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Posted on Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
IEAH Stables, part-owner of Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Haskell winner Big Brown, will be the presenting sponsor of Saturday’s $500,000 Monmouth Stakes, it was announced today by Bob Kulina, vice president and general manager of Monmouth Park.
The 1 1/8 mile Monmouth Stakes on turf, likely to draw a full field of top grass horses, will be headed by Big Brown, who is prepping for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic next month at Santa Anita Park. Big Brown, who won the Haskell Invitational on Monmouth’s main track, has not run on turf since breaking his maiden last summer at Saratoga.
“We are thrilled to be the presenting sponsor of the Monmouth Stakes,” said Michael Iavarone, co-president and co-CEO of IEAH Stables. “With this year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic being run on a synthetic track, running on grass was the next logical step for Big Brown, and what better place to do that than here, where he won the Haskell.”
“The fans were incredible and we are excited to be bringing Big Brown back to them at Monmouth Park,” race horse owner Michael Iavarone said.
IEAH Stables bought a 75% interest in Big Brown from Paul Pompa Jr. last year, shortly after the 3-year-old colt by Boundary broke his maiden on turf.
The name of Saturday’s inaugural running of the race will be the Monmouth Stakes Presented by IEAH Stables.
Horse racing news edited from www.monmouthpark.com.
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