Select Stakes (United States)

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Select Stakes
Ungraded stakes race
Location Monmouth Park Racetrack
Oceanport, New Jersey
United States
Inaugurated1883
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website monmouthpark.com
Race information
Distance5+12 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old
Purse $60,000 (2015)

The Select Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. First run in 1883, [1] the race is open to three-year-olds and is run over a distance of six furlongs on dirt. [2]

Among the notable winners of the Select are Champions Sheilas Reward in 1950, [3] Decathlon in 1956, [4] Nadir in 1958. [5] Shecky Greene in 1973, [6] Gallant Bob in 1975 [7] plus in 1979, the Florida-bred Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Bold Ruckus. [8]

Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Distance
Time
2016Full Salute Paco Lopez Edward Plesa, Jr. Morris Bailey5+12 furlongs1:03.02
2015Fast Flying Rumor Samuel Camacho, Jr. Gerald S. Bennett Winning Stables/Midnight Rider5+12 furlongs1:02.26
2014No race?
2013No race?
2012No race?
2011Chipshot Corey Nakatani Steve Asmussen Vinery Stables, LLC6 F1:08.72
2010Out of Respect Paco Lopez Scott J. Volk JMJ Racing Stables6 F1:10.00
2009Prince Joshua Paco Lopez Barry RoseRose Family Stables6 F1:09.68
2008M J's Enchanteur Eddie Castro Scott A. Lake Ben Mondello & Adam Russo6 F1:09.26.
2007Cobalt Blue Garrett Gomez Douglas F. O'Neill The Merv Griffin Ranch Co. 6 F1:10.54
2006Yes He's The Man Eddie Castro J. David Braddy J. David Braddy & Joel Sainer6 F1:04.85
2005More Smoke Clinton Potts John C. Zimmerman Thomas McClay & Harry Nye6 F1:10.04

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