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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
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History and winners details of the Cliff Hanger
Handicap as at 2007 at a Meadowlands website
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in May. Open to horses age three and older, it is now contested on
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8.5 Furlongs – 1:39 2/5 – Wanderkin (1988), Dixie Bayou (1997)
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178:miles. As of 2023, the purse is $ 102,000.
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202:9 Furlongs – 1:46.16 – Winning Cause (2014)
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1048:Cliff Hanger Stakes at Pedigree Query
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418:Mr. & Mrs. Bertram R. Firestone
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1083:1977 establishments in New Jersey
1078:Horse races established in 1977
1073:Turf races in the United States
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1063:Open mile category horse races
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614:Hardacre Farm/Amy Tarrant
1068:Horse races in New Jersey
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929:1986 – Explosive Darling
122:Three-year-olds & up
971:1979 – Exclusively Mine
905:1993 – Excellent Tipper
150:Thoroughbred horse race
34:Monmouth Park Racetrack
1021:"Cliff Hanger S. (BT)"
911:1991 – Finder's Choice
505:Patricia A. Generazio
228:Most wins by an owner:
843:J. Demarco/R. Disano
644:Patricia A. Generazio
158:Oceanport, New Jersey
38:Oceanport, New Jersey
968:1980 – Quality T. V.
814:Jesse Mack Robinson
278:Joseph H. Pierce Jr.
98:miles (8.5 furlongs)
974:1978 – Mr. Lincroft
965:1981 – Bill Wheeler
923:1987 – Silver Comet
902:1994 – Binary Light
899:1995 – Mighty Forum
896:1996 – Thorny Crown
810:Warren W. Croll Jr.
183:State of New Jersey
164:over a distance of
146:Cliff Hanger Stakes
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20:Cliff Hanger Stakes
908:1992 – Roman Envoy
893:1997 – Dixie Bayou
574:Carlos Marquez Jr.
534:Bruno Schickedanz
501:Bruce F. Alexander
472:Christophe Clement
414:Christophe Clement
371:Can'thelpbelieving
355:Christophe Clement
306:Winners since 1999
299:Christophe Clement
262:(1980, 1982, 1983)
997:"Stakes Schedule"
914:1990 – Chas' Whim
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868:Jonathan Sheppard
855:Virginia Carnival
728:John R. S. Fisher
686:Hotstufanthensome
584:Kiaran McLaughlin
579:Kiaran McLaughlin
566:Brave Tin Soldier
517:Yummy with Butter
476:Waterford Stable
389:Albert Frassetto
351:Jorge Vargas Jr.
292:Jonathan Sheppard
285:Richard Nieminski
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779:H. Allen Jerkens
723:Richard Migliore
703:Leslie Steinger
626:Presious Passion
447:Alto Racing LLC
385:H. Graham Motion
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152:run annually at
138:$ 102,000 (2023)
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784:H. Joseph Allen
673:Live Oak Racing
668:William I. Mott
380:Trevor McCarthy
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267:Most wins by a
260:Jorge Velásquez
249:Most wins by a
242:Live Oak Racing
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952:Erin's Tiger
797:Crash Course
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694:Rajiv Maragh
605:Rajiv Maragh
597:Kiss the Kid
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459:Summer Front
438:Eddie Castro
345:Big Everest
301:(2013, 2015)
294:(1987, 1989)
287:(1982, 1983)
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805:Rick Wilson
766:Saint Verre
663:Edgar Prado
634:Alan Garcia
610:Amy Tarrant
114:Left-handed
61:Flat racing
45:Inaugurated
1057:Categories
1030:2023-10-16
1025:BloodHorse
1006:2023-10-16
983:References
525:Paco Lopez
496:Paco Lopez
488:Tune Me In
401:Middleburg
207:Most wins:
16:Horse race
467:Joe Bravo
409:Joe Bravo
53:Race type
940:Late Act
934:Late Act
877:1:42.44
846:1:41.78
817:1:43.14
788:1:42.40
737:1:42.41
706:1:54.32
677:1:42.54
648:1:41.48
617:1:43.60
588:1:45.52
537:1:32.75
508:1:33.96
479:1:41.49
450:1:46.16
421:1:48.52
392:1:46.77
362:1:40.42
221:Late Act
130:Assigned
82:Distance
30:Location
956:1982 –
950:1983 –
946:Cozzene
944:1984 –
938:1984 –
932:1985 –
746:no race
546:no race
329:Trainer
269:trainer
189:Records
173:⁄
103:Surface
93:⁄
67:Website
373:(IRE)
325:Jockey
317:Winner
251:jockey
127:Weight
851:1999
822:2000
793:2001
762:2002
742:2003
711:2004
682:2005
653:2006
622:2007
593:2008
562:2009
542:2010
513:2011
484:2012
455:2013
426:2014
397:2015
367:2016
342:2023
337:Time
333:Owner
135:Purse
111:Track
313:Year
297:2 –
290:2 –
283:2 –
276:2 –
258:3 –
240:2 –
233:2 –
219:2 –
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162:turf
144:The
106:Turf
48:1977
321:Age
156:in
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