Longfellow Stakes
| Longfellow Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Ungraded stakes race | |
| Location |
Monmouth Park Racetrack Oceanport, New Jersey, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1952 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Monmouth Park Racetrack |
| Race information | |
| Distance | Six furlong sprint |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Three-year-olds: 117 lbs; Older: 123 lbs., allowances |
| Purse | $70,000 |
The Longfellow Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run each year in early June at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. A six furlong sprint for either gender aged three and up, the ungraded Longfellow offers a purse of $70,000 and a trophy.
The race, inaugurated in 1952, began as an eight furlong event. From 1963 to 1967 it went off at eight and a half furlongs. In 1968 it stretched out to nine furlongs and remained at that distance until 1996. In 1997, it became a six furlong race.
The Longfellow is named for the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Longfellow, one of America's great racehorses as well as one of the great stallions of the 19th Century.
Records
In 2000, Delaware Township set a new stakes record of 1:07.84 while equaling the track record set in 1992 by Gilded Time.
Winners since 2000
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2011 | Sean Avery | 5 | Joe Bravo | Allen Iwinski | Black Swan Stable | 1:09.27 |
| 2010 | ||||||
| 2009 | Go Go Shoot | 4 | Eddie Castro | Bruce N. Levine | Repole Stable | 1:07.85 |
| 2008 | Mr. Umphrey | 6 | Eddie Castro | Richard Dutrow, Jr. | Four Roses Thoroughbred | 1:09.41 |
| 2007 | Wildeyed Dreamer | 4 | Chuck Lopez | Scott A. Lake | Charles W. Everett | 1:09.30 |
| 2006 | Joey P. | 4 | Joe Bravo | Ben W. Perkins, Jr. | John Petrini | 1:03.24 |
| 2005 | Don Six | 5 | Aaron Gryder | Scott A. Lake | Patricia A. Generazio | 1:09.03 |
| 2004 | Canadian Frontier | 5 | Edgar Prado | Stanley M. Hough | Mrs. E. Paul Robsham | 1:08.98 |
| 2003 | It's A Monster | 4 | Joe Bravo | Ben W. Perkins, Jr. | New Farm | 1:09.66 |
| 2002 | Impeachthepro | 5 | Dale Beckner | M. Anthony Ferraro | N. Laneve/W. Warner/Ferraro | 1:09.53 |
| 2001 | Max's Pal | 4 | Rick Wilson | Ben W. Perkins, Jr. | Raymond Dweck | 1:09:04 |
| 2000 | Delaware Township | 4 | Joe Bravo | Ben W. Perkins, Jr. | New Farm | 1:07.84 |
Earlier winners
- 1983 - John's Gold
- 1982 - Gilded Age
- 1981 - Data Swap
- 1980 - Foretake
- 1979 - Dan Horn
- 1978 - Dan Horn
- 1977 - Quick Card
- 1976 - Landscaper
- 1975 - Bucks Bid
- 1974 - Northern Fling
- 1973 - Dartsum
- 1972 - Good Counsel
- 1971 - Matto Grosso
- 1970 - Ribofilio
- 1969 - Jean-Pierre
- 1968 - More Scents
- 1967 - War Censor
- 1966 - In Zeal
- 1965 - Turbo Jet II
- 1964 - Parka
- 1963 - Parka
- 1962 - Royal Record
- 1961 - Call The Witness
- 1960 - Julmar
- 1959 - Lil Fella
- 1958 - Tudor Era
- 1957 - Combustion
- 1956 - Prince Morvi
- 1955 - County Clare
- 1954 - News Again
- 1953 - Thasian Hero
- 1952 - Crocodile