Sapling Stakes
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. 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.
This race was downgraded to a Listed Status for its 2014 running.
Records
Time record:- 1:07.84 – Gilded Time
- 1:37.20 - Lost Ark
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 – Paco Lopez
- 3 – Braulio Baeza
- 3 – Craig Perret
- 3 – Joe Bravo
- 8 – D. Wayne Lukas
Earlier winners
- 1883 – Duchess 1:18.75
- 1884 – Brookwood 1:15.50
- 1885 – Savanac 1:17.00
- 1886 – Hanover 1:17.50
- 1887 – Fitz James 1:16.50
- 1888 – Tipstaff 1:15.25
- 1889 – Devotee 1:15.25
- 1890 – Sorcerer 1:16.25
- 1891 – Air Plant 1:12.75
- 1892 – Don Alonzo 1:13.75
- 1893 – Senator Grady 1:05.00