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The Sapling Stakes is an American Grade III Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early September at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. Open to 2-year-olds, it is raced on dirt over a distance of six furlongs for a purse of $150,000.
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.
| Stakes Race | Grade | Purse |
|---|---|---|
| Violet Stakes | III | $150,000 |
| Monmouth Stakes | III | $250,000 |
| Pegasus Stakes | III | $200,000 |
| Boiling Springs Stakes | III | $155,000 |
| Salvator Mile Stakes | III | $200,000 |
| United Nations Stakes | I | $765,000 |
| Jersey Shore Stakes | III | $150,000 |
| Matchmaker Stakes | III | $200,000 |
| Oceanport Stakes | III | $200,000 |
| Haskell Invitational Handicap | I | $1,000,000 |
| Monmouth Oaks | III | $150,000 |
| Philip H. Iselin Stakes | III | $250,000 |
| Molly Pitcher Stakes | II | $250,000 |
| Sapling Stakes | III | $150,000 |
| Cliff Hanger Stakes | III | $150,000 |
| Eatontown Stakes | III | $150,000 |
| Monmouth Cup Stakes | II | $300,000 |
| Red Bank Stakes | III | $200,000 |
