Monmouth Cup Stakes
{{short description|Grade III stakes race for thoroughbred horses}}
{{for|the horse race that first ran in 1870 at the Monmouth Park Association's racetrack in Long Branch, New Jersey but was discontinued in 1892|Monmouth Cup (1870)}}
{{Infobox horseraces
| class = Grade III
| horse race = Monmouth Cup Stakes
| image =
| caption =
| location = Monmouth Park Racetrack
Oceanport, New Jersey, United States
| inaugurated = {{start date and age|1977|p=y}} at Meadowlands Racetrack (as the Meadowlands Cup)
| race type = Thoroughbred
| website = {{URL|https://www.monmouthpark.com/stakes-schedule/}}
| distance = {{convert|1+1/8|mi|furlong}}
| surface = Dirt
| track = Left-handed
| qualification = 3-year-olds
| weight = {{convert|124|lb}}, with allowances
| purse = $400,000 (2022)
| bonuses =
}}
The Monmouth Cup Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-years-old and older run over a distance of {{frac|1|1|8}} miles annually in early July at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey. The event currently offers a purse of $400,000 added.
History
The event was inaugurated as the Meadowlands Cup and held at the Meadowlands Racetrack on 29 October 1977 and was won by Pay Tribute who was trained by the Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally and ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. by {{frac|3|4}} lengths in a time of {{frac|2:02|3|5}} over the {{frac|1|1|4}} miles distance.
The event was the signature event at the Meadowlands track with its high stakes attracting class horses. Within two years when champion three-year-old Spectacular Bid won the event in stakes record time it was classed as Grade II.{{cite web|title=Monmouth Cup Stakes (Gr. 3) |url=https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Stakes&stkid=2191 |website=www.equibase.com |accessdate=15 July 2020}} The event was upgraded to Grade I in 1983.
The event was decreased to its present {{frac|1|1|8}} miles distance in 1990.{{cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?query_type=stakes&search_bar=stakes&field=view&id=835 |title=MONMOUTH CUP STAKES – MULTIPLE TRACKS |work=Thoroughbred Pedigree Online |date=2020 |accessdate=15 July 2020}} That year's running posed one of the largest upsets in North American racing history when Great Normand won at 181-1 odds.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/13/sports/horse-racing-181-1-shot-captures-meadowlands.html?pagewanted=1 |title=HORSE RACING; 181-1 Shot Captures Meadowlands |first=Steve |last=Crist | work=The New York Times |date=13 October 1990 |accessdate=15 July 2020 |page= 47}}
There was no race held in 1997 or 2011. The race was downgraded from a Grade II to a Grade III in 2017, and the purse was reduced to $100,000 from the previous $200,000.
The event was moved to Monmouth Park in 2010 and was renamed to the Monmouth Cup Stakes.{{cite web |url=http://www.paulickreport.com/blog/haskell-invitational-to-anchor-record-121-million-in-stakes-purses/ |title=HASKELL INVITATIONAL TO ANCHOR RECORD $12.1 MILLION IN STAKES PURSES |accessdate=2010-03-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322195009/http://www.paulickreport.com/blog/haskell-invitational-to-anchor-record-121-million-in-stakes-purses/ |archivedate=2010-03-22 |publisher= Paulick Report}}
Sharp Azteca's win in 2017 set a track record at Monmouth for the distance of {{frac|1|1|16}} miles, beating Formal Gold's 1:40.20 that was set in August 1997.{{Cite news|url=http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/222813/sharp-azteca-breezes-in-monmouth-cup|title=Sharp Azteca Breezes in Monmouth Cup|work=BloodHorse.com|access-date=1 August 2017|language=en |first=Evan |last=Hammonds |date=30 July 2017}}
Records
Speed record:
- {{frac|1|1|8}} miles: 1:45.93 – Etched (2009)
- {{frac|1|1|16}} miles: 1:40.19 – Sharp Azteca (2017)
- {{frac|1|1|4}} miles: 1:58.80 – Alysheba (1988)
;Margins
- 8 lengths – Marquetry (1993)
- {{frac|7|1|2}} lengths – Sharp Azteca (2017)
Most wins:
- 2 – Etched (2009, 2010)
- 2 – Bradester (2015, 2016)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 – Ángel Cordero Jr. (1977, 1978, 1983, 1986)
- 4 – John R. Velazquez (1998, 2001, 2004, 2006)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 – Todd A. Pletcher (2004, 2006, 2012, 2021)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Darley Stable (2009, 2010)
- 2 – Joseph W. Sutton (2015, 2016)
Winners
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Winner ! Age ! Jockey ! Trainer ! Owner ! Distance ! Time ! Purse ! Grade ! Ref |
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|align="left" colspan=11|At Monmouth Park – Monmouth Cup Stakes |
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|align=center |2023 |Proxy |align=center |5 |Michael Stidham |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:49.99 |align=center |$400,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2022 |Highly Motivated |align=center |4 |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:46.53 |align=center |$400,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2021 |Dr Post |align=center |4 |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:47.53 |align=center |$300,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2020 |Global Campaign |align=center |4 |Jorge Vargas Jr. |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:50.47 |align=center |$315,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2019 |War Story |align=center |4 |Jorge Navarro |Imaginary Stables & Glenn Ellis |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:47.65 |align=center |$199,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2018 |Name Changer |align=center |4 |Colts Neck Stables |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:49.56 |align=center |$150,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2017 |Sharp Azteca |align=center |4 |Jorge Navarro |Gelfenstein Farm |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:40.19 |align=center |$95,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2016 |Bradester |align=center |6 |Eddie Kenneally |Joseph W. Sutton |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:42.21 |align=center |$199,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2015 |Bradester |align=center |5 |Eddie Kenneally |Joseph W. Sutton |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:42.43 |align=center |$199,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2014 |Valid |align=center |4 |Orlando Bocachica |Marcus J. Vitali |Crossed Sabres Farm |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.43 |align=center |$211,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2013 |align=center |5 |Lori & George Hall |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:45.86 |align=center |$195,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2012 |Rule |align=center |5 |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:37.71 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
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|align="center" |2011 |align="center" colspan=10|Race not held |
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|align=center |2010 |Etched |align=center |5 |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:50.31 |align=center |$297,500 |align=center |II |
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|align="left" colspan=11|At The Meadowlands – Meadowlands Cup |
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|align=center |2009 |Etched |align=center |4 |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:45.93 |align=center |$300,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2008 |Arson Squad |align=center |5 |Jay Em Ess Stable |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:48.81 |align=center |$350,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2007 |Diamond Stripes |align=center |4 |Four Roses Thoroughbreds |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:48.36 |align=center |$499,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2006 |Master Command |align=center |4 |Aaron & Marie Jones |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:46.21 |align=center |$499,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2005 |Tap Day |align=center |4 |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:48.80 |align=center |$500,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2004 |align=center |6 |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:48.60 |align=center |$500,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2003 |Bowman's Band |align=center |5 |{{nowrap|Ramon A. Dominguez}} |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:46.80 |align=center |$400,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2002 |Burning Roma |align=center |4 |Heather A. Giglio |Harold Queen |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:48.80 |align=center |$400,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2001 |align=center |5 |John P. Terranova II |Gatsas Thoroughbreds |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:47.00 |align=center |$500,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |2000 |North East Bound |align=center |4 |William W. Perry |Julian Demarco & Richard J. Disano |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:48.80 |align=center |$400,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |1999 |Pleasant Breeze |align=center |4 |William L. Clifton Jr. |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:47.00 |align=center |$500,000 |align=center |II |
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|align=center |1998 |K. J.'s Appeal |align=center |4 |Releib Stable |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:46.00 |align=center |$500,000 |align=center |I |
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|align="center" |1997 |align="center" colspan=10|Race not held |
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|align=center |1996 |Dramatic Gold |align=center |5 |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:48.00 |align=center |$750,000 |align=center |I |
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|align=center |1995 |{{nowrap|Peaks and Valleys}} |align=center |3 |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:48.00 |align=center |$500,000 |align=center |I |
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|align=center |1994 |Conveyor |align=center |6 |Ben W. Perkins Sr. |New Farm |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:47.80 |align=center |$500,000 |align=center |I |
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|align=center |1993 |Marquetry |align=center |6 |Morley Engelson & Robert J. Frankel |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:47.20 |align=center |$500,000 |align=center |I |
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|align=center |1992 |§ Sea Cadet |align=center |4 |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:48.00 |align=center |$500,000 |align=center |I |
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|align=center |1991 |Twilight Agenda |align=center |5 |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:46.60 |align=center |$500,000 |align=center |I |
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|align=center |1990 |Great Normand |align=center |5 |Carlos E. Lopez Sr. |Jorge E. Romero |Victor Resk |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:47.20 |align=center |$500,000 |align=center |I |{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/#lnd=1&query=Meadowlands+Cup+Great+Normand&ymd=1990-10-13&offset=15 |title=Great Normand!, a 181-1 shot win (1990 Meadowlands Cup Handicap – race 8: held 12 October 1990) |work=The Morristown Daily Record |date=13 October 1990 |accessdate=14 July 2020 |page=18 |first=Tom |last=Canavan}} |
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|align=center |1989 |Mi Selecto |align=center |4 |align=center |{{frac|1|1|4}} miles |align=center |2:00.20 |align=center |$500,000 |align=center |I |{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/#lnd=1&query=Meadowlands+Cup+Mi+Selecto+East+Rutherford&ymd=1989-10-14 |title=Mi Selecto pulls off Meadowlands Cup upset (1989 Meadowlands Cup Handicap – race 9: held 13 October 1989) |work=Hackensack Record |date=14 October 1989 |accessdate=14 July 2020 |page=4 |first=Mike |last=Farrell }} |
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|align=center |1988 |align=center |4 |Dorothy & Pamela Scharbauer |align=center |{{frac|1|1|4}} miles |align=center |1:58.80 |align=center |$600,000 |align=center |I |{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/#lnd=1&query=Meadowlands+Cup+Alysheba++East+Rutherford&ymd=1988-10-15&offset=5 |title=Alysheba shatters record (1988 Meadowlands Cup Handicap – race 10: held 14 October 1988) |agency=Associated Press |work=Bridgewater Courier News |date=15 October 1988 |accessdate=14 July 2020 |page=26 }} |
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|align=center |1987 |align=center |5 |{{nowrap|Woodford C. Stephens}} | Brushwood Stable |align=center |{{frac|1|1|4}} miles |align=center |2:01.80 |align=center |$500,000 |align=center |I |{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/#lnd=1&query=Meadowlands+Cup++%09Creme+Fraiche+++East+Rutherford&ymd=1987-10-24 |title=Creme Fraiche prevails (1987 Meadowlands Cup Handicap – race 9: held 23 October 1987) |agency=Associated Press |work=Asbury Park Press |date=24 October 1987 |accessdate=14 July 2020 |page=42 }} |
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|align=center |1986 |align=center |3 | Robert E. Meyerhoff |align=center |{{frac|1|1|4}} miles |align=center |2:01.60 |align=center |$500,000 |align=center |I |{{cite web|url= https://www.newspapers.com/search/#lnd=1&query=Meadowlands+Cup++%09Broad+Brush+++East+Rutherford&ymd=1986-10-19 |title=Broad Brush wins by 3{{citefrac|3|4}} lengths in the $500,000 Meadowlands Cup (1986 Meadowlands Cup – race 9: held 23 October 1986) |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=24 October 1986 |accessdate=14 July 2020 |page=82 |first=Don |last=Clippinger }} |
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|align=center |1985 |Bounding Basque |align=center |5 |Woodrow M. Sedlacek |Jacques D. Wimpfheimer |align=center |{{frac|1|1|4}} miles |align=center |2:00.40 |align=center |$500,000 |align=center |I |{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/#lnd=1&query=Meadowlands+Cup++%09Bounding+Basque+++East+Rutherford&ymd=1985-10-20 |title=Long-shot Bounding Basque captures Meadowlands Cup (1985 Meadowlands Cup – race 8: held 19 October 1985) |agency=Associated Press |work=The Courier-Journal |date=20 October 1985 |accessdate=14 July 2020 |page=56 }} |
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|align=center |1984 |align=center |4 |Black Chip Stables |align=center |{{frac|1|1|4}} miles |align=center |2:00.60 |align=center |$500,000 |align=center |I |{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/#lnd=1&query=Meadowlands+Cup++%09Wild+Again+++East+Rutherford&ymd=1984-09-04&offset=2 |title=Wild Again wins Meadowlands Cup by 6 lengths (1984 Meadowlands Cup – race 9: held 3 September 1984) |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=4 September 1984 |accessdate=14 July 2020 |page=36 |first=Don |last=Clippinger }} |
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|align=center |1983 |Slewpy |align=center |3 |Equusequity Stable |align=center |{{frac|1|1|4}} miles |align=center |2:02.40 |align=center |$400,000 |align=center |I |{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/#lnd=1&query=Meadowlands+Cup++%09Slewpy+++East+Rutherford&ymd=1983-11-18 |title=Slewpy triumphs by neck in Meadowlands Cup (1983 Meadowlands Cup – race 9: held 17 November 1983) |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=18 November 1983 |accessdate=14 July 2020 |page=60 |first=Don |last=Clippinger }} |
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|align=center |1982 |Mehmet |align=center |4 |{{nowrap|Eddie Delahoussaye}} | Dr. & Mrs. A. J. Chlad, Sam Mevorach & Elizabeth Vallone |align=center |{{frac|1|1|4}} miles |align=center |2:01.40 |align=center |$400,000 |align=center |II |{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/#lnd=1&query=Meadowlands+Cup++%09Mehmet+East+Rutherford&ymd=1982-11-14 |title=Mehmet captures Meadowlands Cup (1982 Meadowlands Cup – race 9: held 13 November 1982) |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=14 November 1982 |accessdate=14 July 2020 |page=82 |first=Don |last=Clippinger }} |
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|align=center |1981 |Princelet |align=center |3 |William Nemeti |align=center |{{frac|1|1|4}} miles |align=center |2:02.80 |align=center |$336,600 |align=center |II |{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/#lnd=1&query=Meadowlands+Cup++%09Princelet+East+Rutherford&ymd=1981-11-13&offset=10|title=Princelet wins Meadows Cup (1981 Meadowlands Cup – race 9: held 12 November 1981) |agency=Associated Press |work=Bridgewater Courier News |date=13 November 1981 |accessdate=14 July 2020 |page=30 }} |
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|align=center |1980 |Tunerup |align=center |4 |Floreano Fernandez |Daybreak Farm |align=center |{{frac|1|1|4}} miles |align=center |2:00.40 |align=center |$327,500 |align=center |II |{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/#lnd=1&query=Meadowlands+Cup++Tunerup+East+Rutherford&ymd=1980-10-17 |title=Tunerup runs away with the Meadowlands Cup (1980 Meadowlands Cup – race 5: held 16 October 1980) |agency=Associated Press |work=The Miami News |date=17 October 1980 |accessdate=14 July 2020 |page=63 }} |
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|align=center |1979 |align=center |3 |Hawksworth Farm |align=center |{{frac|1|1|4}} miles |align=center |2:01.20 |align=center |$361,000 |align=center |II |{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/#lnd=1&query=Meadowlands+Cup++Spectacular+Bid+East+Rutherford&ymd=1979-10-19&offset=10 |title=Spectacular Bid sets two records at Meadowlands (1979 Meadowlands Cup – race 8: held 18 October 1979) |agency=Associated Press |work=The Courier-Journal |date=19 October 1979 |accessdate=14 July 2020 |page=39 }} |
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|align=center |1978 |Dr. Patches |align=center |4 |align=center |{{frac|1|1|4}} miles |align=center |2:01.60 |align=center |$161,350 |align=center | Listed |{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/#lnd=1&query=Meadowlands+Cup+++%09Dr.+Patches++East+Rutherford&ymd=1978-11-03&offset=5 |title=Dr. Patches 1st in record time (1978 Meadowlands Cup – race 8: held 18 October 1978) |agency=Associated Press |work=Bridgewater Courier News |date=19 October 1978 |accessdate=14 July 2020 |page=29 }} |
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|align=center |1977 |Pay Tribute |align=center |5 |align=center |{{frac|1|1|4}} miles |align=center |2:02.60 |align=center |$176,800 |align=center | |{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/#lnd=1&query=Meadowlands+Cup+++%09Cordero+Pay+Tribute++East+Rutherford&ymd=1977-10-30 |title=Pay Tribute wins Cup (1977 Meadowlands Cup – race 6: held 29 October 1977) |work=Hackensack Record |date=30 October 1977 |accessdate=15 July 2020 |page=74 }} |
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