Philip H. Iselin Stakes
Grade III race | |
Location | Monmouth Park Racetrack Oceanport, New Jersey, USA |
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Inaugurated | 1884 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | $100,000 (2016) |
The Philip H. Iselin Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. Open to horses three years of age and older, the race was first run in 1884. In 1891, New Jersey state legislators began a move to ban parimutuel betting and the race had to be moved to the Jerome Park Racetrack and the Morris Park Racetrack in The Bronx, New York. With a legislated permanent ban, after the 1893 running the Monmouth Park Racetrack was shut down and the property sold. In 1946 Thoroughbred racing returned to a new Monmouth Park facility, spurred on by the burgeoning American economy after the end of World War II.
From inception until 1966 the race was known as the Monmouth Handicap; then from 1967 through 1980 it was run as the Amory L. Haskell Handicap. In 1981 it reverted to the Monmouth Handicap name, then in 1986, it was given its present name to honor Philip H. Iselin, a founding shareholder and director of the Monmounth Park Racetrack who would serve as its president and chairman of the Board of directors.
Created in the 19th century, when most Thoroughbred horse races were run at much longer distances than they are today, the early Monmouth Handicaps were raced over a distance of 1+1⁄2 miles.
The Philip Iselin Stakes is the second leg of the Mid Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships Long Dirt Division or MATCh Races. MATCh is a series of five races in five separate thoroughbred divisions run throughout four Mid-Atlantic States including; Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park Racecourse in Maryland; Delaware Park Racetrack in Delaware; Parx, Philadelphia Park and Presque Isle Downs in Pennsylvania and Monmouth Park in New Jersey.
Records[]
Time record (since 1979):
- 1+1⁄8 miles : 1:46.80 by Spend a Buck (1985), (1992)
- 1+1⁄16 miles : 1:40.20 Formal Gold (1997)
Most wins:
- 2 - (1972, 1973)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 – Eddie Arcaro (1956, 1957, 1958, 1960)
- 4 – Bill Shoemaker (1959,1979, 1980, 1986)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 – James E. Fitzsimmons (1954, 1956, 1958)
- 3 – David Jacobson (2014, 2016, 2018)
Winners[]
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (Miles) |
Time |
$ | Gr. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Code of Honor | 5 | Paco Lopez | Claude R. McGaughey | William Farish | 1-1/16 m | 1:42.38 | $252,000 | G3 |
2020 | Warrior's Charge | 4 | Paco Lopez | Brad H. Cox | Ten Strike Racing (Clay Sanders & Marshall Gramm m.p.'s) & Madaket Stables | 1-1/16 m | 1:43.37 | $200,000 | G3 |
2019 | Monongahela | 5 | Jose Lezcano | Jason Servis | Michael Dubb, Bethlehem Stables LLC (Michael J. Caruso), Gary Aisquith | 1-1/16 m | 1:42.45 | $150,000 | G3 |
2018 | Harlan Punch | 5 | Joe Bravo | David Jacobson | David Jacobson | 1-1/16 m | 1:44.53 | $100,000 | G3 |
2017 | Just Call Kenny | 6 | Eddie Castro | Patrick B. McBurney | ABL Stable, et al. | 1-1/8 m | 1:47.73 | $100,000 | G3 |
2016 | Baccelo | 6 | David Jacobson | David Jacobson | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.55 | $100,000 | G3 | |
2015 | Valid | 5 | Marcus J. Vitali | Crossed Sabres Farm (Carolyn Vogel) | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.14 | $150,000 | G3 | |
2014 | Balance of Power | 4 | Chuck Lopez | David Jacobson | Drawing Away Stable (Ed Boden, m.p.) & David Jacobson | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.78 | $150,000 | G3 |
2013 | Last Gunfighter | 4 | Joe Bravo | Chad C. Brown | John D. Gunther | 1-1/8 m | 1:52.03 | $150,000 | G3 |
2012 | San Pablo | 4 | Christopher DeCarlo | Todd Pletcher | Burning Sands Stable (Dan Bearden) | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.59 | $150,000 | G3 |
2011 | Where's Sterling | 4 | Paco Lopez | Nick Canani | Frank Calabrese | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.57 | $252,500 | G3 |
2010 | Duke of Mischief | 4 | Eibar Coa | Alex & Joann Lieblong, Fawkes Racing (David Fawkes), Marilyn McMaster | 1-1/8 m | 1:51.15 | $300,000 | G3 | |
2009 | Chirac | 4 | Elvis Trujillo | Jane Cibelli | Pia M. Kirkham | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.11 | $300,000 | G3 |
2008 | Honest Man | 4 | Terry J. Thompson | J. Larry Jones | WinStar Farm & Foxhill Farms (Rick Porter) | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.12 | $300,000 | G3 |
2007 | Gottcha Gold | 4 | Chuck Lopez | Edward Plesa Jr. | Centaur Farms Inc. | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.36 | $300,000 | G3 |
2006 | Park Avenue Ball | 4 | Christopher DeCarlo | James T. Ryerson | Char-Mari Stable (Charles & Marianne Hesse) | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.73 | $250,000 | G3 |
2005 | West Virginia | 4 | José A. Vélez Jr. | Todd Pletcher | Don & Roberta Zuckerman | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.83 | $250,000 | G3 |
2004 | Ghostzapper | 4 | Javier Castellano | Robert J. Frankel | Stronach Stables | 1-1/8 m | 1:47.66 | $200,000 | G3 |
2003 | Tenpins | 5 | Robby Albarado | Donald Winfree | Joseph V. Vitelli | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.20 | $200,000 | G3 |
2002 | Cat's At Home | 5 | José A. Vélez Jr. | Mark A. Hennig | Edward P. Evans | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.00 | $350,000 | G2 |
2001 | Broken Vow | 4 | Ramon Domínguez | H. Graham Motion | Pin Oak Stable | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.40 | $350,000 | G2 |
2000 | Rize | 4 | José C. Ferrer | Norman R. Pointer | Runnin Horse Farm | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.40 | $350,000 | G2 |
1999 | Frisk Me Now | 5 | Edwin L. King Jr. | Robert J. Durso | Carol R. Dender | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.20 | $350,000 | G2 |
1998 | Skip Away | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Sonny Hine | Carolyn H. Hine | 1-1/8 m | 1:47.20 | $500,000 | G2 |
1997 | Formal Gold | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | William W. Perry | John D. Murphy | 1-1/16 m | 1:40.20 | $250,000 | G2 |
1996 | Smart Strike | 4 | Craig Perret | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1-1/16 m | 1:41.40 | $300,000 | G1 |
1995 | Schossberg | 5 | Dave Penna | Steve Stavro | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.20 | $300,000 | G1 | |
1994 | Taking Risks | 4 | Mark T. Johnston | King T. Leatherbury | Lakeville Stables (Baird Brittingham & Dan Lufkin) | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.20 | $250,000 | G1 |
1993 | Valley Crossing | 5 | Chris Antley | Richard W. Small | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.20 | $500,000 | G1 | |
1992 | 5 | Edgar Prado | Robert W. Camac | Arthur I. Appleton | 1-1/8 m | 1:46.80 | $500,000 | G1 | |
1991 | Black Tie Affair | 5 | Pat Day | Ernie T. Poulos | Jeff Sullivan | 1-1/8 m | 1:47.80 | $500,000 | G1 |
1990 | Beau Genius | 5 | Brian Davidson | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.20 | $250,000 | G1 | ||
1989 | Proper Reality | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Robert E. Holthus | Juanita Winn | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.00 | $250,000 | G1 |
1988 | Alysheba | 4 | Chris McCarron | Jack Van Berg | Dorothy & Pamela Scharbauer | 1-1/8 m | 1:47.80 | $500,000 | G1 |
1987 | Bordeaux Bob | 4 | Chris Antley | D. Wayne Lukas | Mark Barge | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.20 | $250,000 | G1 |
1986 | Roo Art | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | D. Wayne Lukas | Barbara Holleran | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.80 | $250,000 | G1 |
1985 | Spend a Buck | 3 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Cam Gambolati | Hunter Farm (Dennis Diaz) | 1-1/8 m | 1:46.80 | $250,000 | G1 |
1984 | Believe The Queen | 4 | Donnie Miller Jr. | H. Allen Jerkens | Bohemia Stable | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.20 | $250,000 | G1 |
1983 | Bates Motel | 4 | Terry Lipham | John Gosden | Jacqueline Getty | 1-1/8 m | 1:47.20 | $250,000 | G1 |
1982 | Mehmet | 4 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Robert J. Frankel | A.J. Chlad, Sam Mevorach, Elizabeth Vallone | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.20 | $250,000 | G1 |
1981 | Amber Pass | 4 | Cash Asmussen | Sonny Hine | Entremont Stable (Jean R. Poirier, Al Cohen, Dave Weinberg) | 1-1/8 m | 1:47.40 | $250,000 | G1 |
1980 | Spectacular Bid | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Grover G. Delp | Hawksworth Farm (Harry & Teresa Meyerhof) | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.00 | $250,000 | G1 |
1979 | Text | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | Vincent Clyne | Elmendorf Farm (Maxwell Gluck) | 1-1/8 m | 1:47.40 | $100,000 | G1 |
1978 | Life's Hope | 5 | Craig Perret | Laz Barrera | Harbor View Farm | 1-1/4 m | 2:03.20 | $100,000 | G1 |
1977 | 4 | Sandy Hawley | John W. Russell | Ogden Mills Phipps | 1-1/4 m | 2:00.40 | $100,000 | G1 | |
1976 | Hatchet Man | 5 | John M. Gaver Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1-1/4 m | 2:00.60 | $100,000 | G1 | |
1975 | Royal Glint | 5 | Craig Perret | Gordon R. Potter | 1-1/4 m | 2:00.60 | $109,150 | ||
1974 | 5 | Darby Dan Farm | 1-1/4 m | 2:02.00 | $111,100 | ||||
1973 | 5 | Larry Adams | Mervin Marks | Oxford Stable | 1-1/4 m | 2:01.20 | $114,300 | ||
1972 | 4 | John L. Rotz | Mervin Marks | Oxford Stable | 1-1/4 m | 2:02.20 | $113,500 | ||
1971 | Jontilla | 4 | John Giovanni | Alfred Cleff | William R. Kelly | 1-1/4 m | 2:01.00 | $115,600 | |
1970 | Gladwin | 4 | Heliodoro Gustines | Evan S. Jackson | 1-1/4 m | 2:02.60 | $116,400 | ||
1969 | Verbatim | 4 | Pete Anderson | James P. Conway | Elmendorf Farm (Maxwell Gluck) | 1-1/4 m | 2:02.20 | $113,800 | |
1968 | Bold Hour | 4 | William Boland | Sylvester Veitch | George D. Widener Jr. | 1-1/4 m | 2:03.00 | $111,000 | |
1967 | Handsome Boy | 4 | Jacinto Vásquez | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 1-1/4 m | 2:02.00 | $112,400 | |
1966 | Bold Bidder | 4 | Pete D. Anderson | Woody Stephens | 1-1/4 m | 2:03.60 | $114,450 | ||
1965 | Repeating | 4 | Hedley Woodhouse | Lucien Laurin | Mrs. Lucien Laurin | 1-1/4 m | 2:04.20 | $108,300 | |
1964 | Mongo | 5 | Wayne Chambers | Montpelier | 1-1/4 m | 2:01.80 | $107,500 | ||
1963 | Decidedly | 4 | Manuel Ycaza | Horatio Luro | 1-1/4 m | 2:02.00 | $111,300 | ||
1962 | Carry Back | 4 | John L. Rotz | 1-1/4 m | 2:00.40 | $109,150 | |||
1961 | Don Poggio | 5 | Sam Boulmetis Sr. | Pancho Martin | 1-1/4 m | 2:02.40 | $122,300 | ||
1960 | First Landing | 4 | Eddie Arcaro | Casey Hayes | Meadow Stable | 1-1/4 m | 2:02.80 | $112,000 | |
1959 | Sword Dancer | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 1-1/4 m | 2:05.00 | $113,750 | |
1958 | Bold Ruler | 4 | Eddie Arcaro | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1-1/4 m | 2:01.60 | $110,650 | |
1957 | Dedicate | 5 | Eddie Arcaro | G. Carey Winfrey | Jan Burke | 1-1/4 m | 2:01.80 | $113,500 | |
1956 | Nashua | 4 | Eddie Arcaro | James E. Fitzsimmons | Leslie Combs II | 1-1/4 m | 2:02.80 | $114,400 | |
1955 | 4 | Sam Boulmetis Sr. | 1-1/4 m | 2:02.20 | $83,550 | ||||
1954 | Bassanio | 4 | James E. Fitzsimmons | Ogden Phipps | 1-1/4 m | 2:02.20 | $58,800 | ||
1953 | My Celeste | 7 | William S. Cotton | Constance Morabito | 1-1/4 m | 2:05.20 | $34,350 | ||
1952 | One Hitter | 6 | Ted Atkinson | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1-1/4 m | 2:04.20 | $28,050 | |
1951 | Arise | 5 | Sam Boulmetis Sr. | James C. Bentley | Addison Stable (Harry Addison Sr.) | 1-1/4 m | 2:04.80 | $28,500 | |
1950 | 3 | Joe Culmone | Preston M. Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 1-1/4 m | 2:02.40 | $30,500 | ||
1949 | 4 | Hedley Woodhouse | Willie Knapp | Evelyn L. Hopkins | 1-1/4 m | 2:03.60 | $29,500 | ||
1948 | Tide Rips | 4 | William L. Passmore | 1-1/4 m | 2:03.20 | $29,150 | |||
1947 | Round View | 4 | Louis F. Hildebrandt | Hollie Hughes | Sanford Stud Farms | 1-1/4 m | 2:01.20 | $29,000 | |
1946 | 5 | Conn McCreary | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener Jr. | 1-1/4 m | 2:01.80 | $22,970 | ||
1894 | - 1945 | Race not held | Purse $ | ||||||
1893 | Gloaming | 6 | Alonzo Clayton | Harry M. Mason | 1-1/2 m | 2:33.00 | $3,955 | ||
1892 | 4 | William Penn | R. Wyndham Walden | John A. & Alfred H. Morris | 1-1/2 m | 2:33.50 | $3,770 | ||
1891 | 4 | Hardy Campbell Jr. | Michael F. Dwyer | 1-1/2 m | 2:40.00 | $5,055 | |||
1890 | Tea Tray | 5 | James J. Moore | William Lakeland | 1-1/2 m | 2:34.00 | $5,335 | ||
1889 | Eurus | 6 | John Huggins | Alexander Cassatt | 1-1/2 m | 2:50.00 | $4,715 | ||
1888 | Firenze | 4 | Edward Garrison | James Ben Ali Haggin | 1-1/2 m | 2:36.00 | $5,385 | ||
1887 | Kaloolah | 4 | George Church | J. D. Morrissey | 1-1/2 m | 2:42.25 | $3,570 | ||
1886 | 4 | James Ben Ali Haggin | 1-1/2 m | 2:39.50 | $3,570 | ||||
1885 | 3 | Jim McLaughlin | Frank McCabe | Dwyer Brothers Stable | 1-1/2 m | 2:38.50 | $4,025 | ||
1884 | 4 | Green B. Morris & James D. Patton | 1-1/2 m | 2:37.75 | $3,460 |
References[]
- Graded stakes races in the United States
- Horse races in New Jersey
- Open mile category horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1884
- Monmouth Park Racetrack
- 1884 establishments in New Jersey