Monmouth Cup (1870)

The Monmouth Cup was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in July at the Monmouth Park Association's racetrack in Long Branch, New Jersey. First run as part of the racetrack's inaugural season in 1870, the Monmouth Cup was open to horses age three and older. It was created as a long distance race that soon declined in popularity and would eventually be run at various shorter distances: *  2 1⁄2 miles : (1870–1876) *  2 1⁄4 miles : (1878–1882) *  1 3⁄4 miles : (1887–1890, 1892) *  1 5⁄8 miles : (1891) at Jerome Park Racetrack

Monmouth Cup (1870)

The Monmouth Cup was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in July at the Monmouth Park Association's racetrack in Long Branch, New Jersey. First run as part of the racetrack's inaugural season in 1870, the Monmouth Cup was open to horses age three and older. It was created as a long distance race that soon declined in popularity and would eventually be run at various shorter distances: *  2 1⁄2 miles : (1870–1876) *  2 1⁄4 miles : (1878–1882) *  1 3⁄4 miles : (1887–1890, 1892) *  1 5⁄8 miles : (1891) at Jerome Park Racetrack