Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Cliff Hanger Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Monmouth Park in East Rutherford New Jersey during late September/early October. Open to horses age three and older it is contested on turf over a distance of 1 1/16 miles. Currently the purse is $60000.Known as the Cliff Hanger Handicap until 2008 it was raced on dirt from 1978 through 1981 and again in 1985 and 1987. Prior to 1982 it was restricted to horses bred in the State of New Jersey.