Monmouth Cup

For the horse race that first ran in 1870 at the Monmouth Park Association's racetrack in Long Branch, New Jersey but was discontinued in 1892, see Monmouth Cup (1870).

Monmouth Cup

Grade II race
Location	Monmouth Park Oceanport, New Jersey
Inaugurated	1977
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.thebigm.com
Race information
Distance	​1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs)
Surface	Dirt
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$200,000

The Monmouth Cup is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey each fall and is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. The race was held at Meadowlands Racetrack and called the Meadowlands Cup until 2010, when it was moved to Monmouth Park. A Grade II event, it currently carries a purse of $200,000.

Inaugurated in 1977 at a distance of ​1 ¹⁄₄ miles, it was modified to its present ​1 ¹⁄₈ miles in 1990. The 1990 running posed one of the largest upsets in North American racing history when Great Normand won at 181-1 odds There was no race held in 1997.

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of ​1 ¹⁄₈ miles)

• 1:46.00 - K. J.'s Appeal (1998)

Most wins:

• 2 - Etched (2009, 2010)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1977, 1978, 1983, 1986)
• 4 - John R. Velazquez (1998, 2001, 2004, 2006)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 2 - Ron McAnally (1977, 1992)
• 2 - Robert J. Frankel (1982, 1993)
• 2 - Todd A. Pletcher (2004, 2006)
• 2 - Kiaran McLaughlin (2009, 2010)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Darley Stable (2009, 2010)

Winners of the Meadowlands Cup

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2014	Valid	4	Orlando Bocachica	Marcus J. Vitali	Crossed Sabres Farm	1:41.43
2013	Pants on Fire	5	Paco Lopez	Kelly J. Breen	Lori & George Hall	1:45.86
2012	Rule	5	Joe Bravo	Todd Pletcher	WinStar Farm	1:37.71
2011
2010	Etched	5	Eddie Castro	Kiaran McLaughlin	Darley Stable	1:50.31
2009	Etched	4	Alan Garcia	Kiaran McLaughlin	Darley Stable	1:45.93
2008	Arson Squad	5	Edgar Prado	Rick Dutrow Jr.	Jay Em Ess Stable	1:48.81
2007	Diamond Stripes	4	Cornelio Velasquez	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	Four Roses Thoroughbreds	1:48.36
2006	Master Command	4	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Aaron & Marie Jones	1:46.21
2005	Tap Day	4	Eibar Coa	Mark A. Hennig	Edward P. Evans	1:48.80
2004	Balto Star	6	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Anstu Stables, Inc.	1:48.60
2003	Bowman's Band	5	Ramon Dominguez	H. Allen Jerkens	Martin S. Schwartz	1:46.80
2002	Burning Roma	4	Eibar Coa	Heather Giglio	Harold Queen	1:48.80
2001	Gander	5	John R. Velazquez	John Terranova II	Gatsas Thoroughbreds	1:47.00
2000	North East Bound	4	Jose Velez, Jr.	William W. Perry	DeMarco & DiSano	1:48.80
1999	Pleasant Breeze	4	Jorge Chavez	H. James Bond	William L. Clifton, Jr.	1:47.00
1998	K. J.'s Appeal	4	John R. Velazquez	Frank A. Alexander	Releib Stable, Inc.	1:46.00
1996	Dramatic Gold	5	Kent Desormeaux	David Hofmans	Golden Eagle Farm	1:48.00
1995	Peaks and Valleys	3	Julie Krone	James E. Day	Pin Oak Stable	1:48.00
1994	Conveyor	6	Mike E. Smith	Ben Perkins, Sr.	New Farm	1:47.80
1993	Marquetry	6	Kent Desormeaux	Robert J. Frankel	Engelson & Frankel	1:47.20
1992	Sea Cadet	4	Alex Solis	Ron McAnally	Verne Winchell	1:48.00
1991	Twilight Agenda	5	Chris McCarron	D. Wayne Lukas	Moyglare Stud	1:46.60
1990	Great Normand	5	Carlos Lopez, Sr.	Jorge E. Romero	Victor Resk	1:47.20
1989	Mi Selecto	4	Jose A. Santos	Gil H. Rowntree	Frank Stronach	2:00.20
1988	Alysheba	4	Chris McCarron	Jack Van Berg	D & P Scharbauer	1:58.80
1987	Crème Fraiche	5	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Woody Stephens	Brushwood Stable	2:01.80
1986	Broad Brush	3	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Richard W. Small	Robert E. Meyerhoff	2:01.60
1985	Bounding Basque	5	Robbie Davis	Woody Sedlacek	Jacques D. Wimpfheimer	2:00.40
1984	Wild Again	4	Richard Migliore	Vincent Timphony	Black Chip Stables	2:00.60
1983	Slewpy	3	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Sidney Watters, Jr.	Equusequity Stable	2:02.40
1982	Mehmet	4	Ed Delahoussaye	Robert J. Frankel	Chad-Mevorach-Vallone	2:01.40
1981	Princelet	3	William Nemeti	John P. Campo	John P. Campo	2:02.80
1980	Tunerup	4	Jacinto Vásquez	Fernando Fernandez	Daybreak Farm	2:00.40
1979	Spectacular Bid	3	Bill Shoemaker	Bud Delp	Hawksworth Farm	2:01.20
1978	Dr. Patches	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	John A. Nerud	Tartan Stable	2:01.60
1977	Pay Tribute	5	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Ron McAnally	Elmendorf Farm	2:02.60

References

• The Meadowlands Breeders' Cup Stakes at Pedigree query