years until his retirement at the end of the 1971 racing season.Fort Marcy died in 1991 at...
won this race in 1967, the filly
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....
De La Rose
De La Rose
De La Rose was an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse. Regally bred in Kentucky, she was the daughter of English Triple Crown champion Nijinsky. Her grandsire was U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Northern Dancer, and her damsire was another U.S. Hall of Famer, Round Table...
in 1981.
Past winners
- 2009 - Atomic Rain (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...
| - 2008 - Truth Rules (Stewart ElliottStewart ElliottStewart Elliott is an American thoroughbred jockey.Elliott grew up in horse racing; his father was a jockey for many years, his mother rode show horses and was a riding instructor, and his uncle owns a racing stable in Canada...
) - 2007 - First Defense (Javier CastellanoJavier CastellanoJavier Castellano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Castellano began his riding career in his native Venezuela in 1996 and in June 1997 moved to the United States where rode at race tracks in southern Florida until 2001 when he moved to race on the New York State racing circuit.In...
) - 2006 - Praying for Cash (Jose Velez Jr.)
- 2005 - Park Avenue Ball
- 2004 - Lion Heart (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...
) - 2003 - Max Forever (Jose C. FerrerJose C. FerrerJose C. Ferrer is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding in the United States in 1983 at Calder Race Course in Florida then at Monmouth Park and the Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey. On November 24, 1983 Ferrer became the first jockey to win five races on a single card...
) - 2002 - Puck (Manuel Aguilar)
- 2001 - Burning Roma (Rick Wilson)
- 2000 - Thistyranthasclass
- 1999 - Kissin' Jeb
- 1998 - Favorite TrickFavorite TrickFavorite Trick was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who in 1997 became the first 2-year-old in twenty-five years to be voted United States Horse of the Year....
- 1997 - Jules (sire of Peace RulesPeace RulesPeace Rules , is a multiple Grade I winning American Thoroughbred race horse. By Jules Peace Rules (bred and foaled in Florida at Newchance Farm on April 26, 2000), is a multiple Grade I winning American Thoroughbred race horse. By Jules Peace Rules (bred and foaled in Florida at Newchance Farm on...
)
- 1951 - Sheilas RewardSheilas RewardSheilas Reward was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse who was voted the American Champion Sprint Horse of 1950 and 1951. He was sired by multiple stakes winner Reaping Reward and out of the mare Smart Sheila, a daughter of the 1930 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt, Jamestown.-A...