Sapling Stakes

Sapling Stakes

Ungraded Stakes race
Location	Monmouth Park Oceanport, New Jersey USA
Inaugurated	1883
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website	www.monmouthpark.com
Race information
Distance	8 furlongs
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Two-year-olds
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$201,000 (2021)

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 (1992) (former distance of 6 furlongs)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 – James Cox Brady Jr. (1949, 1952, 1953)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 – Braulio Baeza (1964, 1965, 1968)
• 3 – Craig Perret (1980, 1982, 1996)
• 3 – Joe Bravo (1997, 2000, 2006)
• 3 – Paco Lopez (2012, 2014, 2016)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 8 – D. Wayne Lukas (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998)

Winners of the Sapling stakes

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2021	Double Thunder	Paco Lopez	Todd Pletcher	Phoenix Thoroughbred III	1:38.76
2016	Tip Tap Tapizar	Paco Lopez	Steve Asmussen	Whispering Oaks Farm	1:39.00
2015	Sunny Ridge	Nik Juarez	Jason Servis	Dennis Drazin	1:39.80
2014	Souper Colossal	Paco Lopez	Edward Plesa Jr.	Live Oak Plantation	1:38.44
2013	Dunkin Bend	Ricardo Santana Jr.	Steve Asmussen	Michael Langford	1:11.82
2012	Brave Dave	Paco Lopez	Edward Plesa Jr.	Melin/Plesa	1:10.44
2011	She Digs Me	Elvis Trujillo	Steve Asmussen	Kirk & Judy Robison	1:10.10
2010	Madman Diaries	Jeffrey Sanchez	Wesley A. Ward	Robert Teel & Wesley A. Ward	1:11.64
2009	Western Smoke	Elvis Trujillo	Steve Asmussen	Kirk & Judy Robison	1:09.55
2008	Silent Valor	Stewart Elliott	Todd Pletcher	Let's Go Stable	1:10.26
2007	Lantana Mob	Stewart Elliott	Steve Asmussen	Vinery Stables	1:09.97
2006	Xchanger	Joe Bravo	Mark Shuman	Circle Z Stables	1:10.68
2005	He's Got Grit	Aaron Gryder	Steve Asmussen	Curtis C. Greene	1:09.69
2004	Evil Minister	Julian Pimentel	Erik Juvonen	Namcook Stables	1:11.21
2003	Dashboard Drummer	José C. Ferrer	Allen Iwinski	Edwin Wachtel et al.	1:10.84
2002	Valid Video	Chuck C. Lopez	Dennis Manning	Mac Fehsenfeld	1:09.88
2001	Pure Precision	Eibar Coa	John J. Tammaro III	Kinsman Stable	1:10.82
2000	Shooter	Joe Bravo	John F. Dowd	L. & R. Hurley & D J Stable	1:10.63
1999	Dont Tell the Kids	Jorge Tejeira	Robert J. Durso	O. Wayne Link	1:10.18
1998	Yes It's True	Shane Sellers	D. Wayne Lukas	Padua Stables	1:10.09
1997	Double Honor	Joe Bravo	D. Wayne Lukas	Ahmed bin Salman	1:09.75
1996	Smoke Glacken	Craig Perret	Henry L. Carroll	Karkenny Levy et al.	1:10.16
1995	Hennessy	Donna Barton	D. Wayne Lukas	Bob & Beverly Lewis	1:10.84
1994	Boone's Mill	Pat Day	D. Wayne Lukas	William T. Young	1:10.40
1993	Sacred Honour	Carlos Lopez Sr.	Ben Perkins Jr.	John A. Franks	1:11.00
1992	Gilded Time	Chris McCarron	Darrell Vienna	Milch, Silverman & Silverman	1:07.80
1991	Big Sur	Richard Migliore	D. Wayne Lukas	Kaskel, Lukas & Young	1:10.80
1990	Deposit Ticket	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Overbrook Farm & Lukas	1:11.00
1989	Carson City	Julie Krone	D. Wayne Lukas	William T. Young	1:10.40
1988	Bio	Patrick A. Johnson	Steven C. Penrod	W. W. Hancock III	1:10.40
1987	Tejano	Jacinto Vásquez	D. Wayne Lukas	Lloyd R. French Jr.	1:09.00
1986	Bet Twice	Chris Antley	Warren A. Croll Jr.	Levy & Cisley Stable	1:10.20
1985	Hilco Scamper	Gary Stevens	Mike Chambers	Wright-Cross-Roch	1:10.80
1984	Doubly Clear	Joseph Garcia	Stephen C. Rowan	Judy Bujnicki	1:10.40
1983	Smart n Slick	Donnie Miller Jr.	Jerry C. Meyer	A. Hawk	1:10.80
1982	O.K. by You	Craig Perret	Walter Reese	Timber Creek Farm	1:10.80
1981	Out of Hock	Don Brumfield	Stanley M. Rieser	Charles J. Cella	1:10.20
1980	Travelling Music	Craig Perret	J. Bowes Bond	Elberon Farm	1:11.00
1979	Rockhill Native	John Oldham	Herbert K. Stevens	Harry A. Oak	1:08.80
1978	Tim the Tiger	Jeffrey Fell	John M. Veitch	Calumet Farm	1:11.80
1977	Alydar	Eddie Maple	John M. Veitch	Calumet Farm	1:10.60
1976	Ali Oop	Larry Saumell	Warren A. Croll Jr.	Jaclyn Stable	1:09.80
1975	Full Out	Buck Thornburg	Odie Lee	Buckland Farm	1:11.60
1974	Foolish Pleasure	Jacinto Vásquez	LeRoy Jolley	John L. Greer	1:10.40
1973	Tisab	Walter Blum	James E. O'Bryant	Mill Ridge Farm	1:10.20
1972	Assagai Jr.	Joseph Imparato	Cy Butler	Herbert Marant & John Sessa	1:10.80
1971	Chevron Flight	Martin Fromin	Tommy Heard Jr.	Caesar P. Kimmel	1:11.80
1970	Staunch Avenger	David E. Whited	Gin L. Collins	Annette Mann	1:11.40
1969	Ring For Nurse	Michael Miceli	Don Levine	Red Brick Stable	1:11.80
1968	Reviewer	Braulio Baeza	Edward A. Neloy	Ogden Phipps	1:10.40
1967	Subpet	Ray Broussard	Warren A. Croll Jr.	Tom LeClair	1:10.40
1966	Great Power	Bill Shoemaker	Edward A. Neloy	Wheatley Stable	1:09.40
1965	Buckpasser	Braulio Baeza	William C. Winfrey	Ogden Phipps	1:10.60
1964	Bold Lad	Braulio Baeza	William C. Winfrey	Wheatley Stable	1:09.40
1963	Mr. Brick	Larry Adams	Charles A. DuBois	Roy Sturgis	1:10.60
1962	Delta Judge	Ray Broussard	Clyde Troutt	Ada L. Rice	1:10.60
1961	Sir Gaylord	Ismael Valenzuela	Casey Hayes	Meadow Stable	1:10.60
1960	Hail To Reason	Bobby Ussery	Hirsch Jacobs	Patrice Jacobs	1:10.40
1959	Sky Clipper	Willie Harmatz	Howard Hausner	William G. Helis Jr.	1:11.40
1958	Watch Your Step	Eric Guerin	C. W. Parish	Circle M Farm	1:10.60
1957	Plion	Nick Shuk	Tom Jolley	Edward J. Potter Jr.	1:11.40
1956	King Hairan	Eddie Arcaro	Leonard H. Hunt	Massey & Edwards	1:10.80
1955	Needles	John Choquette	Hugh L. Fontaine	D-H Stables	1:10.60
1954	Royal Coinage	Jack Skelly	Anthony J. Pupino	Clearwater Stable	1:11.00
1953	Artismo	James Stout	Robert L. Dotter	James Cox Brady Jr.	1:11.00
1952	Landlocked	Fernando Fernandez	Robert L. Dotter	James Cox Brady Jr.	1:13.00
1952	Laffango	Fred Pannell	Merritt A. Buxton	Trio Stable	1:12.80
1951	Landseair	James Stout	J. Bowes Bond	High Ground Stable	1:12.60
1950	Battlefield	Eddie Arcaro	Jack Creevy	George D. Widener Jr.	1:10.80
1949	Casemate	John Gilbert	Robert L. Dotter	James Cox Brady Jr.	1:11.60
1948	Blue Peter	Eric Guerin	Andy Schuttinger	Joseph M. Roebling	1:12.80
1947	Task	Robert J. Martin	William J. Hirsch	King Ranch	1:11.60
1946	Donor	Job Dean Jessop	Preston M. Burch	W. Deering Howe	1:12.20

Earlier winners

• 1883 – Duchess (W. Donohue) 1:18.75
• 1884 – Brookwood (Edward Feakes) 1:15.50
• 1885 – Savanac (R. Olney) 1:17 .00
• 1886 – Hanover (Jim McLaughlin) 1:17.50
• 1887 – Fitz James (Edward H. Garrison) 1:16.50
• 1888 – Tipstaff (Eilke) 1:15.25
• 1889 – Devotee (W. Hayward) 1:15.25
• 1890 – Sorcerer (F. Reagan) 1:16.25
• 1891 – Air Plant (Anthony Hamilton) 1:12.75
• 1892 – Don Alonzo (Fred Taral) 1:13.75
• 1893 – Senator Grady (W. Midgley) 1:05.00

Note: the 1893 race was run at 5+1⁄2 furlongs on the straight course.

External links

• The Sapling Stakes at Pedigree Query