Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Garden State Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid November at the now defunct Garden State Park Racetrack in Cherry Hill New Jersey. A futurity event for two-year-olds it is sometimes referred to as the Garden State Futurity. By 1956 the total purse offered was more than $300000 (including all nomination and starting fees) making it the richest horse race in the world.The race was contested on dirt until 1994 when it was changed to a race on turf.