Tag: Monmouth Park

OCEANPORT – The way Natalia Lynch had it planned out in her mind is that she would spend another year or so working as an assistant trainer before trying to go out on her own. Then owner Al Gold offered to let her train nine horses from Gold Square LLC. So on Aug. 25, Lynch,…

OCEANPORT – Luis Cabrera didn’t hesitate when asked whether Analyze It’s impressive victory in the $150,000 Grade 3 Red Bank Stakes at Monmouth Park on Sept. 5 signaled the long-awaited return for the talented 5-year-old. “I would say after this that he is back – 1:35 and change is impressive,” said Cabrera, who oversees trainer…

OCEANPORT – Trainer Anthony Farrior was convinced that Waist Deep was more talented than his trouble-filled fourth place finish in his previous start in the Juvenile Stakes at Ellis Park. That’s why he wanted and needed to see one more race from his speedy gelding, just to be sure. Supplemented to the 86th edition of…

OCEANPORT – With a dozen 2-year-old fillies going a mile on the turf in the 65th Sorority Stakes at Monmouth Park on Sept. 7, jockey Joe Bravo expected it to be a bit of an adventure. Trainer Christophe Clement anticipated the same thing and issued a reminder to Bravo before the race indicating as much,…

OCEANPORT – Antonio Arriaga knows exactly what he’s up against in the $150,00 Grade 3 Red Bank Stakes, a one-mile turf race that will serve as the feature on Monmouth Park’s 13-race card on Sept. 5: Chad Brown, Graham Motion, Kelly Breen. There are probably easier spots for a trainer seeking the first graded stakes…

OCEANPORT – Valiance added another dimension to an impressive start to her career, drawing away in mid-stretch over a sloppy track to win thes $150,000 Eatontown Stakes at Monmouth Park on Aug. 29. Trained by Todd Pletcher, the $650,000 yearling purchase entered the Eatontown with four wins from six career starts, with five of those…

OCEANPORT – Jorge Vargas Jr. had only ridden Prendimi once before, doing so more than 10 months ago, but trainer Luis Carvajal hadn’t forgotten how well the two got along. Carvajal’s gut instinct to go back to Vargas proved to be the right one, with Prendimi outlasting Golden Brown in a stretch-long duel to capture…

OCEANPORT – Though trainer Pat McBurney estimates that only “30% or so” of his barn consists of Jersey-breds, that group of horses will have 100% of his attention on Aug. 30 at Monmouth Park. Of the 10 races scheduled for the 18th New Jersey Thoroughbred Festival on Aug. 30 – with $743,125 up for grabs…