Led by the Grade 1, $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes, Monmouth Park is set to offer $6,150,000 in stakes races when the track kicks off its 76th season on Friday, May 28.
This year’s race meet, which runs through Sept. 26, will feature 46 total stakes, 10 graded events, and 10 stakes restricted to New Jersey-bred horses.
Last year’s Haskell Day saw Horse of the Year Authentic capture New Jersey’s most prestigious race en route to victories in the Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic, earning the $1 million BetMakers bonanza by capturing all three events. This year’s Haskell Day will once again feature six stakes races, including Monmouth Park’s other Grade 1 event, the United Nations Stakes, which will have a purse boost from $300,000 to $500,000.
The 19th annual New Jersey Thoroughbred Festival, with three stakes events, will be renewed on Aug. 29, with the $125,000 Charles Hesse III Handicap headlining that card.
Stall applications, which are due by March 31, are now available online at www.monmouthpark.com or in hard copy format in the Monmouth Park racing office.
The entire 2021 stakes schedule is:
| Run Date | Stakes Name | Purse | Division | Distance | |
| 28-May-21 | Jersey Derby | $100,000 | 3 YO | 1 mile (Turf) | |
| 29-May-21 | Mr. Prospector Stakes | Listed | $100,000 | 3 and up | 6 furlongs |
| 30-May-21 | Politely Stakes | $75,000 | F & M 3 and up | 5 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 31-May-21 | Spruce Fir Handicap | NJ Breds | $75,000 | F & M 3 and up | 6 furlongs |
| 5-Jun-21 | Monmouth Stakes | G3 | $150,000 | 3 and up | 1 1/8 miles (Turf) |
| 6-Jun-21 | Lady’s Secret Stakes | Listed | $100,000 | F & M 3 and up | 1 1/16 miles |
| 12-Jun-21 | Salvator Mile | G3 | $150,000 | 3 and up | 1 mile |
| 13-Jun-21 | TVG.com Pegasus Stakes | Listed | $150,000 | 3 YO | 1 1/16 miles |
| 19-Jun-21 | Get Serious Stakes | $75,000 | 3 and up | 5 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 20-Jun-21 | Eatontown Stakes | G3 | $150,000 | F & M 3 and up | 1 1/16 miles (Turf) |
| 26-Jun-21 | Boiling Springs Stakes | $75,000 | 3 YO Fillies | 1 1/16 miles (Turf) | |
| 27-Jun-21 | Smart N Classy Handicap | NJ Breds | $75,000 | F & M 3 and up | 1 Mile |
| 3-Jul-21 | Regret Stakes | $75,000 | F & M 3 and up | 6 furlongs | |
| 4-Jul-21 | John J. Reilly Handicap | NJ Breds | $75,000 | 3 and up | 6 furlongs |
| 10-Jul-21 | Blue Sparkler Stakes | $75,000 | 3 YO Fillies | 5 1/2 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 11-Jul-21 | My Frenchman Stakes | $75,000 | 3 YO | 5 1/2 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 17-Jul-21 | TVG.com Haskell Stakes | G1 | $1,000,000 | 3 YO | 1 1/8 miles |
| 17-Jul-21 | United Nations Stakes | G1 | $500,000 | 3 and up | 1 3/8 miles (Turf) |
| 17-Jul-21 | Monmouth Cup | G3 | $300,000 | 3 and up | 1 1/8 miles |
| 17-Jul-21 | Molly Pitcher Stakes | G3 | $250,000 | F & M 3 and up | 1 1/16 miles |
| 17-Jul-21 | WinStar Matchmaker Stakes | G3 | $150,000 | F & M 3 and up | 1 1/8 miles (Turf) |
| 17-Jul-21 | Wolf Hill Stakes | $75,000 | 3 and up | 5 1/2 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 18-Jul-21 | Jersey Girl Handicap | NJ Breds | $75,000 | F & M 3 and up | 1 mile (Turf) |
| 24-Jul-21 | Irish War Cry Handicap | NJ Breds | $75,000 | 3 and up | 1 mile (Turf) |
| 25-Jul-21 | Tale of the Cat Stakes | $75,000 | 3 YO | 1 1/16 miles (Turf) | |
| 31-Jul-21 | Monmouth Oaks | G3 | $200,000 | 3 YO Fillies | 1 1/16 miles |
| 1-Aug-21 | Colleen Stakes | $75,000 | 2 YO Fillies | 5 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 7-Aug-21 | Tyro Stakes | $75,000 | 2 YO | 5 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 8-Aug-21 | Oceanport Stakes | Listed | $100,000 | 3 and up | 1 1/16 miles (Turf) |
| 14-Aug-21 | Incredible Revenge Stakes | $75,000 | F & M 3 and up | 5 1/2 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 15-Aug-21 | Jersey Shore Stakes | $75,000 | 3 YO | 6 furlongs | |
| 21-Aug-21 | Philip H. Iselin Stakes | G3 | $200,000 | 3 and up | 1 1/16 miles |
| 22-Aug-21 | Rainbow Heir Stakes | $75,000 | 3 and up | 5 1/2 furlongs (Turf) | |
| 28-Aug-21 | Miss Liberty Stakes | Listed | $100,000 | F & M 3 and up | 1 1/16 miles (Turf) |
| 29-Aug-21 | Charles Hesse III Handicap | NJ Breds | $125,000 | 3 and up | 1 1/16 miles |
| 29-Aug-21 | NJ Breeders Handicap | NJ Breds | $100,000 | 3 and up | 6 furlongs |
| 29-Aug-21 | Eleven North Handicap | NJ Breds | $100,000 | F & M 3 and up | 6 furlongs |
| 4-Sep-21 | Red Bank Stakes | Listed | $100,000 | 3 and up | 1 mile (Turf) |
| 5-Sep-21 | Sapling Stakes | $100,000 | 2 YO | 1 mile | |
| 6-Sep-21 | Sorority Stakes | $100,000 | 2 YO Fillies | 1 mile | |
| 11-Sep-21 | Rumson Stakes | $75,000 | 3 and up | 5 furlongs | |
| 12-Sep-21 | Presious Passion Stakes | $75,000 | 3 and up | 1 1/2 miles (Turf) | |
| 18-Sep-21 | Pinot Grigio Stakes | NJ Breds | $75,000 | F & M 3 and up | 5 furlongs (Turf) |
| 19-Sep-21 | Joey P. Handicap | NJ Breds | $75,000 | 3 and up | 5 furlongs (Turf) |
| 25-Sep-21 | Violet Stakes | Listed | $100,000 | F & M 3 and up | 1 1/16 miles (Turf) |
| 26-Sep-21 | Smoke Glacken Stakes | $75,000 | 2 YO | 6 furlongs |
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