Red Bank Stakes
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Oceanport, New Jersey, United States
| Class | Listed Stakes |
|---|---|
| Location | Monmouth Park Racetrack Oceanport, New Jersey, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1974 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | Monmouth Park Racetrack |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds and older |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $150,000 (2021) |
The Red Bank Stakes is a Listed Stakes American Thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older contested at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs) on turf held annually at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey.
Distance
An earlier version of the Red Bank Stakes was run between 1882–93. In 1885 as a six-furlong race for two-year-olds. It was won by A. J. Cassatt's, The Bard.[1]
The current rendition was 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. [2]
When conditions are too wet the on discretion has moved the event to the dirt track.[3]
The Red Bank Handicap was run in two divisions in 1984 and 1985.[3]
In 2021 the event was downgraded to a Listed event.[4]
Since inception the race has been contested at various distances:
- 1 mile : 1980 to present
- 1 mile and 70 yards on dirt : 1976
- 1+1⁄16 miles on dirt : 1974–1975, 1977–1978
- 1+1⁄16 miles on turf : 1979