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2020 MONMOUTH PARK SEASON TO SEE 56 RACING DAYS, $7.3 MILLION IN STAKES
February 11, 2020
2020 MONMOUTH PARK SEASON TO SEE 56 RACING DAYS, $7.3 MILLION IN STAKES;
$1 MILLION TVG.COM HASKELL SET FOR SATURDAY, JULY 18
Oceanport, N.J. – Led by the Grade 1, $1 million TVG.com Haskell Invitational, Monmouth Park is set to offer $7.3 million in stakes races when the track kicks off its diamond anniversary season on Saturday, May 2.
This year’s 75th race meet will feature 63 total stakes, 12 graded events, and 11 stakes restricted to New Jersey-bred horses.
Last year’s Haskell Day program saw two champions in the winner’s circle with Maximum Security winning the main event and Midnight Bisou cruising under the line in the Molly Pitcher. That card will again feature six stakes races in 2020, two with a $100,000 purse boost, as the Grade 3 Monmouth Cup and the Grade 3 Molly Pitcher go to $300,000 and $250,000, respectively.
Other races getting a purse bump are the Grade 3 Iselin, now at $200,000, as well as the Miss Liberty, Jersey Derby and Jersey Shore, each to be contested for $100,000.
The 18th annual New Jersey Thoroughbred Festival, with three stakes events, will be renewed on Aug. 30, with the $100,000 Charles Hesse III Handicap headlining that card.
Monmouth Park’s MATCH Day will be Sept. 12 with five stakes totaling $500,000 playing their part in the Mid-Atlantic Championships.
Stall applications, which are due by March 15, are now available on-line at www.monmouthpark.com or in hard copy format in the Monmouth Park racing office.
The entire 2020 stakes schedule is:
| Run Date | Stakes Name | Purse | Division | Distance | |
| 2-May-20 | Cliff Hanger Stakes | Listed | $100,000 | 3 and up | 1 mile (Turf) |
| 9-May-20 | Serena’s Song Stakes | $75,000 | F & M 3 and up | 1 mile 70 yards | |
| 10-May-20 | Long Branch Stakes | $75,000 | 3 YO | 1 mile 70 yards | |
| 16-May-20 | Politely Stakes | $75,000 | F & M 3 and up | 5 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 17-May-20 | Get Serious Stakes | $75,000 | 3 and up | 5 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 23-May-20 | Monmouth Stakes | G3 | $150,000 | 3 and up | 1 1/8 miles (Turf) |
| 23-May-20 | Salvator Mile | G3 | $150,000 | 3 and up | 1 mile |
| 23-May-20 | Boiling Springs Stakes | $75,000 | 3 YO Fillies | 1 1/16 miles (Turf) | |
| 23-May-20 | John J. Reilly Handicap | NJ Breds | $75,000 | 3 and up | 6 furlongs |
| 24-May-20 | Miss Liberty Stakes | Listed | $100,000 | F & M 3 and up | 1 1/16 miles (Turf) |
| 25-May-20 | Hystericalady Stakes | $75,000 | 3 YO Fillies | 6 furlongs | |
| 30-May-20 | Tale of the Cat Stakes | $75,000 | 3 YO | 1 1/16 miles (Turf) | |
| 31-May-20 | Lookin At Lucky Stakes | $75,000 | 3 YO | 6 furlongs | |
| 6-Jun-20 | Unbridled Elaine Stakes | $75,000 | F & M 3 and up | 5 1/2 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 7-Jun-20 | Smart N Classy Handicap | NJ Breds | $75,000 | F & M 3 and up | 1 mile |
| 13-Jun-20 | TVG.com Pegasus Stakes | Listed | $150,000 | 3 YO | 1 1/16 miles |
| 14-Jun-20 | Oceanport Centennial Stakes | $75,000 | 3 YO Fillies | 5 1/2 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 20-Jun-20 | United Nations Stakes | G1 | $300,000 | 3 and up | 1 3/8 miles (Turf) |
| 20-Jun-20 | Philip H. Iselin Stakes | G3 | $200,000 | 3 and up | 1 1/16 miles |
| 20-Jun-20 | Eatontown Stakes | G3 | $150,000 | F & M 3 and up | 1 1/16 miles (Turf) |
| 20-Jun-20 | Lady’s Secret Stakes | Listed | $100,000 | F & M 3 and up | 1 1/16 miles |
| 21-Jun-20 | Dan Horn Handicap | NJ Breds | $75,000 | 3 and up | 1 1/16 miles (Turf) |
| 27-Jun-20 | Friendly Lover Handicap | NJ Breds | $75,000 | 3 and up | 6 furlongs |
| 28-Jun-20 | Open Mind Stakes | $75,000 | 3 YO Fillies | 1 1/16 miles (Turf) | |
| 3-Jul-20 | Rumson Stakes | $75,000 | 3 and up | 5 furlongs | |
| 4-Jul-20 | Blue Sparkler Stakes | $75,000 | 3 YO Fillies | 5 1/2 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 5-Jul-20 | My Frenchman Stakes | $75,000 | 3 YO | 5 1/2 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 11-Jul-20 | Jersey Girl Handicap | NJ Breds | $75,000 | F & M 3 and up | 1 mile (Turf) |
| 12-Jul-20 | Irish War Cry Handicap | NJ Breds | $75,000 | 3 and up | 1 mile (Turf) |
| 18-Jul-20 | TVG.com Haskell Invitational | G1 | $1,000,000 | 3 YO | 1 1/8 miles |
| 18-Jul-20 | Monmouth Cup | G3 | $300,000 | 3 and up | 1 1/8 miles |
| 18-Jul-20 | Molly Pitcher Stakes | G3 | $250,000 | F & M 3 and up | 1 1/16 miles |
| 18-Jul-20 | WinStar Matchmaker Stakes | G3 | $150,000 | F & M 3 and up | 1 1/8 miles (Turf) |
| 18-Jul-20 | Red Bank Stakes | G3 | $150,000 | 3 and up | 1 mile (Turf) |
| 18-Jul-20 | Wolf Hill Stakes | $75,000 | 3 and up | 5 1/2 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 19-Jul-20 | Spruce Fir Handicap | NJ Breds | $75,000 | F & M 3 and up | 6 furlongs |
| 25-Jul-20 | Just Jenda Stakes | $75,000 | 3 YO Fillies | 1 mile (Turf) | |
| 26-Jul-20 | Frisk Me Now Stakes | $75,000 | 3 YO | 1 mile (Turf) | |
| 1-Aug-20 | Colleen Stakes | $75,000 | 2 YO Fillies | 5 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 2-Aug-20 | Tyro Stakes | $75,000 | 2 YO | 5 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 8-Aug-20 | Incredible Revenge Stakes | $75,000 | F & M 3 and up | 5 1/2 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 9-Aug-20 | Decathlon Stakes | $75,000 | 3 YO | 5 1/2 furlongs | |
| 15-Aug-20 | Monmouth Oaks | G3 | $150,000 | 3 YO Fillies | 1 1/16 miles |
| 16-Aug-20 | Jersey Derby | $100,000 | 3 YO | 1 1/16 miles (Turf) | |
| 22-Aug-20 | Unbridled Essence Stakes | $75,000 | F & M 3 and up | 1 1/2 miles (Turf) | |
| 23-Aug-20 | Bodacious Tatas Stakes | $75,000 | F & M 3 and up | 1 mile 70 yards | |
| 29-Aug-20 | Presious Passion Stakes | $75,000 | 3 and up | 1 1/2 miles (Turf) | |
| 30-Aug-20 | Charles Hesse III Handicap | NJ Breds | $100,000 | 3 and up | 1 1/16 miles |
| 30-Aug-20 | NJ Breeders Handicap | NJ Breds | $75,000 | 3 and up | 6 furlongs |
| 30-Aug-20 | Eleven North Handicap | NJ Breds | $75,000 | F & M 3 and up | 6 furlongs |
| 5-Sep-20 | Oceanport Stakes | Listed | $150,000 | 3 and up | 1 1/16 miles (Turf) |
| 6-Sep-20 | Sapling Stakes | $100,000 | 2 YO | 1 mile | |
| 7-Sep-20 | Sorority Stakes | $100,000 | 2 YO Fillies | 1 mile (Turf) | |
| 12-Sep-20 | Violet Stakes | Listed | $100,000 | F & M 3 and up | 1 1/16 miles (Turf) |
| 12-Sep-20 | Rainbow Heir Stakes | $100,000 | 3 and up | 5 1/2 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 12-Sep-20 | Mr. Prospector Stakes | Listed | $100,000 | 3 and up | 6 furlongs |
| 12-Sep-20 | Regret Stakes | $100,000 | F & M 3 and up | 6 furlongs | |
| 12-Sep-20 | Jersey Shore Stakes | $100,000 | 3 YO | 6 furlongs | |
| 13-Sep-20 | Miss Woodford Stakes | $75,000 | 3 YO Fillies | 5 1/2 furlongs | |
| 19-Sep-20 | Joey P. Handicap | NJ Breds | $75,000 | 3 and up | 5 furlongs (Turf) |
| 20-Sep-20 | Good Magic Mile Stakes | $75,000 | 3 and up | 1 mile | |
| 26-Sep-20 | Safely Kept Stakes | $75,000 | F & M 3 and up | 5 1/2 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 27-Sep-20 | Smoke Glacken Stakes | $75,000 | 2 YO | 6 furlongs |
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