{{Infobox horseraces | class = Discontinued stakes | horse race = Freehold Stakes | image = | caption = | location = Long Branch Racetrack<br />Long Branch, New Jersey, United States | inaugurated = 1882 | race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing | website = n/a | distance = {{frac|1|1|2}} miles (12 furlongs) | surface = Dirt | track = left-handed | qualification = All ages | weight = Assigned | purse = | bonuses = }} The '''Freehold Stakes''' was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early August at the Monmouth Park Association's racetrack in Long Branch, New Jersey. Inaugurated in 1879, the Champion Stakes was open to horses of any age and was raced on dirt over a distance of one and one half miles (12 furlongs).
In 1891, the races at Long Branch had to be shifted to racetracks in New York when government legislation attempted to inhibit parimutuel wagering. The races were split between the Jerome Park Racetrack in Fordham, Bronx and at the nearby Morris Park Racecourse at Westchester Village.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9901E5D8173AE533A2575AC2A9609C94609ED7CF | title=No Races at Long Branch; Stake Dates Fixed for Morris and Jerome Park Tracks. The Monmouth Park Racing Association Abandons Hope of Racing at ITS Own Track and Prepares for ITS Summer Campaign Here | newspaper=The New York Times | date=29 June 1891 }}</ref> The Monmouth Park Racing Association closed and the land sold after its operating license was revoked in 1893 and government legislation was enacted that banned parimutuel wagering.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D00E2D9173EEF33A25755C2A9649D94629ED7CF | title=MONMOUTH PArk's LICENSE REVOKED.; Action Taken by the Local Authorities in August Just Made Public | newspaper=The New York Times | date=26 December 1893 }}</ref>
==Records== '''Speed record:''' * 2:33.25 - Firenze (1890)
'''Most wins:''' * 3 - Firenze (1888, 1889, 1890)
'''Most wins by a jockey:''' * 3 - William Donohue (1882, 1883, 1884)
'''Most wins by a trainer:''' * 3 - Evert V. Snedecker (1882, 1883, 1884) * 3 - Matthew Byrnes (1888, 1889, 1890) * 3 - John Huggins (1886, 1887, 1892)
'''Most wins by an owner:''' * 3 - James Ben Ali Haggin (1888, 1889, 1890)
==Winners== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%" |- ! style="width:30px" | Year<br /> ! style="width:110px" | Winner<br /> ! style="width:20px" | Age<br /> ! style="width:110px" | Jockey<br /> ! style="width:120px" | Trainer<br /> ! Owner<br /> ! style="width:25px" | Dist.<br /> <span style="font-size:70%">(Miles)</span> ! style="width:25px" | Time<br /> |- |align=center|1892 |Locohatchee † |align=center|3 |Marty Bergen |John Huggins |Rancocas Stable |align=center|1<span style="font-size:80%">{{Frac|1|2}}</span> |2:38.00 |- |align=center|1891 |Raceland |align=center|6 |Anthony Hamilton |Hardy Campbell, Jr. |Michael F. Dwyer |align=center|1<span style="font-size:80%">{{Frac|1|2}}</span> |2:37.75 |- |align=center|1890 |Firenze |align=center|6 |Isaac Burns Murphy |Matthew Byrnes |James Ben Ali Haggin |align=center|1<span style="font-size:80%">{{Frac|1|2}}</span> |2:33.25 |- |align=center|1889 |Firenze |align=center|5 |George Taylor |Matthew Byrnes |James Ben Ali Haggin |align=center|1<span style="font-size:80%">{{Frac|1|2}}</span> |{{small|Walkover}} |- |align=center|1888 |Firenze |align=center|4 |Edward H. Garrison |Matthew Byrnes |James Ben Ali Haggin |align=center|1<span style="font-size:80%">{{Frac|1|2}}</span> |2:34.00 |- |align=center|1887 |The Bard |align=center|4 |William Hayward |John Huggins |Alexander Cassatt |align=center|1<span style="font-size:80%">{{Frac|1|2}}</span> |2:39.75 |- |align=center|1886 |The Bard |align=center|3 |Sam H. Fisher ||John Huggins |Alexander Cassatt |align=center|1<span style="font-size:80%">{{Frac|1|2}}</span> |2:45.50 |- |align=center|1885 |Miss Woodford |align=center|5 |Jim McLaughlin |Frank McCabe |Dwyer Brothers Stable |align=center|1<span style="font-size:80%">{{Frac|1|2}}</span> |2:45.50 |- |align=center|1884 |Eole |align=center|6 |William Donohue |Evert V. Snedecker |Frederick Gebhard |align=center|1<span style="font-size:80%">{{Frac|1|2}}</span> |2:44.50 |- |align=center|1883 |Eole |align=center|5 |William Donohue |Evert V. Snedecker |Frederick Gebhard |align=center|1<span style="font-size:80%">{{Frac|1|2}}</span> |2:36.00 |- |align=center|1882 |Giroflé |align=center|5 |William Donohue |Evert V. Snedecker |E. V. Snedeker & Co. |align=center|1<span style="font-size:80%">{{Frac|1|2}}</span> |2:42.00 |- |} {{refbegin}}* † In 1892, Banquet won but was disqualified for interference and set back to last.<ref>https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1892/08/07/108215019.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>{{refend}}
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==References== * [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9804E7DE1430E433A25757C0A96E9C94639FD7CF August 4, 1882 ''New York Times'' article on the Freehold Stakes] * [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F0CE2DC1E3BE033A25753C3A9619C94659FD7CF July 30, 1884 ''New York Times'' article on Eole's second win in the Freehold Stakes] * [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A04E6D8143AE533A25755C0A96E9C94609ED7CF August 6, 1891 ''New York Times'' article on Firenze's three straight wins in the Freehold Stakes]
Category:Discontinued horse races in New Jersey Category:Open middle distance horse races Category:Monmouth Park Racetrack Category:Horse races established in 1882 Category:1882 establishments in New Jersey