The Monmouth Stakes is a Grade III American

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for horses aged three years old over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the

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held annually in late May or early June at

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created the Monmouth Stakes when

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said they wanted their Dual Classic winner,

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, to compete in a turf race in the middle of September. (Although

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was willing to create a race, that never materialized.

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used the Presidents Cup to entice Big Brown to race there.) The following year the event was moved to June. In 2010 the event was classified as Grade III. The event was not held in 2016.

Records

Speed record: * 1:45.93 - Data Link (2012) Margins: * lengths – Devamani ( FR) (2021) Most wins by a horse * 2 - Money Multiplier (2017, 2018) * 2 - Almanaar (GB) (2019, 2020) Most wins by a

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: * 4 - Joe Bravo (2014, 2018, 2019, 2020) Most wins by a trainer: * 6 - Chad C. Brown (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) Most wins by an owner: * 2 - Shadwell Stable (2019, 2020)

Winners

References

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Records

Winners

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