Monmouth Cup Stakes

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, see Monmouth Cup (1870).
Monmouth Cup Stakes
ClassGrade III
LocationMonmouth Park Racetrack
Oceanport, New Jersey, United States
Inaugurated1977 (1977) at Meadowlands Racetrack (as the Meadowlands Cup)
Race typeThoroughbred
Websitewww.monmouthpark.com/stakes-schedule/
Race information
Distance1+1⁄8 miles (9.0 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification3-year-olds
WeightBase weights with allowances:
4-year-olds and up: 124 lbs.
3-year-olds: 121 lbs.
Purse$400,000 (2022)

The Monmouth Cup Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-years-old and older run over a distance of 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.

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