80th Year At Monmouth Park Includes $7.8m In Stakes Races; $1 Million Haskell Set For Saturday, July 19

Led by the Grade I, $1 million NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes, Monmouth Park is set to offer $7.8 million in stakes races when its 80th season kicks off on Saturday, May 10, the track said in a release on Friday morning.

The 2025 race meet, which runs through Sept. 14, will feature 51 total stakes, including nine graded events, and 11 stakes restricted to New Jersey-bred horses.

In addition to the Haskell, the track's premier card will host the $600,000 GII United Nations Stakes; $500,000 GIII Molly Pitcher Stakes; $400,000 GIII Monmouth Cup Stakes; $300,000 GIII WinStar Matchmaker Stakes; and $100,000 Wolf Hill.

In preparation for the July 19th Haskell program, Monmouth Park will offer a “Haskell Preview Day” with four stakes events on Saturday, June 14–GII Salvator Mile Stakes, GIII Eatontown Stakes, and the listed Pegasus and Monmouth, each carrying a purse of $150,000.

The 23rd annual New Jersey Thoroughbred Festival, with three stakes events, will be renewed Aug. 24, with the $125,000 Charles Hesse III Handicap headlining that card.