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The Long Branch Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport New Jersey. Open to three-year-olds it is contested on dirt over a distance of 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs). Raced in mid July the Long Branch Stakes is a prep race for the $1 million Haskell Invitational Handicap in early August.First run in 1878 it was raced annually through 1893 after which the race track closed its gates.