Select_Stakes_(United_States)

Select Stakes (United States)

Select Stakes (United States)

Annual thoroughbred horse race held in the United States

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]

For other uses, see Select Stakes (disambiguation).
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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]

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References

  1. [1]
    New York Times - August 26, 1883
  2. [2]
    Monmouth Park - August 6, 2011 Archived February 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    New York Times - June 25, 1950
  4. [4]
    New York Times - June 24, 1956
  5. [5]
    New York Times - June 15, 1958
  6. [6]
    New York Times - July 19, 1973
  7. [7]
    New York Times - August 14, 1975
  8. [8]
    Bold Ruckus at the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine


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