Monmouth Cup
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| Grade III race | |
| Location | Monmouth Park Oceanport, New Jersey  |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1977 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.thebigm.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄16 miles |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Monmouth Cup is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey each fall and is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. The race was held at Meadowlands Racetrack and called the Meadowlands Cup until 2010, when it was moved to Monmouth Park.[1] A Grade III event, it currently carries a purse of $100,000.
Inaugurated in 1977 at a distance of 1 1⁄4 miles, it was modified to its present 1 1⁄8 miles in 1990. The 1990 running posed one of the largest upsets in North American racing history when Great Normand won at 181-1 odds.[2] There was no race held in 1997 or 2011. The race was downgraded from a Grade II to a Grade II in 2017, and the purse was reduced to $100,000 from the previous $200,000.
Sharp Azteca's win in 2017 set a track record at Monmouth for the distance of 1 1⁄16 miles, beating Formal Gold's 1:40.20 that was set in August 1997.[3]
The Monmouth Cup (G3) is the third leg of the Mid Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships Long Dirt Division or MATCh Races. MATCh is a series of five races in five separate thoroughbred divisions run throughout four Mid-Atlantic States including; Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park Racecourse in Maryland; Delaware Park Racetrack in Delaware; Parx, Philadelphia Park and Presque Isle Downs in Pennsylvania and Monmouth Park in New Jersey.
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1 1⁄8 miles)
- 1:46.00 - K. J.'s Appeal (1998)
Most wins:
- 2 - Etched (2009, 2010)
- 2 - Bradester (2015, 2016)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1977, 1978, 1983, 1986)
- 4 - John R. Velazquez (1998, 2001, 2004, 2006)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Ron McAnally (1977, 1992)
- 2 - Robert J. Frankel (1982, 1993)
- 2 - Todd A. Pletcher (2004, 2006)
- 2 - Kiaran McLaughlin (2009, 2010)
- 2 - Eddie Kenneally (2015, 2016)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Darley Stable (2009, 2010)
- 2- Joseph W. Sutton (2015, 2016)
Winners of the Meadowlands Cup
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sharp Azteca | 4 | Paco Lopez | Jorge Navarro | Gelfenstein Farm | 1:40.19 |
| 2016 | Bradester | 6 | Joe Bravo | Eddie Kenneally | Joseph W. Sutton | 1:42.21 |
| 2015 | Bradester | 5 | Corey Lanerie | Eddie Kenneally | Joseph W. Sutton | 1:42.43 |
| 2014 | Valid | 4 | Orlando Bocachica | Marcus J. Vitali | Crossed Sabres Farm | 1:41.43 |
| 2013 | Pants on Fire | 5 | Paco Lopez | Kelly J. Breen | Lori & George Hall | 1:45.86 |
| 2012 | Rule | 5 | Joe Bravo | Todd Pletcher | WinStar Farm | 1:37.71 |
| 2011 | NO RACE | |||||
| 2010 | Etched | 5 | Eddie Castro | Kiaran McLaughlin | Darley Stable | 1:50.31 |
| 2009 | Etched | 4 | Alan Garcia | Kiaran McLaughlin | Darley Stable | 1:45.93 |
| 2008 | Arson Squad | 5 | Edgar Prado | Rick Dutrow Jr. | Jay Em Ess Stable | 1:48.81 |
| 2007 | Diamond Stripes | 4 | Cornelio Velasquez | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. | Four Roses Thoroughbreds | 1:48.36 |
| 2006 | Master Command | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Aaron & Marie Jones | 1:46.21 |
| 2005 | Tap Day | 4 | Eibar Coa | Mark A. Hennig | Edward P. Evans | 1:48.80 |
| 2004 | Balto Star | 6 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Anstu Stables, Inc. | 1:48.60 |
| 2003 | Bowman's Band | 5 | Ramon Dominguez | H. Allen Jerkens | Martin S. Schwartz | 1:46.80 |
| 2002 | Burning Roma | 4 | Eibar Coa | Heather Giglio | Harold Queen | 1:48.80 |
| 2001 | Gander | 5 | John R. Velazquez | John Terranova II | Gatsas Thoroughbreds | 1:47.00 |
| 2000 | North East Bound | 4 | Jose Velez, Jr. | William W. Perry | DeMarco & DiSano | 1:48.80 |
| 1999 | Pleasant Breeze | 4 | Jorge Chavez | H. James Bond | William L. Clifton, Jr. | 1:47.00 |
| 1998 | K. J.'s Appeal | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Frank A. Alexander | Releib Stable, Inc. | 1:46.00 |
| 1996 | Dramatic Gold | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | David Hofmans | Golden Eagle Farm | 1:48.00 |
| 1995 | Peaks and Valleys | 3 | Julie Krone | James E. Day | Pin Oak Stable | 1:48.00 |
| 1994 | Conveyor | 6 | Mike E. Smith | Ben Perkins, Sr. | New Farm | 1:47.80 |
| 1993 | Marquetry | 6 | Kent Desormeaux | Robert J. Frankel | Engelson & Frankel | 1:47.20 |
| 1992 | Sea Cadet | 4 | Alex Solis | Ron McAnally | Verne Winchell | 1:48.00 |
| 1991 | Twilight Agenda | 5 | Chris McCarron | D. Wayne Lukas | Moyglare Stud | 1:46.60 |
| 1990 | Great Normand | 5 | Carlos Lopez, Sr. | Jorge E. Romero | Victor Resk | 1:47.20 |
| 1989 | Mi Selecto | 4 | Jose A. Santos | Gil H. Rowntree | Frank Stronach | 2:00.20 |
| 1988 | Alysheba | 4 | Chris McCarron | Jack Van Berg | D & P Scharbauer | 1:58.80 |
| 1987 | Crème Fraiche | 5 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Woody Stephens | Brushwood Stable | 2:01.80 |
| 1986 | Broad Brush | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Richard W. Small | Robert E. Meyerhoff | 2:01.60 |
| 1985 | Bounding Basque | 5 | Robbie Davis | Woody Sedlacek | Jacques D. Wimpfheimer | 2:00.40 |
| 1984 | Wild Again | 4 | Richard Migliore | Vincent Timphony | Black Chip Stables | 2:00.60 |
| 1983 | Slewpy | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Sidney Watters, Jr. | Equusequity Stable | 2:02.40 |
| 1982 | Mehmet | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Robert J. Frankel | Chad-Mevorach-Vallone | 2:01.40 |
| 1981 | Princelet | 3 | William Nemeti | John P. Campo | John P. Campo | 2:02.80 |
| 1980 | Tunerup | 4 | Jacinto Vásquez | Fernando Fernandez | Daybreak Farm | 2:00.40 |
| 1979 | Spectacular Bid | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Bud Delp | Hawksworth Farm | 2:01.20 |
| 1978 | Dr. Patches | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | John A. Nerud | Tartan Stable | 2:01.60 |
| 1977 | Pay Tribute | 5 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Ron McAnally | Elmendorf Farm | 2:02.60 |
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