Grade II race | |
Location | Monmouth Park Racetrack Oceanport, New Jersey, USA |
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Inaugurated | 1953 (as The United Nations Handicap at Atlantic City Race Course) |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | Monmouth Park Racetrack |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+3⁄8 miles |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds & older |
Weight | 124 lbs. with allowances |
Purse | $600,000 (2022) |
The United Nations Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and older run over a distance of one and three-eighth miles on the turf held annually in July at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. The event currently offers a purse of $600,000.[1]