2020 MONMOUTH PARK SEASON TO SEE 56 RACING DAYS, $7.3 MILLION IN STAKES; $1 MILLION TVG.COM HASKELL SET FOR SATURDAY, JULY 18

By Tom Luicci —-

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