Monmouth to Offer $8.1 Million Stakes Schedule
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The field for the 2021 Haskell Stakes enters the clubhouse turn at Monmouth Park
Led by the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes (G1), Monmouth Park is set to offer $8,135,000 in stakes races when the track kicks off its 77th season May 7.
This year's race meet, which runs through Sept. 17, will feature 50 total stakes, 10 graded events, and nine stakes restricted to New Jersey-bred horses.
Several stakes will see purse boosts in 2022, including the United Nations Stakes (G1T), which goes from $500,000 to $600,000 and is now double its purse from just two years ago; the Monmouth Cup (G3), going from $300,000 to $400,000; the Molly Pitcher (G3), going from $250,000 to $400,000; and the WinStar Matchmaker (G3T), moving from $150,000 to $200,000. All of those races, along with the $100,000 Wolf Hill Stakes, will be run on Haskell Day, July 23.
In preparation for the Haskell program, Monmouth will offer a "Haskell Preview Day" with four stakes events June 18: the TVG.com Pegasus Stakes, Monmouth Stakes (G3T), Salvator Mile Stakes (G3), and Eatontown Stakes (G3T).
The 20th annual New Jersey Thoroughbred Festival, with three stakes events, will be renewed Aug. 28, with the $125,000 Charles Hesse III Handicap headlining that card.
The meet will conclude Sept. 17 with the third running of the $500,000 Nownownow Stakes for 2-year-olds going a mile on turf.
Stall applications, which are due by March 16, are now available online or in hard copy format in the Monmouth Park racing office.
| Date | Purse | Race | Grade | Conditions | Distance | Surface |
| May 7 | $100,000 | Long Branch Stakes | 3YO | 1 M & 70 Y | Dirt | |
| May 8 | $100,000 | Serena's Song Stakes | 3&UP F&M | 1 M & 70 Y | Dirt | |
| May 14 | $85,000 | Spruce Fir Handicap | 3&UP F&M; NJ-Bred | 6 F | Dirt | |
| May 15 | $85,000 | John J. Reilly Handicap | 3&UP; NJ-Bred | 6 F | Dirt | |
| May 21 | $100,000 | Politely Stakes | 3&UP F&M | 5 F | Turf | |
| May 22 | $100,000 | Get Serious Stakes | 3&UP | 5 F | Turf | |
| May 28 | $100,000 | Cliff Hanger Stakes | 3&UP | 1 1/16 M | Turf | |
| May 29 | $100,000 | Jersey Derby | 3YO | 1 M | Turf | |
| May 30 | $100,000 | Miss Liberty Stakes | 3&UP F&M | 1 1/16 M | Turf | |
| June 4 | $100,000 | Mr. Prospector Stakes | 3&UP | 6 F | Dirt | |
| June 5 | $85,000 | Smart N Classy Handicap | 3&UP F&M; NJ-Bred | 1 M | Dirt | |
| June 11 | $100,000 | Lady's Secret Stakes | 3&UP F&M | 1 1/16 M | Dirt | |
| June 12 | $85,000 | Sunny Ridge Stakes | 3&UP; NJ-Bred | 1 M | Dirt | |
| June 18 | $150,000 | TVG.com Pegasus Stakes | 3YO | 1 1/16 M | Dirt | |
| June 18 | $150,000 | Monmouth Stakes | 3 | 3&UP | 1 1/8 miles | Turf |
| June 18 | $150,000 | Salvator Mile | 3 | 3&UP | 1 M | Dirt |
| June 18 | $150,000 | Eatontown Stakes | 3 | 3&UP F&M | 1 1/16 M | Turf |
| June 19 | $100,000 | Select Stakes | 3&UP | 5 1/2 F | Turf | |
| June 25 | $100,000 | Goldwood Stakes | 3&UP F&M | 5 1/2 F | Turf | |
| June 26 | $100,000 | Tale of the Cat Stakes | 3YO | 1 M | Turf | |
| July 2 | $100,000 | Regret Stakes | 3&UP F&M | 6 F | Dirt | |
| July 3 | $100,000 | Boiling Springs Stakes | 3YO F | 1 M & 70 Y | Dirt | |
| July 9 | $85,000 | Jersey Girl Handicap | 3&UP F&M; NJ-Bred | 1 M | Turf | |
| July 10 | $85,000 | Irish War Cry Handicap | 3&UP; NJ-Bred | 1 M | Turf | |
| July 16 | $100,000 | Blue Sparkler Stakes | 3YO F | 5 1/2 F | Turf | |
| July 17 | $100,000 | My Frenchman Stakes | 3YO | 5 1/2 F | Turf | |
| July 23 | $1,000,000 | TVG.com Haskell Stakes | 1 | 3YO | 1 1/8 M | Dirt |
| July 23 | $600,000 | United Nations Stakes | 1 | 3&UP | 1 3/8 M | Turf |
| July 23 | $400,000 | Monmouth Cup | 3 | 3&UP | 1 1/8 M | Dirt |
| July 23 | $400,000 | Molly Pitcher Stakes | 3 | 3&UP F&M | 1 1/16 M | Dirt |
| July 23 | $200,000 | WinStar Matchmaker Stakes | 3 | 3&UP F&M | 1 1/8 M | Turf |
| July 23 | $100,000 | Wolf Hill Stakes | 3&UP | 5 1/2 F | Turf | |
| July 24 | $100,000 | Colleen Stakes | 2YO F | 5 F | Turf | |
| July 30 | $100,000 | Tyro Stakes | 2YO | 5 F | Turf | |
| July 31 | $250,000 | Monmouth Oaks | 3 | 3YO F | 1 1/16 M | Dirt |
| Aug. 6 | $100,000 | Jersey Shore Stakes | 3YO | 6 F | Dirt | |
| Aug. 7 | $100,000 | Incredible Revenge Stakes | 3&UP F&M | 5 1/2 F | Turf | |
| Aug. 13 | $100,000 | Rainbow Heir Stakes | 3&UP | 5 1/2 F | Turf | |
| Aug. 14 | $100,000 | Oceanport Stakes | 3&UP | 1 1/16 M | Turf | |
| Aug. 20 | $250,000 | Philip H. Iselin Stakes | 3 | 3&UP | 1 1/16 M | Dirt |
| Aug. 21 | $200,000 | Sorority Stakes | 2YO F | 1 M | Dirt | |
| Aug. 27 | $200,000 | Sapling Stakes | 2YO | 1 M | Dirt | |
| Aug. 28 | $125,000 | Charles Hesse III Handicap | 3&UP; NJ-Bred | 1 1/16 M | Dirt | |
| Aug. 28 | $100,000 | NJ Breeders Handicap | 3&UP; NJ-Bred | 6 F | Dirt | |
| Aug. 28 | $100,000 | Eleven North Handicap | 3&UP F&M; NJ-Bred | 6 F | Dirt | |
| Sept. 3 | $100,000 | Violet Stakes | 3&UP F&M | 1 1/16 M | Turf | |
| Sept. 4 | $100,000 | Rumson Stakes | 3&UP | 5 F | Dirt | |
| Sept. 5 | $100,000 | Red Bank Stakes | 3&UP | 1 M | Turf | |
| Sept. 10 | $100,000 | Presious Passion Stakes | 3&UP | 1 1/2 M | Turf | |
| Sept. 17 | $500,000 | Nownownow Stakes | 2YO | 1 M | Turf |