Tag: thoroughbred racing
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Cilla wins $75,000 Blue Sparkler Stakes at Monmouth Park
OCEANPORT – Trainer Brett Brinkman’s initial reaction when the July 10 Blue Sparkler Stakes at Monmouth Park came off the grass? “I was happy,” he said. His second reaction? The realization that he still didn’t have an answer about whether or not his talented 3-year-old filly Cilla will take the turf, according to a press…
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Brinkman has more experienced Cilla back for $75,000 Blue Sparkler Stakes
OCEANPORT – As much as trainer Brett Brinkman would like a definitive answer about whether his 3-year-old filly Cilla can turf or not, he won’t be disappointed if the featured $75,000 Blue Sparkler Stakes at Monmouth Park comes off the grass on July 10. With heavy rains in the forecast for the area for July…
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Monmouth Park to increase purses; will add three live racing dates in September
OCEANPORT – Monmouth Park will increase purses across the board starting July 17 and is adding three live racing days on Fridays in September, racing secretary and director of racing John Heims announced. The purse increases take effect the day of the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes, the track’s showcase race, according to a press…
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Golden Brown turns in sharp effort to win John J. Reilly Handicap
OCEANPORT – Put Golden Brown in the familiar surroundings of Monmouth Park, and then against Jersey-breds, and good things tend to happen for the gritty 6-year-old gelding. They did again on July 4, when Golden Brown showed good early speed to work his way into contention and then flashed his strong closing kick as he…
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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…