Longfellow Stakes
{{Infobox horseraces
| class = Ungraded stakes
| horse race = Longfellow Stakes
| image =
| caption =
| location = Monmouth Park Racetrack
Oceanport, New Jersey, United States
| inaugurated = 1952
| race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
| website = {{URL|http://www.monmouthpark.com/}}
| distance = Six furlong sprint
| surface = Dirt
| track = left-handed
| qualification = Three-years-old & up
| weight = Three-year-olds: 117 lbs; Older: 123 lbs., allowances
| purse = $70,000
| bonuses =
}}
The Longfellow Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run each year in early June at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. A six furlong sprint for either gender aged three and up, the ungraded Longfellow offers a purse of $70,000 and a trophy.
The race, inaugurated in 1952, began as an eight furlong event. From 1963 to 1967 it went off at {{frac|8|1|2}} furlongs. In 1968 it stretched out to nine furlongs and remained at that distance until 1996. In 1997, it became a six furlong race.
The Longfellow is named for the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Longfellow, one of America's great racehorses as well as one of the great stallions of the 19th century.
Records
In 2000, Delaware Township set a new stakes record of 1:07.84 while equaling the track record set in 1992 by Gilded Time.
Winners since 2000
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| 2011
|5 |Black Swan Stable |1:09.27 |
| 2010
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| 2009
|4 |Repole Stable |1:07.85 |
| 2008
|6 |Four Roses Thoroughbred |1:09.41 |
| 2007
|4 |Charles W. Everett |1:09.30 |
| 2006
|4 |John Petrini |1:03.24 |
| 2005
|5 |Patricia A. Generazio |1:09.03 |
| 2004
|5 |1:08.98 |
| 2003
|4 |New Farm |1:09.66 |
| 2002
|5 |N. Laneve/W. Warner/Ferraro |1:09.53 |
| 2001
|4 |Raymond Dweck |1:09:04 |
| 2000
|4 |New Farm |1:07.84 |
Earlier winners
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- 1999 - My Jeffs Mombo
- 1998 - Buffalo Dan
- 1997 - Basqueian
- 1996 - Ops Smile
- 1995 - Boyce
- 1994 - Winnetou
- 1993 - First And Only
- 1992 - Futurist
- 1991 - Thunder Regent
- 1990 - Great Normand
- 1989 - Double Booked
- 1988 - Triteamtri
- 1987 - Owens Troupe
- 1986 - I'm A Banker
- 1985 - Cozzene
- 1984 - Tough Mickey
- 1983 - John's Gold
- 1982 - Gilded Age
- 1981 - Data Swap
- 1980 - Foretake
- 1979 - Dan Horn
- 1978 - Dan Horn
- 1977 - Quick Card
- 1976 - Landscaper
- 1975 - Bucks Bid
- 1974 - Northern Fling
- 1973 - Dartsum
- 1972 - Good Counsel
- 1971 - Matto Grosso
- 1970 - Ribofilio
- 1969 - Jean-Pierre
- 1968 - More Scents
- 1967 - War Censor
- 1966 - In Zeal
- 1965 - Turbo Jet II
- 1964 - Parka
- 1963 - Parka
- 1962 - Royal Record
- 1961 - Call The Witness
- 1960 - Julmar
- 1959 - Lil Fella
- 1958 - Tudor Era
- 1957 - Combustion
- 1956 - Prince Morvi
- 1955 - County Clare
- 1954 - News Again
- 1953 - Thasian Hero
- 1952 - Crocodile
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References
- [http://www.monmouthpark.com/ Monmouth Park's official site]
- [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=4151 Longfellow Stakes at Pedigree Query]
- [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/horses/2008-06-08-1233919024_x.htm USA Today article on the 2008 Longfellow Stakes]
Category:Open sprint category horse races
Category:Horse races in New Jersey
Category:Monmouth Park Racetrack