Tag: thoroughbred racing
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Monmouth Park shows increases in handle as 2020 season concludes
OCEANPORT – Monmouth Park showed increases in both the daily transmission of its signal and in total average handle compared to 2019 while also avoiding any cases of COVID-19 during the combined 44-day meet that concluded on Oct. 24. Monmouth Park’s average daily simulcast handle increased 27.09% to $3,604,413 daily compared to $2,836,148 in 2019.…
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Huston has five horses entered in three stakes races for closing day at Monmouth
OCEANPORT – For a trainer whose stable consists of “about 95%” Jersey breds, Rory Huston could not have hand-picked a better final card for the Meadowlands at Monmouth Park meet as he closes out the best year of his career. The 11-race program on Oct. 24 will feature three stakes races for Jersey breds: the…
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No Cents scores by a neck in featured allowance at Monmouth Park
OCEANPORT – With limited options and time running out on the thoroughbred racing season, trainer Cal Lynch decided to take a shot with a Jersey bred in open company in Monmouth Park’s featured $50,000 allowance for 2-year-olds on Oct. 21. No Cents, a colt bred and owned by Monmouth Park royalty, delivered in a big…
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Apprentice jockey gaining foothold with two more mounts on Oct. 21 card
OCEANPORT – At an age when most of those in his profession are already well established, Victor Flores is just starting. But a dream delayed beats one that is not pursued every time in the view of the 35-year-old apprentice jockey. Flores, who arrived at Monmouth Park from California in early August, will continue to…
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Hall of Fame trainer to make Monmouth Park part of regular rotation
OCEANPORT – After four successful months having a string of horses at Monmouth Park for the first time, Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer has been so satisfied with the results that he intends to make the shore track part of his regular racing rotation going forward. That plan was revealed by Dan Ward, Hollendorfer’s…
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Premier Star impresses with victory in Jersey Shore Stakes at Monmouth
OCEANPORT – If Premier Star’s solid showing in his last race wasn’t enough to convince trainer Michael Trombetta the colt was sitting on a breakout performance, his recent works erased any doubts. Those two indicators proved to be spot on. Able to squeeze through an opening after three-eighths of a mile to take the lead,…
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Monmouth Park cancels Monday holiday card
OCEANPORT – Monmouth Park has canceled its scheduled eight-race holiday racing card for Monday, Oct. 12, due to heavy rain and wind, according to a press release. Racing will resume for the Meadowlands at Monmouth Park meet on Wednesday, Oct. 14, with an eight-race program headlined by the $100,000 Jersey Shore Stakes for 3-year-olds. First…
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Almanaar shakes off rust from layoff to win Monmouth Stakes
OCEANPORT – Despite being idle for more than 16 months, Almanaar reinforced two well-known beliefs in the Grade 3 Monmouth Stakes at Monmouth Park on Oct. 10. One is that age is just a number. The other is that trainer Chad Brown has the rare ability to have a turf horse ready no matter how…
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Trainer Worsley hoping Singlino lives up to promise in Born to Run Stakes
OCEANPORT – John Worsley might well be retired by now after 44 years as a trainer if he hadn’t broken a horse named Singlino as a yearling last year. Now the 76-year-old conditioner has a renewed purpose when he goes to work in the mornings, energized by the feeling the horse could be his best…