The Monmouth Beach Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey.
| Ungraded race | |
| Location | Monmouth Park Oceanport, New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | [1] |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 Mile 70 yards |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old & up Fillies and Mares |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $75,000 |
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 lbs. for three-year-olds and at 124 lbs 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 one mile in 2002 and 2007, 11/16 miles in 2003, 2004 and 1⅛ miles 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 |