Inaugurated 1974 Track Left-handed Purse 100,000 USD (2014) | Surface Turf Distance 1,609 m | |
Location Monmouth Park Racetrack
Oceanport, New Jersey, United States Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website Monmouth Park Racetrack | ||
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The Red Bank Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1974 at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. A Grade III event raced in late August/early September, it is open to horses age three and older and is contested at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs) on turf
Contents
Inaugurated in 1974 as a stakes race on dirt for two-year-old fillies, in 1975 it was made open to fillies and mares. In 1980, the race was converted to a handicap event on turf which was open to horses age three and older.
An earlier version of the Red Bank Stakes was run in 1885 as a six-furlong race for two-year-olds. It was won by A. J. Cassatt's, The Bard.
Since inception the race has been contested at various distances:
Following heavy rains, the 2003 race was switched to the dirt track.
The Red Bank Handicap was run in two divisions in 1984 and 1985.
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1 mile)
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