The Tyro Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually near in July at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. A non-graded stakes race offering a current purse of $60,000, it is open to two-year-old horses weighted at 122 pounds with allowances. It was a run on a dirt track from inception until 2012 when it became a race on turf. It is currently contested at a distance of five furlongs.
| Ungraded stakes race | |
| Location | Monmouth Park Racetrack Oceanport, New Jersey, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1886 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 5 furlongs (0.63 mi) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Two years old |
| Purse | US$75,000 |
In 1886, this race was won by Tremont, the United States Champion Two-Year-Old Male. Tremont won every one of his 13 races during a period of 10 weeks but refused to train at the age of three. The great California filly, Los Angeles, won this race in 1887.
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 – Joe Bravo: (1991, 2003, 2008, 2020)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 –Steve Asmussen: (2005, 2007, 2011, 2020)
- 4 – Wesley Ward: (2012, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 – New Farm: (1993, 1998, 2010)
Winners since 1989 edit
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (Furlongs) |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sharp Aza Tack | 2 | Jairo Rendon | Doug O'Neill | R3 Racing LLC | 5 F (T) | 0:55.71 |
| 2021 | Her World | 2 | Paco Lopez | Wesley Ward | Andrew Farm, Susan Molton, For The People Racing Stable LLC, and Windmill Manor Farm | 5 F (T) | 0:56.62 |
| 2020 | County Final | 2 | Joe Bravo | Steve Asmussen | West Point Thoroughbreds, William Sandbrook, Shannon Sandbrook, and Anna Marie | 5 F (D) | 0:58.16 |
| 2019 | Karak | 2 | Nik Juarez | Wesley Ward | Breeze Easy LLC | 5 F (T) | 0:57.08 |
| 2018 | Mooji Moo Jr | 2 | Jairo Rendon | Patrick B. McBurney | Robert Deckert Jr. | 5 F (D) * | 0:58.39 |
| 2017 | Hemp Hemp Hurray | 2 | Albin Jimenez | Wesley Ward | Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey | 5.5 F (T) | 1:04.91 |
| 2016 | Race not held | ||||||
| 2015 | Expected Ruler | 2 | Wilmer A. Garcia | Liam Daniel Benson | Liam F. Benson | 5 F (T) | 0:56.84 |
| 2014 | Souper Colossal | 2 | Paco Lopez | Edward Plesa Jr. | Live Oak Plantation | 5 F (T) | 0:57.75 |
| 2013 | Yes I'm Lucky | 2 | Paco Lopez | Edward Plesa Jr. | Trilogy Stable/Plesa | 5 F (T) | 0:56.93 |
| 2012 | Rip Roarin Richie | 2 | Elvis Trujillo | Wesley Ward | Richard M. Ravin | 5 F (T) | 0:56.46 |
| 2011 | She Digs Me | 2 | Elvis Trujillo | Steve Asmussen | J. Kirk & Judy Robison | 5.5 F (D) | 1:03.95 |
| 2010 | Vengeful Wildcat | 2 | Carlos H. Marquez Jr. | Ben Perkins Jr. | New Farm | 5.5 F (D) | 1:04.59 |
| 2009 | Phils Prospect | 2 | Tony Maragh | Gary Capuano | Non Stop Stable (Gary Capuano) | 5.5 F (D) | 1:04.13 |
| 2008 | Fellow Crasher | 2 | Joe Bravo | Anthony W. Dutrow | Michael Dubb, Stuart Grant & Samuel Bayard | 5.5 F (D) | 1:03.32 |
| 2007 | Lantana Mob | 2 | Stewart Elliott | Steve Asmussen | Vinery Stables | 5.5 F (D) | 1:03.83 |
| 2006 | Bella Shambrock | 2 | Chris DeCarlo | Todd Pletcher | J and J Stables (John Williams Jr.) | 5.5 F (D) | 1:04.44 |
| 2005 | He's Got Grit | 2 | Aaron Gryder | Steve Asmussen | Curtis C. Green | 5.5 F (D) | 1:03.97 |
| 2004 | Park Avenue Ball | 2 | Dale Beckner | James T. Ryerson | Char-Mari Stable (Charles & Marianne Hesse) | 5.5 F (D) | 1:05.02 |
| 2003 | Deputy Storm | 2 | Joe Bravo | Todd Pletcher | James C. Spence | 5.5 F (D) | 1:03.73 |
| 2002 | Farno | 2 | Tommy Turner | Frank Generazio Jr. | Patricia A. Generazio | 5.5 F (D) | 1:05.01 |
| 2001 | Pure Precision | 2 | José Vélez Jr. | John J. Tammaro III | Kinsman Stable | 5.5 F (D) | 1:05.12 |
| 2000 | Waltz King | 2 | Dale Beckner | John F. Mazza | Holly Crest Farm (Vincent Annarella) | 5.5 F (D) | 1:04.02 |
| 1999 | Outrigger | 2 | Jerry Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Grousemont Farm (Theiline P. Scheumann) | 5.5 F (D) | 1:03.93 |
| 1998 | Delaware Township | 2 | Abdiel Toribio | Benjamin W. Perkins Sr. | New Farm | 5.5 F (D) | 1:03.93 |
| 1997 | Unreal Madness | 2 | Herb McCauley | Edward T. Allard | Gilbert G. Campbell | 5.5 F (D) | 1:04.61 |
| 1996 | Smoke Glacken | 2 | Craig Perret | Henry L. Carroll | William Roberts, Alexander Karkenny, Robert P. Levy | 5.5 F (D) | 1:04.60 |
| 1995 | Foolish Pole | 2 | Herb McCauley | Virgil W. Raines | Anderson Fowler | 5.5 F (D) | 1:05.62 |
| 1994 | Enlighten | 2 | Cesar Torres | William W. Perry | Daffodil Hill Farm | 5.5 F (D) | 1:05.22 |
| 1993 | Sacred Honour | 2 | Carlos Lopez Sr. | Benjamin W. Perkins Jr. | New Farm | 5.5 F (D) | 1:05.60 |
| 1992 | Wild Zone | 2 | Rick Wilson | Benjamin W. Perkins Jr. | Mrs. Augustus Riggs | 5.5 F (D) | 1:04.60 |
| 1991 | Thanks to Randy | 2 | Joe Bravo | William D. Anderson | P. M. S. Stable | 5.5 F (D) | 1:03.82 |
| 1990-1 | Alaskan Frost | 2 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Joseph H. Pierce Jr. | Two Sisters Stable | 5.5 F (D) | 1:04.60 |
| 1990-2 | Friendly Lover | 2 | Dean A. Sarvis | Joseph H. Pierce Jr. | Pastime Stable (G. Watts Humphrey Jr., et al.) | 5.5 F (D) | 1:05.80 |
| 1989 | Dawn Quixote | 2 | Ruben Hernandez | Sonny Hine | Scott C. Savin | 5.5 F (D) | 1:03.80 |
- 2018: off turf