Category: sports
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Bulldogs top Summit, 9-5, to win Group II lacrosse state championship
RUMSON — Redemption has been on the minds of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s boys lacrosse players since the 2021 NJSIAA Group II state tournament championship game. Losing to Summit High School a year ago motivated the Bulldogs to return to the state final this spring with a chance to defeat the three-time defending state…
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Hollywood Jet’s win streak faces major test in Mr. Prospector Stakes
OCEANPORT – After seven straight wins, but just one against stakes competition, trainer Carlos Milian says it is time to test Hollywood Jet again. He will do just that in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes at Monmouth Park on June 4, with the six-furlong feature teeming with speed and talent, according to a press release.…
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Whimsical Muse scores upset at 25-1 in Miss Liberty Stakes
OCEANPORT – Trainer Kelly Breen was convinced there was more than met the eye when it came to Whimsical Muse, which is why he recommended that the connections of USA Thoroughbreds and Cavallino Racing claim the 6-year-old mare for $35,000 at Gulfstream Park on Dec. 23. Three races following that claim, Whimsical Muse became a…
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5-1 Fuerteventura outfinishes Celestial City to win Jersey Derby
OCEANPORT – Trainer Jonathan Thomas has always felt that the longer Fuerteventura goes, the better the 3-year-old gelding would be. But cutting back to a mile in the May 29 $100,000 Jersey Derby at Monmouth Park – a distance Thomas felt was about as short as the son of Summer Front wanted to go –…
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Kentucky Ghost rallies for victory in Cliff Hanger Stakes
OCEANPORT – For a deep closer like Kentucky Ghost, it was the perfect set-up: The fast early fractions in the $106,000 Cliff Hanger Stakes at Monmouth Park on May 28 provided all the assistance he needed for a breakthrough performance. With full momentum while swinging five-wide coming out of the final turn, Kentucky Ghost collared…
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North Brunswick makes history, upsets Saint Joseph Metuchen to win first ever Greater Middlesex Conference championship
History was made on the diamond of Raymond J. Cipperly Field in East Brunswick on May 29. The North Brunswick Township High School baseball team was crowned champions of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) for the first time in program history, upsetting the top-seeded Saint Joseph High School Falcons of Metuchen, 4-2, in the Greater…
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Thomas takes aim at Jersey Derby despite some uncertainty over distance
OCEANPORT – If trainer Jonathan Thomas does wind up starting both horses he nominated to the $100,000 Jersey Derby at Monmouth Park on May 29, he should have most of the distance angles covered. High Front is a sprinter who would be stretching out to what Thomas feels “is probably his limit” in the one-mile…
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Eagles earn top seed in sectional tournament; eye second straight state title
MIDDLETOWN – The NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV state sectional tournament will begin June 1 and the Middletown South High School baseball team is in pursuit of a second straight state sectional title. The Eagles, who are also the defending Group IV state champions, received the No. 1 seed in the state sectional tournament when…
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Colonials eye future success after posting winning record in 2022
FREEHOLD – Victories on the diamond for the Freehold High School softball team have been tough to come by over the last 10 years. Until this spring, the most victories the Colonials had posted in a season since 2010 was five. But that all changed in 2022 as Coach Mike D’Antonio and his players turned…
