Long Branch Stakes

Horseraces infobox
class = Grade III
horse race = Long Branch Stakes


caption =
location = Monmouth Park Racetrack
Oceanport, New Jersey flagicon|USA
inaugurated = 1878
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.monmouthpark.com/ Monmouth Park Racetrack]
distance = 1¹/16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
track = Dirt, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds
weight = Assigned
purse = $150,000
bonuses =
bonuses = 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 furlongs). 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 doors. 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.

References

* [http://www.breederscup.com/content.aspx?id=33581 The Long Branch Stakes at the official Breeders' Cup website]
* [http://www.ntra.com/content.aspx?type=related&id=33581 The Long Branch Stakes at the NTRA]