Grade III race | |
Location |
Monmouth Park Racetrack Oceanport, New Jersey, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1971 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | Monmouth Park Racetrack |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $100,000 (2017) |
The Eatontown Handicap is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies & mares age three and older contested at a distance of 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) on turf held annually in mid June at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey and currently offers a purse of $100,000 plus a trophy.
First run in 1971, the Grade III Eatontown is named for Eatontown, New Jersey, a Borough near the Monmouth Park track.
In 1972, 1973, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1986 and 1987, it was run in two divisions. In 2006, the race was run on dirt.
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