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,

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, one of America's great racehorses as well as one of the great

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s 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

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Winners since 2000

Earlier winners

* 1999 - My Jeffs Mombo * 1998 - Buffalo Dan * 1997 -

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* 1996 - Ops Smile * 1995 - Boyce * 1994 - Winnetou * 1993 - First And Only * 1992 - Futurist * 1991 - Thunder Regent * 1990 - Great Normand * 1989 - Double Booked * 1988 - Triteamtri * 1987 - Owens Troupe * 1986 - I'm A Banker * 1985 - Cozzene * 1984 - Tough Mickey * 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 {{div col end

References

Monmouth Park's official site

Longfellow Stakes at Pedigree Query

Open sprint category horse races Horse races in New Jersey Monmouth Park Racetrack Recurring sporting events established in 1952 1952 establishments in New Jersey