Select Stakes (United States)
Annual thoroughbred horse race held in the United States
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The Select Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. First run in 1883,[1] the race is open to three-year-olds and is run over a distance of six furlongs on dirt.[2]
| Class | Ungraded stakes |
|---|---|
| Location | Monmouth Park Racetrack Oceanport, New Jersey United States |
| Inaugurated | 1883 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | monmouthpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 5+1⁄2 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old |
| Purse | $60,000 (2015) |
Among the notable winners of the Select are Champions Sheilas Reward in 1950,[3] Decathlon in 1956,[4] Nadir in 1958.[5] Shecky Greene in 1973,[6] Gallant Bob in 1975[7] plus in 1979, the Florida-bred Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Bold Ruckus.[8]
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Smithwick's Spice | Jorge Luis Gonzalez | Douglas Nunn | New Spice Stable | 5+1⁄2 F | 1:04.18 |
| 2023 | Eamonn | Paco Lopez | Joseph F. Orseno | Robert Cotran | 5+1⁄2 F | 1:02.96 |
| 2022 | Belgrano | Jorge Vargas, Jr. | Frank Russo | Peace Sign Stables | 5+1⁄2 F | 1:02.12 |
| 2021 | No race | |||||
| 2020 | No race | |||||
| 2019 | No race | |||||
| 2018 | No race | |||||
| 2017 | No race | |||||
| 2016 | Full Salute | Paco Lopez | Edward Plesa Jr. | Morris Bailey | 5+1⁄2 F | 1:03.02 |
| 2015 | Fast Flying Rumor | Samuel Camacho Jr. | Gerald S. Bennett | Winning Stables/Midnight Rider | 5+1⁄2 F | 1:02.26 |
| 2014 | No race? | |||||
| 2013 | No race? | |||||
| 2012 | No race? | |||||
| 2011 | Chipshot | Corey Nakatani | Steve Asmussen | Vinery Stables, LLC | 6 F | 1:08.72 |
| 2010 | Out of Respect | Paco Lopez | Scott J. Volk | JMJ Racing Stables | 6 F | 1:10.00 |
| 2009 | Prince Joshua | Paco Lopez | Barry Rose | Rose Family Stables | 6 F | 1:09.68 |
| 2008 | M J's Enchanteur | Eddie Castro | Scott A. Lake | Ben Mondello & Adam Russo | 6 F | 1:09.26. |
| 2007 | Cobalt Blue | Garrett Gomez | Douglas F. O'Neill | The Merv Griffin Ranch Co. | 6 F | 1:10.54 |
| 2006 | Yes He's The Man | Eddie Castro | J. David Braddy | J. David Braddy & Joel Sainer | 6 F | 1:04.85 |
| 2005 | More Smoke | Clinton Potts | John C. Zimmerman | Thomas McClay & Harry Nye | 6 F | 1:10.04 |
