Cliff Hanger Stakes

Updated on Nov 09, 2023

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Inaugurated 1977 Surface Turf		Website The Meadowlands
Location Meadowlands Racetrack East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Distance 1 ⁄8 miles (9 furlongs)

The Cliff Hanger Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Monmouth Park in East Rutherford, New Jersey during late September/early October. Open to horses age three and older, it is now contested on turf over a distance of 1 ¹⁄₈ miles. Currently the purse is $100,000.

Known as the Cliff Hanger Handicap until 2008, it was raced on dirt from 1978 through 1981 and again in 1985 and 1987. Prior to 1982, it was restricted to horses bred in the State of New Jersey.

Records

Speed record:

8.5 Furlongs - 1:39 2/5 - Wanderkin (1988), Dixie Bayou (1997)

9 Furlongs - 1:46.16 - Winning Cause (2014)

Most wins:

2 - Erin's Tiger (1982, 1983)

2 - Late Act (1984, 1985)’

Most wins by an owner:

2 - Greentree Stable (1984, 1985)

2 - Live Oak Racing (1994, 2006)

Most wins by a jockey:

3 - Jorge Velasquez (1980, 1982, 1983)

Most wins by a trainer:

2 - Joseph H. Pierce, Jr. (1980, 1987)

2 - Richard Nieminski (1982, 1983)

2 - Jonathan Sheppard (1987, 1989)

2 - Christophe Clement (2013, 2015)

References

Cliff Hanger Stakes Wikipedia

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