Turf Monster Stakes
The Turf Monster Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three years old or older, over a distance of five furlongs on the turf held annually in September at Parx Casino and Racing racetrack in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. The event currently carries a purse of $300,000.
Grade III race | |
Location | Parx Casino and Racing Bensalem, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Inaugurated | 2002 (as Turf Monster Handicap) |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 5 furlongs |
Surface | Turf |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three years old and older |
Weight | Allowance conditions |
Purse | $300,000 (2019) |
History
The race was inaugurated in 2002[1] with an attractive purse offered of $100,000[1] as the Turf Monster Handicap.
In 2011 the event was upgraded to a Grade III.[2]
The event has attracted fast sprinters from the East Coast of the USA including Pure Sensation who won this event four times[3] and Ben's Cat who won this event twice.[4]
Records
Speed record:
- 5 furlongs – 55.53 - Smart Enough (2007)
Margins:
- 5 1⁄4 lengths – Worldwind Romance (2005)
- Most wins by a jockey
- 4 – Kendrick Carmouche (2008, 2015, 2017, 2018)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 4 – Christophe Clement (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- Winners of Parx Dash Stakes – Turf Monster Stakes double
- Ben's Cat (2012), Pure Sensation (2017, 2019)
Winners
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
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2019 | Pure Sensation | 8 | Paco Lopez | Christophe Clement | Patricia A. Generazio | 5 furlongs | 57.80 | $300,000 | 3 | [5] |
2018 | Pure Sensation | 7 | Kendrick Carmouche | Christophe Clement | Patricia A. Generazio | 5 furlongs | 56.42 | $300,000 | 3 | [6] |
2017 | Pure Sensation | 6 | Kendrick Carmouche | Christophe Clement | Patricia A. Generazio | 5 furlongs | 57.13 | $300,000 | 3 | [7] |
2016 | Doctor J Dub | 6 | Sheldon Russell | Jena M. Antonucci | Drawing Away Stable | 5 furlongs | 58.73 | $300,000 | 3 | [8] |
Turf Monster Handicap | ||||||||||
2015 | Pure Sensation | 4 | Kendrick Carmouche | Christophe Clement | Patricia A. Generazio | 5 furlongs | 55.81 | $300,000 | 3 | [9] |
2014 | Sharp Sensation | 4 | David Moran | Reade Baker | Jim & Susan Hill | 5 furlongs | 57.39 | $300,000 | 3 | [10] |
2013 | Stormofthecentury | 5 | Stewart Elliott | Louis V. Ruberto Jr. | Beechwood Racing Stable | 5 furlongs | 57.44 | $350,000 | 3 | [11] |
2012 | Ben's Cat | 6 | Julian Pimentel | King T. Leatherbury | The Jim Stable | 5 furlongs | 1:00.62 | $350,000 | 3 | [12] |
2011 | Ben's Cat | 7 | Jeremy Rose | King T. Leatherbury | The Jim Stable | 5 furlongs | 57.30 | $356,000 | 3 | [13] |
2010 | Chamberlain Bridge | 6 | Jamie Theriot | W. Bret Calhoun | Carl R. Moore Management | 5 furlongs | 56.63 | $251,000 | Listed | [14] |
2009 | Chamberlain Bridge | 5 | John R. Velazquez | W. Bret Calhoun | Carl R. Moore Management | 5 furlongs | 57.14 | $250,000 | Listed | [15] |
2008 | True to Tradition | 6 | Kendrick Carmouche | Scott A. Lake | Ben Mondello & Adam Russo | 5 furlongs | 56.17 | $250,000 | Listed | [16] |
2007 | Smart Enough | 4 | Joe Bravo | John R. S. Fisher | Edith R. Dixon | 5 furlongs | 55.53 | $200,000 | Listed | [17] |
2006 | Max West | 6 | Jose Luis Flores | Juan Carlos Guerrero | Juan Carlos Guerrer | 5 furlongs | 56.63 | $100,000 | Listed | [18] |
2005 | Worldwind Romance | 7 | Ryan Barber | Mark Shuman | Michael J. Gill | 5 furlongs | 57.07 | $100,000 | Listed | [19] |
2004 | Abderian (IRE) | 7 | Victor H. Molina | Benjamin M. Feliciano Jr. | Richard A. Englander | 5 furlongs | 57.53 | $100,000 | Listed | [20] |
2003 | Testify | 6 | Greta Kuntzweiler | Randy L. Morse | Robert S. Mitchell Trust | 5 furlongs | 1:00.15 | $100,000 | Listed | [21] |
2002 | Joe's Son Joey | 4 | Nick Santagata | Timothy A. Hills | Joseph R. Lunetta | 5 furlongs | 57.73 | $100,000 | Listed | [22] |
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References
- "Turf Monster Stakes (Gr. 3)". Equibase. 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "TURF MONSTER STAKES - MULTIPLE TRACKS". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- Angst, Frank (2 September 2019). "Spun to Run, Pure Sensation Earn Graded Wins at Parx". Bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- BloodHorse staff (4 September 2015). "Ben's Cat Still After Third Turf Monster Win". Bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "2019 Turf Monster Stakes Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "2018 Turf Monster Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "2017 Turf Monster Stakes Grade 3 - (race 7)". Equibase. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "2016 Turf Monster Stakes Grade 3 - (race 8)". Equibase. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "2015 Turf Monster Handicap Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "2014 Turf Monster Handicap Grade 3 - (race 11)". Equibase. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "2013 Turf Monster Handicap Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "2012 Turf Monster Handicap Grade 3 - (race 11)". Equibase. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "2011 Turf Monster Handicap Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "2010 Turf Monster Handicap Listed - (race 10)". Equibase. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "2009 Turf Monster Handicap Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "2008 Turf Monster Handicap Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "2007 Turf Monster Handicap Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "2006 Turf Monster Handicap Listed - (race 8)". Equibase. 29 May 2006. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "2005 Turf Monster Handicap Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 30 May 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "2004 Turf Monster Handicap Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 31 May 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "2003 Turf Monster Handicap Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 31 May 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "2002 Turf Monster Handicap Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 27 May 2002. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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