The Freehold Stakes was an American

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run annually in early August at the Monmouth Park Association's racetrack in Long Branch, New Jersey. Inaugurated in 1879, the Champion Stakes was open to horses of any age and was raced on dirt over a distance of one and one half miles (12

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s). In 1891, the races at Long Branch had to be shifted to racetracks in New York when government legislation attempted to inhibit parimutuel wagering. The races were split between the

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and at the nearby

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. The Monmouth Park Racing Association closed and the land sold after its operating license was revoked in 1893 and government legislation was enacted that banned parimutuel wagering.

Records

Speed record: * 2:33.25 -

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(1890) Most wins: * 3 -

(1888, 1889, 1890) Most wins by a

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: * 3 -

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(1882, 1883, 1884) Most wins by a trainer: * 3 - Evert V. Snedecker (1882, 1883, 1884) * 3 -

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(1888, 1889, 1890) * 3 -

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(1886, 1887, 1892) Most wins by an owner: * 3 - James Ben Ali Haggin (1888, 1889, 1890)

Winners

* † In 1892,

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won but was disqualified for interference and set back to last.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1892/08/07/108215019.pdf

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References

August 4, 1882 ''New York Times'' article on the Freehold Stakes

* ttps://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A04E6D8143AE533A25755C0A96E9C94609ED7CF August 6, 1891 ''New York Times'' article on Firenze's three straight wins in the Freehold Stakes Horse races in the United States Open middle distance horse races Discontinued horse races Monmouth Park Racetrack Recurring sporting events established in 1882 1882 establishments in New Jersey