Category: sports
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Sharp Aza Tack romps in $100,000 Tyro Stakes at Monmouth Park
OCEANPORT – After Sharp Aza Tack’s solid first-out Maiden Special Weight turf score at Santa Anita, trainer Doug O’Neill was looking for a race as a set-up for the $500,000 Global Tote Juvenile Sprint at Kentucky Downs on Sept. 8. That race was the $100,000 Tyro Stakes at Monmouth Park on July 30 and it…
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Morey hopeful Shotgun Hottie will be up to the task in Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks
OCEANPORT – Trainer William Morey didn’t get anywhere near the result he was looking for when he made his first trip to Monmouth Park on July 16, but that isn’t stopping him from making a return visit this weekend. Morey, who has divisions in Kentucky and at Saratoga, will send out Shotgun Hottie in Sunday’s…
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Allentown defeats Brooklawn to win second consecutive American Legion state crown
The players on the Allentown American Legion baseball team made history during the summer of 2021 when they won their first state championship. And right after his team’s memorable run ended in the semifinals of the American Legion Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament, Allentown manager Sahil Thakur was already hearing from current and prospective players who wanted…
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Sweezy hoping Power Attack can handle another sprint in $100,000 Tyro Stakes
OCEANPORT – Trainer Kent Sweezey is convinced his 2-year-old colt Power Attack will be at his best going two turns on the grass. He was also hoping to find a race at Saratoga this summer for the New York-bred son of War Dancer. But circumstances have dictated otherwise with the promising Power Attack, who will…
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Sweet Harmony scores in Colleen Stakes at Monmouth Park
OCEANPORT – Now that Sweet Harmony has followed her first-out win on the dirt with a victory in the July 24 $100,000 Colleen Stakes at Monmouth Park at five furlongs on the grass, trainer John Terranova has plenty of options with the 2-year-old daughter of Bayern. But he has already settled on one: She’s a…
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Hazlet’s Sesely sizzles in Wall Stadium’s Summer Thunder 100
WALL TOWNSHIP — Anthony Sesely of Hazlet made one of his occasional Wall Stadium Speedway appearances well worth the effort on July 23 by pocketing $5,000 for winning the Summer Thunder 100 for Modified stock cars. The sweltering Saturday night offered a first at the one-third-mile oval according to Garden State Quarter Midget Racing Club…
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Cyberknife holds off Taiba to win TVG.com Haskell in track record time
OCEANPORT – Gold Square’s Cyberknife set a track record while rallying from off the pace and charging up the rail, then held off a late rally from Taiba by a head to win the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park on July 23. It marked the second Grade 1 win for the son…
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Nausedas proud of putting Marlboro boys basketball on sports map
MARLBORO – Mike Nausedas has stepped down as the varsity boys basketball coach at Marlboro High School after a decade at the helm and after leading the Mustangs to the Shore Conference Tournament title and the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional tournament crown during the 2021-22 season. His resignation was accepted during a recent…
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Taiba installed as 7-5 favorite for TVG.com Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park
OCEANPORT – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will look to extend his record for victories to 10 in the TVG.com Haskell Stakes after Taiba was installed as the 7-5 morning line favorite for the $1 million Grade 1 race on July 23 at Monmouth Park following the post position draw on July 20. Monmouth…
