Lamplighter Stakes
| Non-graded stakes race | |
| Location |
Monmouth Park Racetrack Oceanport, New Jersey, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1946 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.monmouthpark |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $65,000 |
The Lamplighter Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the last week of May at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. Open to three-year-old horses, it is contested on turf over a distance of 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs).
Inaugurated in 1946 as the Lamplighter Handicap, the race was named to honor Lamplighter, the 1893 American Co-Champion Older Male Horse owned by proment horseman Pierre Lorillard IV who had been an co-owner of the Monmouth Park Association's racetrack.
Since inception, the race has been contested at various distances on both dirt and turf:
On July 1, 1978 the legendary U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, John Henry, made his turf stakes debut with a third-place finish in the second division of the Lamplighter.
Speed record:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
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