# Freehold Stakes > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Freehold_Stakes > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Freehold_Stakes.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freehold_Stakes > Source revision: 1351580607 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox horseraces | class = Discontinued stakes | horse race = Freehold Stakes | image = | caption = | location = [Long Branch Racetrack](/source/Monmouth_Park_Racetrack)
[Long Branch, New Jersey](/source/Long_Branch%2C_New_Jersey), [United States](/source/United_States) | inaugurated = 1882 | race type = [Thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) - [Flat racing](/source/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](/source/Thoroughbred_horse_race) run annually in early August at the Monmouth Park Association's racetrack in [Long Branch, New Jersey](/source/Long_Branch%2C_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 [furlong](/source/furlong)s). In 1891, the races at Long Branch had to be shifted to racetracks in [New York](/source/New_York_(state)) when government legislation attempted to inhibit [parimutuel wagering](/source/parimutuel_wagering). The races were split between the [Jerome Park Racetrack](/source/Jerome_Park_Racetrack) in [Fordham, Bronx](/source/Fordham%2C_Bronx) and at the nearby [Morris Park Racecourse](/source/Morris_Park_Racecourse) at [Westchester Village](/source/Westchester_County%2C_New_York).{{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Times | date=29 June 1891 }} The Monmouth Park Racing Association closed and the land sold after its operating license was revoked in 1893 and government legislation was enacted that banned parimutuel wagering.{{cite news |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 }} ==Records== '''Speed record:''' * 2:33.25 - [Firenze](/source/Firenze_(horse)) (1890) '''Most wins:''' * 3 - [Firenze](/source/Firenze_(horse)) (1888, 1889, 1890) '''Most wins by a [jockey](/source/jockey):''' * 3 - [William Donohue](/source/William_Donohue_(racehorse_trainer)) (1882, 1883, 1884) '''Most wins by a [trainer](/source/Horse_trainer):''' * 3 - [Evert V. Snedecker](/source/Evert_V._Snedecker) (1882, 1883, 1884) * 3 - [Matthew Byrnes](/source/Matthew_Byrnes) (1888, 1889, 1890) * 3 - [John Huggins](/source/John_Huggins_(racehorse_trainer)) (1886, 1887, 1892) '''Most wins by an owner:''' * 3 - [James Ben Ali Haggin](/source/James_Ben_Ali_Haggin) (1888, 1889, 1890) ==Winners== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%" |- ! style="width:30px" | Year
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! style="width:20px" | Age
! style="width:110px" | Jockey
! style="width:120px" | Trainer
! Owner
! style="width:25px" | [Dist.](/source/Distance)
([Mile](/source/Mile)s) ! style="width:25px" | Time
|- |align=center|1892 |Locohatchee † |align=center|3 |[Marty Bergen](/source/Marty_Bergen_(jockey)) |[John Huggins](/source/John_Huggins_(racehorse_trainer)) |[Rancocas Stable](/source/Rancocas_Stable) |align=center|1{{Frac|1|2}} |2:38.00 |- |align=center|1891 |[Raceland](/source/Raceland_(horse)) |align=center|6 |[Anthony Hamilton](/source/Anthony_Hamilton_(jockey)) |[Hardy Campbell, Jr.](/source/Hardy_Campbell%2C_Jr.) |[Michael F. Dwyer](/source/Michael_F._Dwyer) |align=center|1{{Frac|1|2}} |2:37.75 |- |align=center|1890 |[Firenze](/source/Firenze_(horse)) |align=center|6 |[Isaac Burns Murphy](/source/Isaac_Burns_Murphy) |[Matthew Byrnes](/source/Matthew_Byrnes) |[James Ben Ali Haggin](/source/James_Ben_Ali_Haggin) |align=center|1{{Frac|1|2}} |2:33.25 |- |align=center|1889 |[Firenze](/source/Firenze_(horse)) |align=center|5 |[George Taylor](/source/George_Taylor_(jockey)) |[Matthew Byrnes](/source/Matthew_Byrnes) |[James Ben Ali Haggin](/source/James_Ben_Ali_Haggin) |align=center|1{{Frac|1|2}} |{{small|Walkover}} |- |align=center|1888 |[Firenze](/source/Firenze_(horse)) |align=center|4 |[Edward H. Garrison](/source/Edward_H._Garrison) |[Matthew Byrnes](/source/Matthew_Byrnes) |[James Ben Ali Haggin](/source/James_Ben_Ali_Haggin) |align=center|1{{Frac|1|2}} |2:34.00 |- |align=center|1887 |[The Bard](/source/The_Bard_(American_horse)) |align=center|4 |[William Hayward](/source/William_Hayward_(jockey)) |[John Huggins](/source/John_Huggins_(racehorse_trainer)) |[Alexander Cassatt](/source/Alexander_Cassatt) |align=center|1{{Frac|1|2}} |2:39.75 |- |align=center|1886 |[The Bard](/source/The_Bard_(American_horse)) |align=center|3 |[Sam H. Fisher](/source/Sam_H._Fisher) ||[John Huggins](/source/John_Huggins_(racehorse_trainer)) |[Alexander Cassatt](/source/Alexander_Cassatt) |align=center|1{{Frac|1|2}} |2:45.50 |- |align=center|1885 |[Miss Woodford](/source/Miss_Woodford) |align=center|5 |[Jim McLaughlin](/source/Jim_McLaughlin_(jockey)) |[Frank McCabe](/source/Frank_McCabe_(horse_trainer)) |[Dwyer Brothers Stable](/source/Dwyer_Brothers_Stable) |align=center|1{{Frac|1|2}} |2:45.50 |- |align=center|1884 |[Eole](/source/Eole_(horse)) |align=center|6 |[William Donohue](/source/William_Donohue_(racehorse_trainer)) |[Evert V. Snedecker](/source/Evert_V._Snedecker) |[Frederick Gebhard](/source/Frederick_Gebhard) |align=center|1{{Frac|1|2}} |2:44.50 |- |align=center|1883 |[Eole](/source/Eole_(horse)) |align=center|5 |[William Donohue](/source/William_Donohue_(racehorse_trainer)) |[Evert V. Snedecker](/source/Evert_V._Snedecker) |[Frederick Gebhard](/source/Frederick_Gebhard) |align=center|1{{Frac|1|2}} |2:36.00 |- |align=center|1882 |Giroflé |align=center|5 |[William Donohue](/source/William_Donohue_(racehorse_trainer)) |[Evert V. Snedecker](/source/Evert_V._Snedecker) |[E. V. Snedeker & Co.](/source/Evert_V._Snedecker) |align=center|1{{Frac|1|2}} |2:42.00 |- |} {{refbegin}}* † In 1892, [Banquet](/source/Banquet_(horse)) won but was disqualified for interference and set back to last.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1892/08/07/108215019.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}{{refend}} ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Freehold Stakes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freehold_Stakes) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freehold_Stakes?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.