The Salvator Mile Stakes (formerly the Salvator Mile Handicap) is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in June or July at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. Open to horses age three and older, it is contested on dirt at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). A Grade III event, it currently offers a purse of $155,000. This race is named for U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Salvator.

The Salvator Mile (G3) is the lead off leg of the Mid Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships Long Dirt Division or MATCh Races. MATCh is a series of five races in five separate thoroughbred divisions run throughout four Mid-Atlantic States including; Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park Racecourse in Maryland; Delaware Park Racetrack in Delaware; Parx, Philadelphia Park and Presque Isle Downs in Pennsylvania and Monmouth Park in New Jersey.

Records Speed record: 1:34.25 – Gottcha Gold (2007)

Most wins: 2 – Peanut Butter Onit (1991, 1992) 2 – Sea of Tranquility (2001, 2002)

Most wins by a jockey: 4 – Bill Hartack (1954, 1959, 1960, 1970)

Most wins by a trainer: 3 – Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. (1966, 1970, 1974) 3 – Todd Pletcher (2006, 2022, 2024)

Most wins by an owner: 2 – Brookfield Farm (1949, 1964) 2 – Jaclyn Stable (1954, 1959) 2 – Keystone Stable (1969, 1977) 2 – Elaine J. Meltzer (1991, 1992) 2 – Triple M Farm, Inc. (2001, 2002)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time<be>2026East Avenue4Tyler GaffalioneBrendan P. WalshGodolphin1:35.992025Bishops Bay5Flavien PratBrad H. CoxSpendthrift Farm1:37.162024Bright Future5Javier CastellanoTodd PletcherRepole Stable1:36.962023Petulante4Luis SaezVictor Barbosa Jr.Lugamo Racing Stable1:36.882022Mind Control6John VelazquezTodd PletcherRed Oak Stable & Madaket Stables1:35.792021Informative5José C. FerrerUriah St. LewisUriah St. Lewis1:37.012020Pirate's Punch5Jorge A. Vargas Jr.Grant T. ForsterGulliver Racing LLC, Craig W. Drager, & Dan Legan1:37.192019Sunny Ridge6Jose LezcanoJason ServisDennis A. Drazin1:37.172018Page Mckenney8Horacio KaramanosMary E. EpplerStaple, Adam and Jalin Stable 1:36.492017Classy Class5Antonio GallardoKiaran McLaughlinCheyenne Stables LLC1:35.272016Res Judicata6Nik JuarezJohn ServisSomeday Farm (Roy & Patricia Chapman)1:36.072015Bradester5Corey J. LanerieEddie KenneallyJoseph W. Sutton1:35.322014Itsmyluckyday4Paco LopezEdward Plesa Jr.Trilogy Stable/Plesa1:34.882013Raging Daoust4Victor SantiagoCharles J. Carlesimo Jr.Costabile/Juliano1:36.962012 Race not held2011Kensei5Edgar PradoSteve AsmussenStonestreet Stables1:36:832010Gone Astray4Cornelio VelásquezShug McGaugheyPhipps Stable1:38.022009Coal Play4Joe BravoNick ZitoRobert LaPenta1:34.542008Notional4Joe BravoDouglas F. O'NeillJ. Paul Reddam1:35.842007Gottcha Gold4Chuck LopezEdward Plesa Jr.Centaur Farms Inc.1:34.252006Flower Alley4John VelazquezTodd A. PletcherEugene Melnyk1:35.872005Cherokee's Boy5Aaron GryderGary CapuanoZ W P Stable Inc.1:36.792004Presidentialaffair5Stewart ElliottMartin E. CiresaV. Papandrea/E. Ciresa1:35.202003Vinemeister4José Vélez Jr.Alan SeewaldTravin Stables1:35.802002Sea of Tranquility †6José C. Ferrer Richard E. PaulusTriple M Farm, Inc.1:36.002001Sea of Tranquility5José C. FerrerRichard E. PaulusTriple M Farm, Inc.1:36.602000 Leave It to Beezer7Roberto Alvarado Jr.Scott A. LakeLeo Gaspari Racing1:37.201999Truluck4Joe BravoW. Elliott WaldenStonerside Stable1:36.001998El Amante5Julie KroneWilliam I. MottDiane Snowden & David Strauss1:34.801997Distorted Humor4Julie KroneW. Elliott WaldenPrestonwood Farm1:36.001996Smart Strike4Sandy HawleyMark FrostadSam-Son Farm1:36.201995Schossberg5Dave PennaPhil EnglandSteve Stavros1:35.801994Storm Tower4Rick WilsonBen Perkins Jr.Char-Mari Stable1:36.201993Dusty Screen5Eddie King Jr.John Pregman Jr.Daniel J. Ljoka1:35.801992Peanut Butter Onit6Aaron GryderFrank LangeElaine J. Meltzer1:36.201991Peanut Butter Onit5Wigberto RamosJohn H. ForbesElaine J. Meltzer1:34.401990Shy Tom4Julie KroneD. Wayne LukasWilliam T. Young1:36.001989Bill E. Shears4Ruben HernandezSonny HineSavin & Waltuch1:35.401988Slew City Slew4Marco CastanedaD. Wayne LukasH. J. Allen & Tayhill Stable1:35.001987Moment of Hope4Mike VeneziaBob G. DunhamFour Fifths Stable1:34.601986Jyp 5Joe RoccoJohn J. Tammaro IIIDiamond Ten1:35.801985Valiant Lark5Vince Bracciale Jr.Henry L. CarrollDee Jo Stable1:36.001984Rumptious4Herb McCauleyDaniel DuffordLow Meadows1:34.601983Naughty Jimmy6Larry SamuellRichard DelpQuality Hill Stable1:37.001982Count His Fleet4William NemetiJohn J. Tammaro IIIJohn D. Marsh1:35.601981Colonel Moran4Craig PerretThomas J. KellyTownsend B. Martin1:35.601980Convenient4Vince Bracciale Jr.Edwin K. Cleveland Jr.Dravo Foley1:36.601979Revivalist †5Don MacBethVirgil W. RainesGreentree Stable1:35.401978Do Tell George5William MizeLafe CarmineBetty L. Davis1:36.401977Peppy Addy5Billy PhelpsGeorge ZatesloKeystone Stable1:36.001976Royal Glint6Jorge TejeiraGordon R. PotterDan Lasater1:35.201975Mongongo6Buck ThornburgDaniel PerlsweigS.K.S. Stable1:36.201975Proper Bostonian5Mike MiceliGeorge HandyEdward Burke & Irving Saunders1:36.201974Okavango4Walter BlumFrank Y. Whiteley Jr.William Haggin Perry1:35.801973Prince of Truth5Walter BlumLawrence JenningsLucky Irish Stable1:35.801972Red Reality6Braulio BaezaMacKenzie MillerCragwood Stables1:37.001971Well Mannered4Mickey SolomoneAnthony L. BasileBwamazon Farm1:38.801970Tyrant4Bill HartackFrank Y. Whiteley Jr.Locust Hill Farm1:37.401969Addy Boy4Michael HoleGeorge ZatesloKeystone Stable1:37.401968R. Thomas7Jimmy NicholsDavid ErbRoger W. Wilson1:37.001967Swoonaway6Jacinto VásquezS. Bryant OttE. Gay Drake1:37.801966Tom Rolfe4Bill ShoemakerFrank Y. Whiteley Jr.Powhatan Stable1:37.001965Twice as Gay4Phil GrimmDouglas R. SmallNathan L. Cohen1:38.801964Inbalance6Joe CulmoneEdward I. Kelly Sr.Brookfield Farm1:37.001963Dedimoud4Joe CulmoneEddie YowellBruce S. Campbell1:36.801962Towson4Danny FrenchB. Frank ChristmasMary G. Christmas1:40.201961Careless John4William BolandHoward HoffmanLouis Lee Haggin II1:35.001960I'm Willing4Bill HartackEugene JacobsPerne L. Grissom1:37.001959Li'l Fella4Bill HartackJ. Bowes BondJaclyn Stable1:37.201958Sonny Dan4Walter BlumGeorge E. RobertsVictory Stable1:37.201957Nahodah 4Joe CulmoneFrank A. BonsalMontpelier Stable1:34.601956Skipper Bill6Joseph RegalbutoJack LongDarby Dan Farm1:37.001955Helioscope4Sam Boulmetis Sr.Howard HausnerWilliam G. Helis Jr.1:36.801954Closed Door5Bill HartackSidney JacobsJaclyn Stable1:37.001953Tuscany5James StoutJ. Bowes BondMrs. Samuel M. Pistorio1:37.401952General Staff4James StoutJimmy McGeeLarry MacPhail1:39.201951Call Over4Mel PetersonEddie YowellBedford Stable1:38.801950Noble Impulse4Willie DownsFrank GallJustin Funkhouser1:39.001949Istan4Henry MoraD. W. KernsBrookfield Farm1:37.601948Vertigo II7Arnold KirklandJ. Frank LaboyneMarlet Stable1:39.00

† In 2002, First Lieutenant finished first but was disqualified and set back to third. † In 1979, Nice Catch finished first but was disqualified and set back to third.

References

External links The 2008 Salvator Mile at the NTRA