Sapling Stakes
Ungraded Stakes race | |
Location |
Monmouth Park Oceanport, New Jersey USA |
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Inaugurated | 1883 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website |
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Race information | |
Distance | 8 Furlongs |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Two-year-olds |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $100,000 |
The Sapling Stakes is an American Ungraded Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early September at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey. Open to 2-year-olds, it was raced on dirt over a distance of six furlongs for a current purse of $100,000. In 2014, its distance was set at 1 mile or 8 furlongs.
First run in 1883, the New Jersey Legislature passed a law in 1894 that banned parimutuel betting in the state and the track closed its doors. In 1946, the state legislature passed a bill providing for state regulation of horse racing and the Sapling Stakes was revived.
In 1952, the race was run in two divisions.
Its purse has been reduced from $150,000 to $100,000.
This race was downgraded to a Listed Status for its 2014 running.[1]
Records
Time record:
- 1:07.84 - Gilded Time (1992) (former distance of 6 furlongs)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - James Cox Brady, Jr. (1949, 1952, 1953)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Braulio Baeza (1964, 1965, 1968)
- 3 - Craig Perret (1980, 1982, 1996)
- 3 - Joe Bravo (1997, 2000, 2006)
- 3 - Paco Lopez (2012, 2014, 2016)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 8 - D. Wayne Lukas (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998)
Winners of the Sapling stakes
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
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2016 | Tip Tap Tapizar | Paco Lopez | Steven M. Asmussen | Whispering Oaks Farm | 1:39.00 |
2015 | Sunny Ridge | Nik Juarez | Jason Servis | Dennis Drazin | 1:39.80 |
2014 | Souper Colossal | Paco Lopez | Edward Plesa, Jr. | Live Oak Plantation | 1:38.44 |
2013 | Dunkin Bend | Ricardo Santana, Jr. | Steve Asmussen | Michael Langford | 1:11.82 |
2012 | Brave Dave | Paco Lopez | Edward Plesa, Jr. | Melin/Plesa | 1:10.44 |
2011 | She Digs Me | Elvis Trujillo | Steve Asmussen | Kirk & Judy Robison | 1:10.10 |
2010 | Madman Diaries | Jeffrey Sanchez | Wesley A. Ward | Robert Teel & Wesley A. Ward | 1:11.64 |
2009 | Western Smoke | Elvis Trujillo | Steve Asmussen | Kirk & Judy Robison | 1:09.55 |
2008 | Silent Valor | Stewart Elliot | Todd Pletcher | Let's Go Stable | 1:10.26 |
2007 | Lantana Mob | Stewart Elliott | Steve Asmussen | Vinery Stables | 1:09.97 |
2006 | Xchanger | Joe Bravo | Mark Shuman | Circle Z Stables | 1:10.68 |
2005 | He's Got Grit | Aaron Gryder | Steve Asmussen | Curtis C. Greene | 1:09.69 |
2004 | Evil Minister | Julian Pimentel | Erik Juvonen | Namcook Stables | 1:11.21 |
2003 | Dashboard Drummer | Jose C. Ferrer | Allen Iwinski | Edwin Wachtel et al. | 1:10.84 |
2002 | Valid Video | Chuck C. Lopez | Dennis Manning | Mac Fehsenfeld | 1:09.88 |
2001 | Pure Precision | Eibar Coa | John J. Tammaro III | Kinsman Stable | 1:10.82 |
2000 | Shooter | Joe Bravo | John F. Dowd | L. & R. Hurley & D J Stable | 1:10.63 |
1999 | Dont Tell the Kids | Jorge Tejeira | Robert J. Durso | O. Wayne Link | 1:10.18 |
1998 | Yes It's True | Shane Sellers | D. Wayne Lukas | Padua Stables | 1:10.09 |
1997 | Double Honor | Joe Bravo | D. Wayne Lukas | Ahmed bin Salman | 1:09.75 |
1996 | Smoke Glacken | Craig Perret | Henry L. Carroll | Karkenny Levy et al. | 1:10.16 |
1995 | Hennessy | Donna Barton | D. Wayne Lukas | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 1:10.84 |
1994 | Boone's Mill | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | William T. Young | 1:10.40 |
1993 | Sacred Honour | Carlos Lopez, Sr. | Ben Perkins, Jr. | John A. Franks | 1:11.00 |
1992 | Gilded Time | Chris McCarron | Darrell Vienna | Milch, Silverman & Silverman | 1:07.80 |
1991 | Big Sur | Richard Migliore | D. Wayne Lukas | Kaskel, Lukas & Young | 1:10.80 |
1990 | Deposit Ticket | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm & Lukas | 1:11.00 |
1989 | Carson City | Julie Krone | D. Wayne Lukas | William T. Young | 1:10.40 |
1988 | Bio | Patrick A. Johnson | Steven C. Penrod | W. W. Hancock III | 1:10.40 |
1987 | Tejano | Jacinto Vasquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Lloyd R. French, Jr. | 1:09.00 |
1986 | Bet Twice | Chris Antley | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | Levy & Cisley Stable | 1:10.20 |
1985 | Hilco Scamper | Gary Stevens | Mike Chambers | Wright-Cross-Roch | 1:10.80 |
1984 | Doubly Clear | Joseph Garcia | Stephen C. Rowan | Judy Bujnicki | 1:10.40 |
1983 | Smart n Slick | Donald A. Miller, Jr. | Jerry C. Meyer | A. Hawk | 1:10.80 |
1982 | O.K. by You | Craig Perret | Walter Reese | Timber Creek Farm | 1:10.80 |
1981 | Out of Hock | Don Brumfield | Stanley M. Rieser | Charles J. Cella | 1:10.20 |
1980 | Travelling Music | Craig Perret | J. Bowes Bond | Elberon Farm | 1:11.00 |
1979 | Rockhill Native | John Oldham | Herbert K. Stevens | Harry A. Oak | 1:08.80 |
1978 | Tim the Tiger | Jeffrey Fell | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | 1:11.80 |
1977 | Alydar | Eddie Maple | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | 1:10.60 |
1976 | Ali Oop | Larry Saumell | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | Jaclyn Stable | 1:09.80 |
1975 | Full Out | Buck Thornburg | Odie Lee | Buckland Farm | 1:11.60 |
1974 | Foolish Pleasure | Jacinto Vasquez | LeRoy Jolley | John L. Greer | 1:10.40 |
1973 | Tisab | Walter Blum | J. O'Bryant | Mill Ridge Farm | 1:10.20 |
1972 | Assagai Jr. | Joseph Imparato | C. Butler | Marat-Sessa | 1:10.80 |
1971 | Chevron Flight | Martin Fromin | Tommy Heard, Jr. | Caesar P. Kimmel | 1:11.80 |
1970 | Staunch Avenger | David E. Whited | Gin L. Collins | Annette Mann | 1:11.40 |
1969 | Ring For Nurse | Michael Miceli | D. Levine | Red Brick Stable | 1:11.80 |
1968 | Reviewer | Braulio Baeza | Edward A. Neloy | Ogden Phipps | 1:10.40 |
1967 | Subpet | Ray Broussard | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | Tom LeClair | 1:10.40 |
1966 | Great Power | Bill Shoemaker | Edward A. Neloy | Wheatley Stable | 1:09.40 |
1965 | Buckpasser | Braulio Baeza | William C. Winfrey | Ogden Phipps | 1:10.60 |
1964 | Bold Lad | Braulio Baeza | William C. Winfrey | Wheatley Stable | 1:09.40 |
1963 | Mr. Brick | Larry Adams | Charles A. DuBois | Roy Sturgis | 1:10.60 |
1962 | Delta Judge | Ray Broussard | Clyde Troutt | Ada L. Rice | 1:10.60 |
1961 | Sir Gaylord | Ismael Valenzuela | Casey Hayes | Meadow Stable | 1:10.60 |
1960 | Hail To Reason | Bobby Ussery | Hirsch Jacobs | Patrice Jacobs | 1:10.40 |
1959 | Sky Clipper | Willie Harmatz | Howard Hausner | William G. Helis, Jr. | 1:11.40 |
1958 | Watch Your Step | Eric Guerin | C. W. Parish | Circle M Farm | 1:10.60 |
1957 | Plion | Nick Shuk | Tom Jolley | Edward J. Potter, Jr. | 1:11.40 |
1956 | King Hairan | Eddie Arcaro | Leonard H. Hunt | Massey & Edwards | 1:10.80 |
1955 | Needles | John Choquette | Hugh L. Fontaine | D-H Stables | 1:10.60 |
1954 | Royal Coinage | Jack Skelly | Anthony J. Pupino | Clearwater Stable | 1:11.00 |
1953 | Artismo | James Stout | Robert L. Dotter | James Cox Brady, Jr. | 1:11.00 |
1952 | Landlocked | Fernando Fernandez | Robert L. Dotter | James Cox Brady, Jr. | 1:13.00 |
1952 | Laffango | Fred Pannell | Merritt Buxton | Trio Stable | 1:12.80 |
1951 | Landseair | James Stout | J. Bowes Bond | High Ground Stable | 1:12.60 |
1950 | Battlefield | Eddie Arcaro | Jack Creevy | George D. Widener, Jr. | 1:10.80 |
1949 | Casemate | John Gilbert | Robert L. Dotter | James Cox Brady, Jr. | 1:11.60 |
1948 | Blue Peter | Eric Guerin | Andy Schuttinger | Joseph M. Roebling | 1:12.80 |
1947 | Task | Robert J. Martin | William J. Hirsch | King Ranch | 1:11.60 |
1946 | Donor | Job Dean Jessop | Preston M. Burch | W. Deering Howe | 1:12.20 |
Earlier winners
- 1883 - Duchess (W. Donohue) 1:18.75
- 1884 - Brookwood (Edward Feakes) 1:15.50
- 1885 - Savanac (R. Olney) 1:17 .00
- 1886 - Hanover (Jim McLaughlin) 1:17.50
- 1887 - Fitz James (Edward R. Garrison) 1:16.50
- 1888 - Tipstaff (Eilke) 1:15.25
- 1889 - Devotee (W. Hayward) 1:15.25
- 1890 - Sorcerer (F. Reagan) 1:16.25
- 1891 - Air Plant (Anthony Hamilton) 1:12.75
- 1892 - Don Alonzo (Fred Taral) 1:13.75
- 1893 - Senator Grady (W. Midgley) 1:05.00
Note: the 1893 race was run at 5 1⁄2 furlongs on the straight course.