Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Freehold Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early August at the Monmouth Park Association’s racetrack in Long Branch New Jersey. Inaugurated in 1879 the Champion Stakes was open to horses of any age and was raced on dirt over a distance of one and one half miles (12 furlongs).In 1891 the races at Long Branch had to be shifted to racetracks in New York when government legislation attempted to inhibit parimutuel wagering.