Tag: Monmouth Park
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Honey I’m Good holds on to win $75,000 Regret Stakes at Monmouth Park
OCEANPORT – When Honey I’m Good finished a tiring sixth in the Politely Stakes in her season debut on May 30 – just the second time she had failed to hit the board in her first 12 career starts – her connections simply drew a line through the race. On July 3, it was easy…
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Golden Brown looks to add to impressive credentials in John J. Reilly Handicap
OCEANPORT – When Golden Brown was a 2-year-old going through the physical ailments young race horses often experience, trainer Pat McBurney never noticed anything particularly special about the son of Offlee Wild. Four years later Golden Brown continues to be a revelation to his connections, according to a press release. “I would have never thought…
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DeVaux-trained Bayerness seeking first stakes win in $75,000 Regret Stakes
OCEANPORT – Cherie DeVaux is in no hurry to see Bayerness start on her second career as a broodmare, but the Kentucky-based trainer also knows there’s a business side to her sport to consider. So getting a stakes win for a filly who is already graded stakes-placed and cost $350,000 as a yearling would be…
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Por Que No scores easily in gate-to-wire fashion in Boiling Springs Stakes
OCEANPORT – As the lone speed in a short field, trainer Kent Sweezey and jockey Ferrin Peterson weren’t about to over-think the strategy with Por Que No in the $75,000 Boiling Spring Stakes at Monmouth Park on June 26. Get to the front, slow down the fractions and leave plenty in reserve. Good in theory,…
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Caravel dazzles with closing kick to win Goldwood Stakes
OCEANPORT – Owner and trainer Elizabeth Merryman now knows she has to aim even higher when she decides on the next start for her talented turf sprinting filly Caravel. The 4-year-old daughter of Mizzen turned in another dazzling – and winning – effort, drawing away with ease to score a 4¼-length victory in the $75,000…
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Toner has high expectations for Seasons in Boiling Springs Handicap
OCEANPORT – Jimmy Toner thought enough of Seasons as a 2-year-old last year that he tried the Tapit filly in a Grade 1 race in just her second career start. And that was Plan B, said the veteran trainer. Plan A was the Breeders’ Cup, a goal that never materialized. Now Toner has the Kentucky-bred…
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Delgado leads tight Monmouth Park trainers’ race
OCEANPORT – After winning with four of his six starters last weekend, Jose Delgado sits atop a tightly contested Monmouth Park trainers’ race with 11 wins after 13 days of live racing. To offset having a stable that is significantly smaller than current co-runners-up Kelly Breen and Wayne Potts (each with nine wins entering the…
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Caravel looking to use Goldwood Stakes as springboard to ambitious summer schedule
OCEANPORT – Elizabeth Merryman isn’t convinced she has seen the best from Caravel, a 4-year-old filly she bred, owns and trains. But she is hoping Friday’s inaugural $75,000 Goldwood Stakes at Monmouth Park is another step toward finding out where the ceiling is for a turf specialist she feels will be the best horse she…
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Vigilantes Way scores in Grade 3 Eatontown Stakes at Monmouth
OCEANPORT – Even after 11 career starts, Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey has been saying that the best is yet to come for Vigilantes Way. The Grade 3 Eatontown Stakes at Monmouth Park on June 20 may be the start of that for the 4-year-old filly, according to a press release. Perfectly positioned to…