Tyro Stakes

The Tyro Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually near the of July at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. A non-graded stakes race offering a purse of $65,000, it is open to two-year-old horses weighted at 122 pounds with allowances. The race is contested on dirt over a distance of five and one-half furlongs.

In 1886, this race was won by Tremont, the United States Champion Two-Year-Old Male. Tremont won every one of his 13 races during a period of 10 weeks but refused to train at the age of three. The great California filly, Los Angeles, won this race in 1887.

Winners since 1999

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	She Digs Me	Elvis Trujillo	Steve Asmussen	Robison, J. Kirk and Judy	1:03.95
2010	Vengeful Wildcat		Ben W. Perkins, Jr.	New Farm	1:04.59
2009	Phils Prospect	Tony Maragh	Gary Capuano	Non Stop Stable	1:04.13
2008	Fellow Crasher	Joe Bravo	Anthony W. Dutrow	M. Dubb/S. Grant/S. Bayard	1:03.32
2007	Lantana Mob	Stewart Elliott	Steve Asmussen	Vinery Stables	1:03.83
2006	Bella Shambrock	Chris DeCarlo	Todd Pletcher	J and J Stables	1:04.44
2005	He's Got Grit	Aaron Gryder	Steve Asmussen	Curtis C. Green	1:03.97
2004	Park Avenue Ball	Dale Beckner	James T. Ryerson	Char-Mari Stable	1:05.02
2003	Deputy Storm	Joe Bravo	Todd A. Pletcher	James C. Spence	1:03.73
2002	Farno	Tommy Turner	Frank Generazio, Jr.	Patricia A. Generazio	1:05.01
2001	Pure Precision	Jose Velez, Jr.	John J. Tammaro III	Kinsman Stable	1:05.12
2000	Waltz King	Dale Beckner	John F. Mazza	Holly Crest Farm	1:04.02
1999	Outrigger	Jerry Bailey	D. Wayne Lukas	Grousemont Farm	NF

References

• The Tyro Stakes at Pedigree Query
• The 2008 Tyro Stakes at Bonnie Heath Farm