Tag: Freehold Raceway
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Pelling looks for big day at Freehold Raceway on Sept. 19
The final of the New Jersey Sire Stakes – Standardbred Development Fund for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers, along with a tough renewal of the Preferred Handicap pace, headline Freehold Raceway’s harness racing card on Sept. 19. Both races will go through trainer Brett Pelling, according to a press release. In the final, Pelling will…
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JK Finendandy wins New Jersey Sire Stakes final at Freehold Raceway
JK Finendandy proved her big win on Sept. 5 was no fluke, as she won the final of the New Jersey Sire Stakes – Standardbred Development Fund for 3-year-old filly pacers on Sept. 12 at Freehold Raceway. JK Finendandy won her division of the second leg on Sept. 5 by an impressive five-and-a-half lengths, according…
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Common Sense S equals track record at Freehold Raceway
Common Sense S equaled the track record for 3-year-old trotting fillies at Freehold Raceway on Sept. 11, winning the Garden State Trot by 21-and-a-half lengths. Driver Ake Svanstedt sent her out to the front early on, leading the four-horse field in the early going, according to a press release. Ab’sattitudeexpress, an impressive Sire Stakes winner…
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Freehold Raceway to host Garden State Trot on Sept. 11
A small but select field has lined up for the Garden State Trot for 3-year-old fillies at Freehold Raceway on Sept. 11. Four fillies will contest the $40,000 race. Because of field size, the race will be run as a non-betting affair at 12:15 p.m., according to a press release from the harness track. Two…
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Funding to be sought for improvements at Freehold Public Library
FREEHOLD – Supporters of the Freehold Public Library, East Main Street, Freehold Borough, are seeking funding from the state to complete planned improvements to the building. Members of the Borough Council have authorized a contract not to exceed $11,000 with CGP&H for grant writing, counseling and consulting services related to the New Jersey Library Construction…
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Freehold Raceway to host fireworks July 3
FREEHOLD – The annual Independence Day concert and fireworks celebration, presented by Freehold Raceway Mall and Downtown Freehold, will be held on July 3 at Freehold Raceway, Route 33 (Park Avenue). Gates will open at 6 p.m. Live music by the Rock ‘n’ Roll Chorus will begin at 6:30 p.m., to be followed by a…
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6th annual Open Space Pace on Sept. 16 at Freehold Raceway
On Sept. 16, the Open Space Pace returns to Freehold Raceway in Freehold for its sixth annual Parade and Festival. The Open Space Pace is a nonprofit organization with a mission to celebrate the horse, New Jersey’s official state animal, and to promote open space in the country’s most densely populated state, New Jersey. The…
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Freehold Raceway hosts multiple N.J. Futurity races
Freehold Raceway hosted four New Jersey Futurity races for 3- and 4-year-old pacers and trotters alike last week. The first of the four New Jersey Futurity races took place Oct. 13 for 3-year-old trotters with a purse of $22,000. Dominion Beach with driver Marcus Johansson moved to take the lead from Inukchuck Chuck just past…
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Freehold Raceway fans happy that live racing is back
By Tim Morris With his beach chair in place near the home stretch of Freehold Raceway and race program on his lap, Alan Small was right at home. Freehold Raceway reopened for live racing Aug. 26 and it couldn’t come soon enough for racing fans like Small. “I like being at the track, being out…