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The Turf Monster Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three years old or older, over a distance of five furlongs on the turf held annually in September at
Parx Casino and Racing Parx Casino and Racing (formerly Philadelphia Park Racetrack and Casino) is a thoroughbred horse racing venue and the largest casino gaming complex in Pennsylvania. Parx is located in Bensalem Township in Bucks County, northeast of the city of P ...
racetrack in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. As of 2019, the event currently carried a purse of $300,000.


History

The race was inaugurated on May 27th, 2002 with an attractive purse offered of $100,000 as the Turf Monster Handicap. In 2011 the event was upgraded to a Grade III. The event has attracted fast sprinters from the East Coast of the US, including Pure Sensation, who won this event four times and
Ben's Cat Ben's Cat (April 17, 2006 – July 18, 2017) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won 26 stakes races, including six victories in the Mister Diz Stakes and five in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint. He was a four-time Maryland-bred horse o ...
who won this event twice. The race was not held in 2020 due to the
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. In 2021 the ten-year-old Hollywood Talent finished with a late surge and won by lengths at odds of 108-1, but the horse was later disqualified after
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found the prohibited substance levamisole.


Records

Speed record: * 5 furlongs – 55.53 - Smart Enough (2007) Margins: * lengths – Worldwind Romance (2005) ;Most wins by a
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* 4 – Kendrick Carmouche (2008, 2015, 2017, 2018) ;Most wins by a trainer * 4 – Christophe Clement (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019) ;Most wins by an owner * 4 – Patricia A. Generazio (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019) ; Winners of
Parx Dash Stakes The Parx Dash Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for three years old or older, over a distance of five furlongs on the turf held annually in July at Parx Casino and Racing racetrack in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. The event current ...
– Turf Monster Stakes double *
Ben's Cat Ben's Cat (April 17, 2006 – July 18, 2017) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won 26 stakes races, including six victories in the Mister Diz Stakes and five in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint. He was a four-time Maryland-bred horse o ...
(2012), Pure Sensation (2017, 2019)


Winners

''Notes:''
† In 2021, Hollywood Talent finished first but was later disqualified due to a medication violation.


See also

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List of American and Canadian Graded races The List of American and Canadian Graded races is a list of Thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada that meet the graded stakes standards maintained by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders A ...


References

{{reflist, 2 Graded stakes races in the United States Horse races in Pennsylvania Grade 3 stakes races in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 2002 Turf races in the United States Parx Casino and Racing 2002 establishments in Pennsylvania