The Tyro Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually 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.

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:

6 – Paco Lopez: (2013, 2014, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025)

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 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. (Furlongs) Time<be>2025Hey Nay Nay2Paco LopezJohn W. SadlerHronis Racing LLC, Iapetus Racing LLC5 F (T)0:56.872024Governor Sam2Paco LopezGeorge WeaverBregman Family Racing5 F (T)0:56.152023No Nay Mets2Paco LopezGeorge WeaverBregman Family Racing5 F (T)0:57.912022Sharp Aza Tack2Jairo RendonDoug O'NeillR3 Racing LLC5 F (T)0:55.712021Her World2Paco LopezWesley WardAndrew Farm, Susan Molton, For The People Racing Stable LLC, and Windmill Manor Farm5 F (T)0:56.622020County Final2Joe BravoSteve AsmussenWest Point Thoroughbreds, William Sandbrook, Shannon Sandbrook, and Anna Marie5 F (D)0:58.162019Karak2Nik JuarezWesley WardBreeze Easy LLC5 F (T)0:57.082018Mooji Moo Jr2Jairo Rendon Patrick B. McBurneyRobert Deckert Jr.5 F (D) *0:58.392017Hemp Hemp Hurray2Albin JimenezWesley WardKenneth and Sarah Ramsey5.5 F (T)1:04.912016 Race not held2015Expected Ruler2Wilmer A. GarciaLiam Daniel BensonLiam F. Benson5 F (T)0:56.842014Souper Colossal2Paco LopezEdward Plesa Jr.Live Oak Plantation5 F (T)0:57.752013Yes I'm Lucky2Paco LopezEdward Plesa Jr.Trilogy Stable/Plesa5 F (T)0:56.932012Rip Roarin Richie2Elvis TrujilloWesley WardRichard M. Ravin5 F (T)0:56.462011She Digs Me2Elvis TrujilloSteve AsmussenJ. Kirk & Judy Robison 5.5 F (D)1:03.952010Vengeful Wildcat2Carlos H. Marquez Jr.Ben Perkins Jr.New Farm (Everett & Nancy Novak)5.5 F (D)1:04.592009Phils Prospect2Tony MaraghGary CapuanoNon Stop Stable (Gary Capuano)5.5 F (D)1:04.132008Fellow Crasher2Joe BravoAnthony W. DutrowMichael Dubb, Stuart Grant & Samuel Bayard5.5 F (D)1:03.322007Lantana Mob2Stewart ElliottSteve AsmussenVinery Stables5.5 F (D)1:03.83 2006Bella Shambrock2Chris DeCarloTodd PletcherJ and J Stables (John Williams Jr.)5.5 F (D)1:04.442005He's Got Grit2Aaron GryderSteve AsmussenCurtis C. Green5.5 F (D)1:03.972004Park Avenue Ball2Dale BecknerJames T. RyersonChar-Mari Stable (Charles & Marianne Hesse)5.5 F (D)1:05.02 2003Deputy Storm2Joe BravoTodd PletcherJames C. Spence5.5 F (D)1:03.732002Farno2Tommy TurnerFrank Generazio Jr.Patricia A. Generazio5.5 F (D)1:05.012001Pure Precision2José Vélez Jr.John J. Tammaro IIIKinsman Stable5.5 F (D)1:05.122000Waltz King2Dale BecknerJohn F. MazzaHolly Crest Farm (Vincent Annarella)5.5 F (D)1:04.021999Outrigger2Jerry BaileyD. Wayne LukasGrousemont Farm (Theiline P. Scheumann)5.5 F (D)1:03.931998Delaware Township2Abdiel ToribioBenjamin W. Perkins Sr.New Farm (Everett & Nancy Novak)5.5 F (D)1:03.931997Unreal Madness2Herb McCauleyEdward T. AllardGilbert G. Campbell5.5 F (D)1:04.611996Smoke Glacken2Craig PerretHenry L. CarrollWilliam Roberts, Alexander Karkenny, Robert P. Levy5.5 F (D)1:04.601995Foolish Pole2Herb McCauleyVirgil W. RainesAnderson Fowler5.5 F (D)1:05.621994Enlighten2Cesar TorresWilliam W. PerryDaffodil Hill Farm5.5 F (D)1:05.221993Sacred Honour2Carlos Lopez Sr.Benjamin W. Perkins Jr.New Farm 5.5 F (D)1:05.601992Wild Zone2Rick WilsonBenjamin W. Perkins Jr.Mrs. Augustus Riggs5.5 F (D)1:04.601991Thanks to Randy2Joe BravoWilliam D. AndersonP. M. S. Stable5.5 F (D)1:03.821990-1Alaskan Frost2Ángel Cordero Jr.Joseph H. Pierce Jr.Two Sisters Stable5.5 F (D)1:04.601990-2Friendly Lover2Dean A. SarvisJoseph H. Pierce Jr.Pastime Stable (G. Watts Humphrey Jr., et al.)5.5 F (D)1:05.801989Dawn Quixote2Ruben HernandezSonny HineScott C. Savin5.5 F (D)1:03.80

2018: off turf

References The Tyro Stakes at Pedigree Query The 2008 Tyro Stakes at Bonnie Heath Farm