The Select Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at
Monmouth Park Racetrack
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in
Oceanport, New Jersey
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s on dirt.
Among the notable winners of the Select are
Champions
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Sheilas Reward
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in 1950,
Decathlon
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in 1956,
Nadir
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in 1958.
Shecky Greene
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in 1973,
Gallant Bob in 1975 plus in 1979, the
Florida
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-bred
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
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inductee,
Bold Ruckus
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Methods and use
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Bold Ruckus at the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
Winners
References
Ungraded stakes races in the United States
Flat horse races for three-year-olds
Recurring sporting events established in 1883
Monmouth Park Racetrack
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