Monmouth Park Racetrack

Monmouth Park Racetrack
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Location175 Oceanport Ave.
Oceanport, New Jersey 07757
United States
Owned byNJSEA
Operated byDarby Development, LLC
Date openedJuly 30, 1870 (154 years ago) (1870-07-30)
Screened onNBC (Haskell Invitational Stakes)
Course typeFlat
Notable racesHaskell Invitational Stakes (G1)
United Nations Stakes (G1)
Molly Pitcher Stakes (G2)
Monmouth Cup (G2)
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Monmouth Park Racetrack is an American race track for thoroughbred horse racing in Oceanport, New Jersey, United States. It is owned by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and is operated under a five-year lease as a partnership with Darby Development, LLC.[1]

Monmouth Park's marquee event is the Haskell Invitational, named after Amory L. Haskell. The Haskell was first run in 1968 as a handicap, but was made into an Invitational Handicap in 1981. It is now a 1⅛-mile test for three-year-olds run in late July. Monmouth Park also now showcases the Jersey Derby originally run at Garden State Park until its closure in 2001. The racetrack's season spans from early May to Labor Day in early September.

  1. ^ "AS MONMOUTH PARK OPENS, CHANGE IS A WAY OF PRESERVATION". theracingbiz.com. May 9, 2014. Archived from the original on September 22, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2017.