- Longfellow Stakes
The Longfellow Stakes is a
Thoroughbred horse race run each year in June atMonmouth Park inOceanport, New Jersey . A sixfurlong sprint for either gender aged three and up, the ungraded Longfellow offers a purse of $65,000 and a trophy.The race, inaugurated in 1952, began as an eight furlong event. From 1963 to 1967 it went off at eight and a half furlongs. In 1968 it stretched out to nine furlongs and remained at that distance until 1996. In 1997, it became a six furlong race.
The Longfellow is named for the Hall of Famer Longfellow, one of America's greatest racehorses as well as one of the greatest stallions of the
19th Century .Past winners
* 2008 - Mr. Umphrey (
Eddie Castro )
* 2007 - Wildeyed Dreamer (Chuck Lopez)
* 2006 - Joey P.
* 2005 - Don Six (Aaron Gryder )
* 2004 - Canadian Frontier (Edgar Prado )
* 2003 - It's a Monster
* 2002 - Impeachthepro
* 2001 - Max's Pal
* 2000 - Delaware Township (Say Florida Sandy placed.)
* 1999 - My Jeffs Mombo
* 1998 - Buffalo Dan (Say Florida Sandy placed.)
* 1997 - Basqueian
* 1996 - Ops Smile
* 1995 - Boyce
* 1994 - Winnetou
* 1993 - First And Only
* 1992 - Futurist
* 1991 - Thunder Regent
* 1990 - Great Normand
* 1989 - Double Booked (raced for eight years)
* 1988 - Triteamtri
* 1987 - Owens Troupe
* 1986 - I'm A Banker
* 1985 -Cozzene
* 1984 - Tough Mickey
* 1983 - John's Gold
* 1982 - Gilded Age
* 1981 - Data Swap
* 1980 - Foretake
* 1979 - Dan Horn
* 1978 - Dan Horn
* 1977 - Quick Card
* 1976 - Landscaper
* 1975 - Bucks Bid (In 1972, drew the furthest outside post inKentucky Derby history: no. 23, yet still came in 7th.)
* 1974 - Northern Fling
* 1973 - Dartsum
* 1972 - Good Counsel
* 1971 - Matto Grosso2
* 1970 - Ribofilio
* 1969 - Jean-Pierre
* 1968 - More Scents
* 1967 - War Censor
* 1966 - In Zeal
* 1965 - Turbo Jet II
* 1964 - Parka (ex-claimer, raced for five years, becameAmerican Champion Male Turf Horse of 1965.)
* 1963 - Parka
* 1962 - Royal Record
* 1961 - Call The Witness
* 1960 - Julmar
* 1959 - Lil Fella
* 1958 - Tudor Era
* 1957 - Combustion2
* 1956 - Prince Morvi
* 1955 - County Clare
* 1954 - News Again
* 1953 - Thasian Hero
* 1952 - CrocodileReferences
* [http://www.monmouthpark.com/ Monmouth Park's official site]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=4151 Longfellow Stakes at Pedigree Query]
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