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evidence: The Philip H. Iselin Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport , New Jersey .. Monmouth Park Racetrack. Monmouth Park Racetrack. Thoroughbred. Thoroughbred. American. United States. Thoroughbred horse race. Thoroughbred horse race. Philip H. Iselin. Philip H. Iselin. Open to horses three years of age and older , the race was first run in 1884 .. In 1891 , New Jersey state legislators began a move to ban parimutuel betting and the race had to be moved to the Jerome Park Racetrack and the Morris Park Racetrack in The Bronx , New York .. parimutuel betting. parimutuel betting. Jerome Park Racetrack. Jerome Park Racetrack. Morris Park Racetrack. Morris Park Racetrack. The Bronx. The Bronx. New York. New York ( state ). With a legislated permanent ban , after the 1893 running , the Monmouth Park Racetrack was shut down and the property sold .. Monmouth Park Racetrack. Monmouth Park Racetrack. In 1946 , Thoroughbred racing returned to a new Monmouth Park facility , spurred on by the burgeoning American economy after the end of World War II .. Thoroughbred. Thoroughbred. American. United States. World War II. World War II. From inception until 1966 the race was known as the Monmouth Handicap then from 1967 through 1980 it was run as the Amory L. Haskell Handicap .. In 1981 it reverted to the Monmouth Handicap name , then in 1986 , it was given its present name to honor Philip H. Iselin , a founding shareholder and director of the Monmounth Park Racetrack who would serve as its President and Chairman of the Board of Directors .. Philip H. Iselin. Philip H. Iselin. Board of Directors. Board of Directors. Created in the 19th Century when most Thoroughbred horse races were run at much longer distances than they are today , the early Monmouth Handicaps were raced over a distance of miles .. Thoroughbred. Thoroughbred. Upon its revival in 1946 at the new Monmouth Park , the distance was set at miles .. From 1979 through 1995 it was run at miles and in 1996 and 1997 at miles when Formal Gold won the 1997 edition in track record time .. Formal Gold. Formal Gold. In 1998 , the race reverted to its present mile format .