Monmouth Cup Stakes

Monmouth Cup Stakes
Grade III race
LocationMonmouth Park Racetrack
Oceanport, New Jersey, United States
Inaugurated1977 (47 years ago) (1977) at Meadowlands Racetrack (as the Meadowlands Cup)
Race typeThoroughbred
Websitewww.monmouthpark.com/stakes-schedule/
Race information
Distance1+18 miles (9.0 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification3-year-olds
Weight124 pounds (56 kg), with allowances
Purse$400,000 (2022)

The Monmouth Cup Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-years-old and older run over a distance of 1+18 miles annually in early July at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey. The event currently offers a purse of $400,000 added.